Terms & Conditions of Residence - Housing and Dining Services

Residence Hall Terms & Conditions 2014-15*Ultimate access meal plan holders are not debited meal points forone “all-you-care-to-eat” meal during each meal period.In our retail locations and late night service, meal plan points have apurchasing power of $1 each. For example, a purchase of $2.01 wouldcost 2.01 points.A. Dining FacilitiesMeal plan “points” can be used at Cal Dining’s residence hall diningcommons, residential retail locations, on-campus restaurants andweekly produce stands. Meal points are also accepted at Haas Pavilion,California Memorial Stadium and select Cal Athletic venues.Residence hall dining commons are Crossroads, Café 3, Foothill andClark Kerr.Cal Dining operates four residential retail locations on campus: TheDen, featuring a Peet’s Coffee and Tea store with made-to-order deliand smoothies, Bear Market, a market offering grocery-like options,Cub Market, a convenience store, and the CKCub, a grab-and-go kioskat Clark Kerr Campus.Cal Dining also operates seven on-campus restaurants: Pat Brown’s,Ramona’s Café, Terrace Café, the Golden Bear, Common Grounds, QualcommCyberCafe, and The Pro Shop at RSF offer a variety of grab-andgo and hot-meal options.B. Meal Plan OptionsWe provide a choice of three meal plans for maximum flexibility.Please choose your meal plan carefully since certain meal changes canonly be made from January 1-31, 2015. [See Section C for details.]Standard Plan:The standard residence hall dining plan gives customers 2500 points touse within the academic year [1250 per semester]. This plan is includedin your housing fees. It provides approximately. 10-12 meals per week.Premium Plan:The premium meal plan offers a higher discount for more points, givingcustomers 3000 points to use within the academic year [1500 per semester]at $350 annually [$175 per semester]. This plan provides a morecomprehensive option, covering more meals, snacks and groceries andis designed for the student who will be eating many meals on campus.Ultimate Access Plan: The ultimate access meal plan is for studentsthat plan to eat three meals a day and have beverages and snacksoccasionally. This plan provides 1000 points per academic year [500per semester] and unlimited single “all-you-care-to-eat” meal periodentry to the residence hall dining commons. This means that you haveaccess to one “all-you-care-to-eat” meal per meal period at the diningcommons. (ie. breakfast is one, dinner is one, and so on). Points areused for retail purchases, guest meals, and late night. The cost of theultimate access plan is an additional $750 per academic year.Additional points can be added at any time to all plans at 110 percentvalue [for example, $50 would purchase 55 additional points.]Each semester, 50 percent of the points are credited to your account.Should the student not use all the Fall points, up to 100 unusedpoints will carry over from the fall to the spring. Points will not carryover from academic year to academic year, therefore all points notused by the last day of the spring semester will be forfeited. NOTE: Ifyou cancel your housing contract, your meal points will not rollover.Your meal plan will be cancelled and all meal plan points are forfeited.Students can use the points in all residence hall dining commons,campus restaurants or weekly produce stands.FOR ALL CONTRACTS SIGNED AND RETURNED WITHOUT A DININGPLAN INDICATED, the Standard plan will AUTOMATICALLY be assigned.The residence hall housing contract includes room and board. If thestudent cancels the housing contract, there is NO REFUND or CREDIT forunused meal plan points. The meal plan will be cancelled, including anyfall rollover points. Over usage of your meal plan points upon cancellationmay result in additional charges to your CARS account.C. Meal Plan ChangesMeal plan changes can be made for the spring semester, howeverthere are limited changes that can be made during the fall. Pleasechoose your meal plan carefully. Change meal plans online by completingthe “Meal Plan Change Request Form” available from January 1, 2015to January 31, 2015. A $50 administrative fee will be imposed for any approvedmeal plan downgrade. Point and dollar amount credits, refundsor charges will be adjusted based on actual point usage, minus yourchange fee. Outside of the official change period, you may only upgradeyour meal plan from standard to premium. You will be assessed $175per semester for the premium plan. No other meal plan change requestswill be approved outside of the official change period.D. Meal Plan CancellationStudents living in the residence halls are required to have a mealplan and cannot cancel their meal plan for any reason. We have acombined room and board program and cannot separate the cost ofthe meal plan from your room fees.11. Cal 1 CardResidential and Student Service Programs uses a computerized systemto control access to its facilities and services. Your Cal 1 Card (i.e.your photo ID card) is used to gain access to residence hall and diningfacilities. You may deposit money onto your Cal 1 Card debit account onlineby going to cal1card.berkeley.edu. You may use those funds to payfor laundry/vending services in the residence halls, printing/copying servicesat the library and IST computing centers, and for purchasing food,supplies, textbooks, Cal Gear, etc. at more than 70 on- and off-campusmerchant locations. For a complete list of accepted Cal 1 Card merchantlocations and applicable discounts/promotions and to learn more aboutthe benefits of using your Cal 1 Card, visit cal1card.berkeley.edu.Campus policy makes it mandatory for all campus community membersto obtain a Cal 1 Card ID and prohibits custody transfer of the ID. If yourcard is lost, stolen, or willfully damaged, you may obtain a replacementcard from the Cal 1 Card office for a $25 nonrefundable replacement fee.Lost or stolen Cal 1 Cards should also be reported immediately by goingto cal1card.berkeley.edu and deactivating your card.The Cal 1 Card office located at 180 Cesar Chavez Student Center inlower Sproul Plaza and is open Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. To get your Cal 1 Card, you MUST provide your Student ID Number(SID) and present a current government-issued photo identification card(e.g. driver’s license or passport). Email: cal1card@berkeley.edu orphone: 510-643-683912. PARKINGA. University ParkingThere are not enough parking spaces for all of the faculty, staffand students who work and study at the University of California,Berkeley. A limited number of parking spaces will be allocated toresidents on the basis of demonstrated compelling need. Permits willbe issued, on the sole discretion of the University, based upon considerationof medical needs, job requirements, academic needs, or otherextenuating circumstances. An application is online at: pt.berkeley.edu/parking/studentResidential and Student Service Programs, University of CaliforniaHousing and Dining Services • Cal Housing Assignments • 2610 Channing Way #2272, Berkeley, CA 94720-22724 of 6