Frequently Asked Questions

The All-Access plan gives students unlimited meal swipes into the Charger Café with no limit per week/semester.

A block is a predetermined set of meal swipes as indicated in our Upperclassmen and Commuter Meal Plans.

Our All-Access plans can use a meal swipe to enter Charger Café every 20 minutes.

The meal exchange program allows students to use one of their allotted meal swipes at Burrito Bowl or The Den instead of Charger Café.

Charger Bucks are funds assigned with a traditional meal plan to allow students flexibility to eat at the retail locations as they would like throughout the semester. The funds are spent dollar for dollar at any of the retail dining locations. Charger Bucks expire at the end of each semester. Dining Dollars are a declining balance account that can be used at any of the dining locations on campus to make purchases. The funds are spent dollar for dollar at any of the retail dining locations. Dining Dollar balances roll over from Fall to Spring semester but expire at the end of the Spring semester.

All dining locations accept Charger Bucks, Dining Dollars, Flex, Credit/Debit cards and Apple Pay.

You may sign up for a meal plan option or purchase additional Dining Dollars by visiting the Charger Card Office in Charger Union, Room 131. You can also visit their website: uah.edu/chargercard; Phone: (256)824-2720 Email: chargercard@uah.edu

Please go to https://www.uah.edu/chargercard/forms and complete the Meal Plan Change Request form.

The Charger Café offers the Simple Servings station which provides safe & appetizing food choices for our customers with food allergies, gluten intolerance, & those who prefer simply prepared food. All foods offered at this station are naturally free of milk, eggs, wheat, soy, shellfish, sesame, peanuts, tree nuts and gluten. All our retail brands offer the same menu as other locations across the nation.

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