Flex Passes and Points

Flex passes and points come with the Ultimate and Value meal plans. Only flex passes come with the Custom meal plan. If you want to add on points to the Custom meal plan or you are a student in on/off campus apartments and would like a points account you can submit your request by filling out our online form. The use of residential meal plan flex passes and points begins on the first day of service in the dining halls and ends on the last day of service for each semester. Check hours of operation at dining.uconn.edu/hours.

HOW AND WHERE CAN I USE MY FLEX PASSES?

Flex passes that come with residential meal plans can be used in two ways:

  1. To allow guests to dine with you in the dining halls. One flex pass per guest.
  2. One Value Meal at the following locations:

       

      PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS VALUE MEALS
      Cafes: CrossRoads, Beanery, nanoßyte Cafe,
      Bookworms, Market Café*
      One (1) bagel, salad, sandwich, yogurt parfait, or small mac & cheese

      • plus one bag of chips or fruit
      • plus one select bottled beverage or small coffee

      --Bottled beverages include: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Ginger Ale, AHA Sparkling Water, Dasani Water, or Minute Maid juice: OJ, Cranberry, Apple.

      --Bagel includes cream cheese, butter, or peanut butter.

      *Market Cafe does not serve mac & cheese.

      Mango(Student Rec Center - entrance level) One (1) small smoothie
      Earth, Wok & Fire (Student Union - lower level)
      • General Tso Chicken, white rice, and a beverage (fountain or Dasani bottled water).
      • Vegetable Fried Rice, one (1) egg roll, and a beverage (fountain or Dasani bottled water).
      • Vegetable Lo Mein, one (1) egg roll, and a beverage (fountain or Dasani bottled water).
      The Coop (Student Union - mall level) opening Fall '25 3 chicken tenders with fries and a beverage (fountain or Dasani bottled water).
      SAMBAZON Acai Bowls (Student Union - lower level) Small bowl of acai with granola, half a banana & your choice of 1 topping (you can choose not to have the granola and/or banana, but they cannot be substituted for additional toppings)
      Union Street Market: Pompeii Oven Pizza Station
      (Student Union - lower level)
      One (1) slice of  pizza (cheese or pepperoni)

      • plus one (1) bag of chips or fruit
      • plus one (1) beverage (fountain drink or Dasani bottled water)
      Grab & Go's (Gelfenbien Dining Hall & Putnam Dining Hall) One (1) salad or sandwich

      • plus one (1) bag of chips or fruit
      • plus one (1) fountain beverage

      Substitutions are not allowed - you can choose not to get a certain item with the meal, but you cannot substitute.

      • Your flex passes and points are on your OneCard. You need to have your OneCard with you to make a Flex Pass purchase.
      • Only one value meal per transaction; however, there is no limit on the number of times you can use a flex pass during the day. 
      • Unused flex passes do not roll over to the next semester and cannot be refunded.
      • One (1) flex pass will be deducted for each guest you admit to the dining hall. You can bring more than one guest with you.
      • If you have an issue using a flex pass at a certain location, please ask to speak to the manager or contact us through our online form.
      • Check Your Flex Pass Balance: Next time you use a flex pass ask the staff member at the dining hall entrance or retail register for your balance.

      HOW AND WHERE CAN I USE MY POINTS?

      One Point = One Dollar

      Points may be used in three ways:
      1. Purchase a meal in any of our dining halls for guest(s)
      2. Purchase a meal in the dining halls for yourself  (if you are using a cash points account)
      3. Purchases at participating UConn Dining retail operations (see list below)

      UConn Dining Retail locations you can use your points on the Storrs campus:

      • Dining halls to purchase a meal (see below for meal prices)
      • Beanery Cafe (Benton Museum)
      • nanoByte Cafe (Science 1 - 1st floor)
      • Bookworms Cafe (Library)
      • CrossRoads Cafe (Wilbur Cross Building)
      • Market Cafe (Student Union - Lower Level)
      • Union Street Market food court (Student Union - Lower Level)
      • SAMBAZON acai bowls (Student Union - Lower Level)
      • Earth, Wok & Fire (Student Union - Lower Level)
      • Mango (Rec Center)

      Other UConn Dining Retail locations where you can use your points:

      • Mort's Cafe - (Student Center, UConn Avery Point Campus)
      • Campus Center Cafe (Library, UConn Law School)
      • Hartford Campus Cafe (opening Fall '25)

      MEAL PRICES IN THE DINING HALLS
      • Breakfast $9.00 ($6.15 children age 5-10)
      • Brunch $16.60 ($12.00 children age 5-10)
      • Lunch $14.00 ($10.00 children age 5-10)
      • Dinner $18.00 ($13.00 children age 5-10)
      No charge for children under the age of 5. Prices effective Sept 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025 (prices do not include tax). Sales tax is 7.35% – tax is exempt for any individual with a UConn ID.
      Points cannot be used at: Union Exchange Convenience Store (C-Store), UConn Dairy Bar, Food for the Pack Food Truck, or the UConn Dairy Bar Truck. Points are also not accepted at Starbucks, Subway, or Dunkin Donuts on campus as they are not affiliated with UConn Dining Services.
      • Your points are on your OneCard. You need to have your OneCard with you to make purchases.
      • Points attached to meal plans are per semester. Unused points do not roll over to the next semester and cannot be refunded.
      • If you add extra points to your meal plan or purchase a cash point account, these points do roll over. Requested refunds for these points are issued only when the student graduates or leaves the University.
      • All cash point accounts that are inactive for a whole semester will be closed.
      • Check your points balance by logging into your OneCard account.
      • If you have an issue using points at a certain location, please ask to speak to the manager or contact us through our online form.

      Questions about Husky Bucks

      Husky Bucks can be used as payment method at all the UConn Dining Services location. Dining does not manage Husky Bucks. Please visit the One Card website for more details on how Husky Bucks can be used and added to your ID card.