The policies linked on these pages apply to Housing & Dining contracts beginning Summer 2026 and beyond. For policies in effect for contracts from August 2025 through May 2026, please review the 2025-26 Housing & Dining Policies.
Meal plans are loaded on a student’s NCard. Students must scan their NCard to access their meal plan. For Weekly and Block meal plan holders, the meal plan can also be accessed through the mobile ordering app (https://dining.unl.edu/mobile-ordering) to use their meal plans at various campus locations.
Weekly and Block Meal Plans are valid at:
- All-You-Care-To-Enjoy dining centers at Cather, Harper, and Nebraska East Union (meal swipes and dining dollars accepted)
- Mobile-First dining centers at Abel and Selleck (swipe equivalency and dining dollars accepted, must order through the mobile app)
- Husker Heroes at Abel and Cather (swipe equivalency and dining dollars accepted, must order through the mobile app)
- Herbie’s Markets at Knoll, Cather, Abel, Village, Nebraska Union, and Nebraska East Union (dining dollars accepted)
- Nebraska Union food court vendors (dining dollars accepted, swipe equivalency accepted after 1PM, must order through the mobile app)
- Starbucks at Nebraska Union and Nebraska East Union (dining dollars only, must order through the Transact mobile app)
- Tazza Coffee locations (dining dollars only)
- Kiewit Café in Kiewit Hall (dining dollars accepted, swipe equivalency accepted after 1PM, must order through the mobile app)
- University-operated Food Trucks (swipe equivalency and dining dollars accepted)
- Yes Chef Café in Hawks Hall (dining dollars only, must order through the mobile app)
Unlimited All-You-Care-To-Enjoy Meal Plans are valid at:
- All-You-Care-To-Enjoy dining centers at Cather, Harper, and Nebraska East Union
Swipe equivalency refers to the value of a meal swipe outside of All-You-Care-To-Enjoy dining centers. For 2025-26, meal swipes have a $10 value if used in locations accepting swipe equivalency. For 2026-27, meal swipes have a $11.25 value if used in locations accepting swipe equivalency.
Hours of operation for all dining locations, including changes, will be posted on the Dining website: http://dining.unl.edu. Due to staffing shortages or inclement weather, some hours may change without notice. Dining Services remain open during campus break periods. Modified hours during break periods can be found on the Dining website.
Meal periods are as follows:
- Breakfast: 6:45AM to 10:30AM
- Lunch: 10:30AM to 4:30PM
- Dinner: 4:30PM to 8:30PM
- Late Night: 8:30PM to 2AM
Note: Meal periods do not directly correlate to when all dining service locations are open. View hours of service for various dining locations on the Dining Hours & Locations webpage.
Policy last modified November 6, 2025