Meal Plan
Plan Options For The 2025/26 Academic Year
We are pleased to have the privilege of serving the students, faculty and staff of USC Upstate. Everyone is encouraged to dine on campus using a meal plan. Campus dining promotes a better connection to the USC Upstate community and offers a cost savings as well! If you have questions about your meal plan, please contact us at (864)503-5900. Students can purchase or update their meal plan at the Cashier's Office on-campus located in the Health Education Complex.
Resident Plans
Resident Dining Plans are available to anyone in the USC Upstate Community. The CLC Cafe offers a wide variety of cuisines in an all-you-care-to-enjoy environment. Minimum required plans are automatically assigned to student's accounts at the beginning of each semester. Spartan Points are stored on campus ID. Unused meals do not rollover and are non-transferable. Remaining Bonus Buck balances are forfeited at end of each semester. All residential plans come with 5 guest meal swipes.
The Platinum Plan $2,200
19 meals in the CLC Cafe & 200 Spartan Points for use at on-campus dining locations. Minimum required plan for Magnolia and Palmetto House residents. Students may upgrade to the Plus plan for access to retail swipes.
The Platinum Plus Plan $2,333
19 meals in the CLC Cafe & 200 Spartan Points for use at on-campus dining locations, and 5 retail swipes per week/1 per day. (Please let your server know you are using a retail swipe before you place your order at WOW or Boar's Head).
The Villa Gold Plan $1,847
9 meals per week in the CLC Cafe & 250 Spartan Points for use at on-campus dining locations. Minimum required plan for Villa residents. Students may upgrade to the Plus plan for access to retail swipes.
The Villa Gold Plus Plan $1,981
9 meals per week in the CLC Cafe & 250 Spartan Points for use at on-campus dining locations, and 5 retail swipes per week/1 per day. (Please let your server know you are using a retail swipe before you place your order at WOW or Boar's Head).
The Villa Silver 100 Block Plan $1,847
100 swipes to use throughout the semester in the CLC Cafe during any meal period. Includes $575 Spartan Points.
Commuter Plans
We have developed several flexible plans just for commuters. Spartan Points, are stored on your campus ID and allow guests to make tax-free purchases at all campus dining locations. Upstate students, faculty and staff may add additional funds into their accounts or purchase a plan at the Cashier's Office. Remaining Point balances are forfeited at end of the Spring Semester. Commuter students may purchase any plan we offer, including resident plans.
The Spartan 400 Plan with Bonus $400
400 Spartan Points with an instant $50 bonus.
The Spartan 200 Plan with Bonus $200
200 Spartan Points with an instant $20 bonus.
The Spartan 150 Plan $150
150 Spartan Points with an instant $15 bonus.
The Spartan Commuter Plan $135
135 Spartan Points to use on campus dining. Minimum required plan for full-time commuting students and automatically added to student's accounts at the beginning of each semester.
Spartan Points
Spartan Points are stored on your campus ID and allow guests to make tax-free purchases at all campus dining locations. Upstate students, faculty and staff may add additional funds into their accounts or purchase a plan at the Cashier's Office.