Add or Change a Meal Plan Online
If you would like to choose a meal plan, change your meal plan, or add flex dollars to your account, you can make these changes online by following the simple steps below.
You will not be able to choose or change a meal plan for a semester until the billing has occurred for that semester.
- Login to your myShip Experience portal using your Ship email and password
- Locate the Meals card
- Click on Buy Meal Plan
- Click on Dining
- Click on Dining Plans
- Click on Purchased Meal Plan to expand the box. You may need to click on the term drop-down menu to select Fall 2025.
- Click on Select a Meal Plan and select the meal plan you would like to add
- At the bottom of the screen, click Purchase Meal Plan
- Login to your myShip Experience portal using your Ship email and password
- Locate the Meals card
- Click on Buy Meal Plan
- Click on Dining
- Click on Dining Plans
- Click on Purchased Meal Plan to expand the box. You may need to click on the term drop-down menu to select Fall 2025.
- Click on Change My Meal Plan and select the meal plan you would like to add
- At the bottom of the screen, click Purchase Meal Plan
- Login to your myShip Experience portal using your Ship email and password
- Locate the Meals card
- Click on Buy Meal Plan
- Click on Dining
- Click on Dining Plans
- Under Purchase Points, click on Add Points
- For Point Type, click on Additional Flex Dollars
- For Point Plan, select the amount of additional flex you would like to add
- Click Add
** Please note: you must have a meal plan to add to additional flex. If you do not want a plan with meals, you must add a Flex Only plan, which includes an initial $100 minimum balance. Please refer to the instructions on How To Add A Meal Plan Online. After a meal plan or Flex Only plan is added, additional flex may be added in increments of $25.
You must pay for additional flex before it will be activated.
- Login to myShip Experience portal with your Ship email address and password
- Located the Paying For College card
- Click on Pay/View Bill
- Click on the Make Payment button
- Select Payment Option: choose Pay by Term or Amount Due
- Enter the amount you wish to pay
- Click Continue
- Select your payment method:
- Electronic check (checking/savings) - There is no fee for this service.
- Debit/Credit Card - There is a non-refundable 3% service fee with a $3.00 fee minimum for this service. This service fee goes directly to TouchNet's third-party payment servicer, Paypath.
- Click on Continue
- Enter your personal and payment information to proceed with the payment
- Be sure to click through all the pages and click Submit at the end.
Additional flex may be added online at any time throughout the semester. To activate your additional flex, you must pay for the flex or have financial aid to cover the cost. Flex can be added in increments of $25.
You may change your meal plan online from the time of semester billing through the Sunday before the start of the semester. After the semester begins, you can only make changes to your meal plan through the Student Accounts Office. You can increase your meal plans any time during the semester. You are only permitted to decrease your meal plan through the 2nd week of the semester.