Freshmen Residents

All students living in residential housing are required to buy a meal plan from the residential meal plan options. Freshmen must choose from one of our two unlimited meal plans that offer unlimited meal swipes to our all-access location the Fresh Food Company located in the Thad Cochran Center. In addition to unlimited meal swipes these plans also come with guest swipes and meal exchange.

• Unlimited meal plans allow students to enter the dining hall every hour from the last hour entered.
• Meal swipes and Bonus Bucks expire at the end of the semester. 
• Meal Exchanges are available after 4 pm at Panda Express and SWC 2.0. and have a menu to choose from. Meal Exchanges reset each Sunday.
• All meal plans are a two-semester commitment. If you sign up for a meal plan in the Fall, you will automatically be enrolled for the same meal plan in the Spring.
• All meal selection changes must be done online or in the Eagle Dining office before the University's deadline to charge to student accounts. 

Please allow 2 business days for purchase to be active.

Meal Plans and Dining Dollars charged to the student account will not be active until the Fall 2024 semester.

Before purchasing, we also recommend reading through our Meal Plan Terms & Conditions.

*Guaranteed Dining Dollars - $300:

New beginning Fall 2024 -- Guaranteed Dining Dollars is a new program for all Southern Miss Hattiesburg campus full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students under the age of 25. Each semester, students will receive $300 in Dining Dollars which can be used at any dining location on campus, including three new locations (Panda Express, Holy Smokes, and Late Night at SWC,) plus concessions. Simply wipe your Student ID and the amount will automatically be deducted from your balance. This ensures convenience and flexibility for your dining needs on campus. The Guaranteed Dining Dollars are billed to your student account. The remaining Fall Dining Dollars will roll over to the Spring. The remaining balance will reset at the end of the Spring semester.