Temple Culinary Services

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Temple Culinary Services offers flexible meal plans and a variety of dining locations for students, making campus life convenient. Our dining program was created with students in mind and provides a range of delicious and healthy options, including food options to accommodate a variety of lifestyles, dietary needs, and restrictions.

What is a meal plan?

A meal plan unlocks delicious meals, coffee, snacks, and more at Temple Culinary Services locations across main campus. Each meal plan includes meal swipes and Diamond Dollars (except for the Unlimited meal plan). There is also no need to carry additional cards or cash, as one’s meal plan comes conveniently preloaded onto one’s OWLcard.

Weekly meal plans provide a weekly allowance of meal swipes, resetting every Sunday at 12:01 a.m.

What is a meal swipe?

Meal swipes are meals included in one’s meal plan, which can be used two ways: to enjoy all-you-care-to-eat dining at Esposito Dining Center and Morgan Dining Hall or as meal equivalency, a credit toward the purchase of à la carte food ª

@ items at select retail locations (excluding coffee and convenience outlets).

New students (first year/transfer) with housing contracts through University Housing and Residential Life (UHRL) on main campus are required to purchase a weekly meal plan with a minimum of 12 meals per week.

To add or change a Meal Plan: log in to the TUportal and select the MyHousing / Meal Plans link.

Meal Plan billing inquiries: contact housing@temple.edu

Meal Plans

Meal Swipes

Residential:

Unlimited

Weekly 15

Weekly 12

Diamond Dollars per semester

Unlimited Retail: Up to 21 per week -

Residential and/ or Retail: Up to 15 per week $50

Residential and/ or Retail: Up to 12 per week $50

Not sure which plan to choose? Use our meal plan recommendation tool to find the right fit for your student.

The Temple University Bookstore has everything from textbooks, school supplies, and Temple apparel.

Textbooks are the third greatest expense for college students. The Bookstore strives to offer savings on all course materials.

How can my student order their books online and receive

them?

Students may order textbooks directly through their TU Portal or by going to our website and entering their course schedule. The Bookstore can ship online orders directly to students for a nominal fee. Students may also pick up in-store for no charge.

What buying options are available for textbooks?

Students may purchase textbooks new at full price or used for a reduced price.

Some titles are also available to rent for a further reduced price. Renting a textbook allows students to use a textbook for the entire term (including during exams) for a reduced price. Students may highlight and write in rental books. This is advantageous for non-major-based courses or noncontinuation courses. Digital versions are also available for certain titles.

Do you price match?

Yes, we price match with Amazon and Barnes & Noble as long as the book is in stock and in the same condition. We do not price match with third-party vendors from these sites.