Meal Plan Exemption

Smith College provides a mandatory all-you-care-to-eat board plan consisting of five meal swipes a day and $110 Dining Dollars to undergraduate students living in traditional college housing.

The meal plan exemption policy is for students for whom the dining service is not able to meet dietary needs based on a documented medical condition, disability, or religious dietary restriction. This policy doesn’t apply to students in Friedman Apartments, Tenney, or Hopkins.

Read the full Meal Plan Exemption Policy.

Reasons for Exemptions

Documented medical condition or disability
Religious dietary restriction
Other reasons reviewed by the dining services dietitian

Requesting an Exemption

Disability-related: Register with the Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) and follow their accommodation request process.

Religious: Complete the “Consideration Request for Religious Practice in Residences” and contact the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life (CRSL).

Other: Meet with the dining services dietitian to discuss your request.

Important Contacts

If requesting due to health reasons or disability you must register with the Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) at arc@smith.edu.

If requesting due to religious reasons, you must contact the Center for Religious & Spiritual Life (CRSL) at crsl@smith.edu.

Key Dates

Summer: May 1

Fall: June 1

Spring: November 1

Contact ARC for exception to deadlines.

Appeals

You can appeal the decision based on gross procedural error, violation of rights, new evidence, or extreme bias. Disagreement alone isn’t grounds for appeal.