Residence Life Policies

Medical Meal Exemptions

If you have a serious medical need for being off the meal plan, you may contact the Assistant Vice President for Business who will consider your case separately. The following criteria must be met to be considered for a medical exemption:

1. Student must provide a written statement on letterhead from a medical doctor, indicating why the student should be exempt from a meal plan, complete with diagnosis and course of treatment in relation to diet (foods not to be eaten); and

2. After consultation with the Special Exemption Committee, it is determined that our regular food service cannot provide an adequate diet for the student.

Please note:

1. A medical meal exemption will not be given based solely on the fact that a student is a vegetarian or that food service does not meet a student’s personal food preferences.

2. Students will continue to be charged for meals until a medical exemption is granted in writing.

3. A written statement from a doctor does not guarantee that the student will receive a medical exemption from the meal plan.

4. Because medical conditions can change, students must reapply for a medical exemption each year.

5. If a student did not receive a meal plan exemption through the lottery process and is not eligible for a medical exemption, no other exemptions are available.

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