Slug Meals

Slug Meals make dining easy and affordable — only $10.15 per meal* (or only $9.10 per meal* when you buy in packs of 50 or 100). Slug Meals can be used at any open dining hall, and they expire at the end of spring quarter in the academic year in which they were purchased.

Get Free Meals, plus Bonus Flexi Dollars!

Use the GET app or website to purchase either 50 or 100 Slug Meals, and you’ll get the lowest price on Slug Meals and receive bonus Flexi Dollars. 

Pay $910 and you’ll get 100 Slug Meals, plus 5 bonus meals, plus 50 Flexi Dollars. Or, pay $455 and get 50 Slug Meals, 3 bonus meals, and 20 Flexi Dollars.

Alternatively, you can purchase smaller numbers of Slug Meals, in increments of five, for the regular price of $10.15 per meal.

Key Dates: Slug Meals become available for purchase on September 1, 2021. The last day to purchase a 50 or 100 Slug Meals package during the 2021-22 academic year is April 30, 2022. During May 1-20, 2022, we are offering bundles of 20 Slug Meals at a discounted rate of $9.10 per meal. The last day to buy 20 Slug Meals is May 20, 2022. The final day to buy Slug Meals in any quantity is Friday, May 27, 2022. Remember: Use ‘em, don’t lose em! Slug Meals expire at the end of spring quarter 2022.

How It Works

• Slug Meals can only be used in UCSC dining halls.
• Follow the instructions on How to Purchase Slug Meals
• *Meals purchased by non-students are taxable.

Meals are non-refundable and expire at the end of spring quarter in the academic year in which they are purchased. 

Save with Slug Meals

*Charging tax at the UC operated dining locations: The sale of meals and food products are exempt from tax when sold or furnished to students by a public or private school. Carbonated drinks and alcoholic beverages are taxable except when sold as part of an exempt meal. This exemption on meals, etc. does not extend to faculty, university staff, or visitors when on campus.
-UC Controller's Office