Room:
To reserve on-campus housing for an upcoming fall semester, each returning student is required to make an advance room reservation non-refundable deposit of $300 in February of the prior academic year. Housing deposits are made online at the Student Account Center. Students are required to complete an online Housing and Meal Contract to be submitted to the Office of Residence Life. Students are notified by Residence Life of the sign-up schedule.
All outstanding balances must be resolved prior to a student being eligible to participate in the housing lottery. If a student has a credit balance on his/her account, that student is also allowed to use $300 of that credit to pay the housing deposit.
Board:
The University requires that all students who reside in the residence hall village and residence halls 14, 15, 16, and 17 enroll in one of the meal plans that are offered. There are no exceptions to this rule except in the case of an extreme medical problem. All requests to forego the meal plan must be made in writing and addressed to the Residence Life Director. Since on-campus townhouses and senior apartments have kitchen facilities, these resident students are not required to purchase a meal plan but may do so if they choose. For further information please refer to the Room and Board Policy.
Students who have a credit balance on their student accounts are allowed to transfer that credit to their Bryant Bulldog Account. The student can do this by logging onto Banner and choosing the bulldog bucks transfer option under the personal information tab.
A student may also purchase additional Bulldog Bucks with cash, check or credit card in the Auxiliary Services Office or at www.bryant.edu/getfunds. All Bulldog Bucks purchased will remain on student accounts until graduation, transfer or withdrawal from the University. Any remaining Bulldog Bucks balance over $25.00 will be applied to the student’s account, and refund checks will be issued by the Bursar in accordance with their normal refund policies. Bulldog Bucks balances less than $25.00 will not be refunded.
Resident students who do not select one of the optional meal programs will be enrolled in the default 14-meal board program. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are available Monday through Friday; brunch and dinner is served Saturday and Sunday. The standard 14-meal plan gives the student the option to choose 14 of the 19 meals available.
Students enroll in a meal plan when they complete a housing application form each spring.
IMPORTANT: Any change in meal plans must be made during the first week of classes each semester. Meal plan cancellations must be made by the first week of school or students may be charged for a portion of the meal plan cost.
Room and Meal Plan Assignments/Assessments
The Bursar’s Office provides Residence Life with a fee schedule for on-campus housing and meal plans. These fees are entered on the Room/Meal/Phone Code Rules Form (SLALMFE). The fees are associated with a detail code that is associated with the charge on A/R. The Banner system allows the University to charge a daily rate (base rate) or a semester rate (maximum charge). Both the base rate and the maximum charge are set up on SLALMFE. Currently, Residence Life is charging a per semester rate.
Once room and meal plan assignments are determined by the Office of Residence Life, they are entered into the Residence Life StarRez system. An interface is run nightly to upload the assignments into Banner.
To ensure that the appropriate fees will be assessed, the room and meal plan assessment process (SLRFASM) is run in audit mode in Banner. Assignments are verified to ensure that the proper amounts correspond with the appropriate assignments. Residence Life is notified if the fees require adjusting, and the audit fee assessment process is run again until accuracy is achieved.
Any and all changes to housing and/or meal plans must be made at the Office of Residence Life. The Bursar’s Office runs fee assessment every week so that these changes can be updated on the student’s account and an updated E-Bill notification can be E-Mailed to the student.
The residence hall room and board fees can be found at:Tuition/Room/Board Fees.