Frequently Asked Questions

All Freshmen and Sophomore students living on campus must purchase a meal plan from the Resident Meal Plan list. Upperclassmen living on campus may also choose to purchase a meal plan. On-campus students will select their meal plan when they are registering for housing via ZagWeb.

Off-campus students may purchase meal plans from the Community Meal Plan list using the Zag Dining website, or by visiting the COG cashier or the Zag Dining office located at Hemmingson Center 015.

There are also faculty and staff meal plans available. For more information, please call the Zag Dining office at (509) 313-6906

On-campus students will select their meal plan when registering for housing via ZagWeb. Off-campus students and upperclassmen can purchase community meal plans using the Zag Dining website. To purchase a Faculty/Staff meal plan, please call (509) 313-6906 or visit the Zag Dining office.

Yes! On-campus students may change meal plans via Zag Web until 12:00 pm on Friday - the last day of the first week of class. You may also change plans between semesters. If you do not change plans during the semester, you will be automatically re-enrolled in the same meal plan as before.

Any student can purchase additional Bulldog Bucks during the semester, or add meal swipes by purchasing a community meal plan.

In order to check the amount of swipes you have left...

Step 1: Login to Zagweb

Step 2: Click the ZAGCARD & BULLDOG BUCKS tab

Only the active plan will show. If you have more than one (1) plan, the "back-up" plan won't be viewable.

Any questions? Feel free to call our office, 509-313-6906.

Meal swipes are accepted at The COG, 1887 at Cataldo, or any of our Pick-3 locations. Bulldog Bucks are accepted at any campus dining location, including The COG, 1887 at Cataldo, Starbucks, Iggy's Market, Qdoba, The Bulldog, Duff's, and Cafe Lawte.

Bulldog Bucks are also accepted at many off-campus locations. See the university website for more information.

Any student, guest, faculty, or staff member can purchase a meal from The COG or 1887 at Cataldo. Individual meal prices change depending on meal time:

Cash/Credit Card

Breakfast - $10.05

Lunch - $12.10

Dinner - $16.60

Bulldog Bucks

Breakfast - $9.10

Lunch - $10.90

Dinner - $14.95

Meal plan swipes for resident meal plans expire on the last day of each semester. Meal plan swipes for community meal plans carry over from one semester to the next, but do expire if the account is inactive for more than 9 months. Bulldog Bucks carry over from semester to semester and from year to year.

Any student can purchase additional Bulldog Bucks during the semester, or add meal swipes by purchasing a community meal plan if you have completed your residential dining requirement.

If you lose your ZAGCARD, freeze your account immediately and visit the Manage Your ZAGCARD page for instructions on how to replace your card. Temporary Meal Cards may be acquired directly from Zag Dining. These temporary cards do not grant door access or provide any other ZAGCARD functions on campus; they simply work for access into the COG and 1887 at Cataldo only.