Frequently Asked Questions for Dining Dollars

What inspired the update to the dining plans?

Updates to the dining plans were made based on student feedback, primarily the desire for more flexibility to allow for a wider variety of dining options.

What is the Triton Community Plan?

The Triton Community Plan is a new option offered to students living in upper division campus communities (Pepper Canyon Apartments, Pepper Canyon West, Matthews Apartments and the Rita Atkinson Residences) and off campus residence. It includes $1000 Triton Cash and $500 Dining Dollars. This plan can be purchased at any time throughout the year by contacting Triton Card Account Services.

Do Dining Dollars roll over to subsequent years?

Dining Dollars will roll over as long as the student is enrolled in an active dining plan. Students will have until end of fall quarter to sign up for a dining plan to keep the previous year’s Dining Dollars.

If I’m no longer enrolled in a dining plan, how long will my Dining Dollars remain active?

Dining Dollars will continue to roll over to the end of the following fall quarter.

What is Triton Cash?

Triton Cash is the university’s pre-paid spending account that is linked directly to your campus ID card. It’s convenient, fast, easy—and accepted at more than 60 locations on- and off-campus! Triton Cash is available to all students, staff, faculty and even visitors.

How does the cost of dining plans at UC San Diego compare to other schools?

UC San Diego remains among the lowest cost dining plans in the UC system and nationwide.

How It Works:

Visit https://hdh-web.ucsd.edu/sso/DDContribution to complete a Dining Dollar contribution online. You will need to log-in with your PID and Password and have the PID of the recipient available, as well. * Program will run starting Monday April 8th, 2024 through Saturday June 8th, 2024.

Two Ways to Contribute:

Student to Student:

A student may contribute their Dining Dollars to another student’s existing Dining Dollar account, as long as the contribution does not place the cardholder’s balance below the minimum balance for that week. The online contribution program will indicate the balance that cardholders must maintain for that date based on their dining plan. Applications for contribution that have insufficient funds will be denied and Triton Card Account Services will contact applicants.
Please keep in mind that all contributions will roll over to the Fall quarter, the same as your standard dining plan. The Dining Dollar Contribution program will conclude at the end of Spring quarter and will not be available in Summer or Fall.

Swipe Out Hunger:

Donate Dining Dollars directly to the UCSD Basic Needs Center’s Swipe Out Hunger Program. With this funding, The Basic Needs Center provides assistance to UCSD Tritons who are experiencing food insecurity. If you or anyone you know is experiencing food insecurity, visit the Basic Needs Center website to learn more about the resources available to you.

Need more information, or have questions? Contact the Triton Card Account Services at tritoncardaccounts@ucsd.edu.

In unique circumstances, such as withdrawal; academic disqualification; cancelled enrollment due to non-payment; Housing contract delinquency; or participation in a Study Abroad program, students may need to terminate their Housing contract. Prior to cancellation, it is important that you understand the Dining Dollar proration policy and your financial responsibility for over-usage.

You may contact Triton Card Account Services at any time to check the status of your Dining Dollar Account and to discuss the financial impact of contract termination.

I lost my campus ID card. What should I do?

Contact the Triton Card Account Services immediately at 858.534.7587 or go to the Transact eAccounts Portal to report it missing. Your account will be frozen to prevent unauthorized use. You may be liable for purchases made before your account is frozen, so please act quickly. Telephone notification must be confirmed promptly by the account holder in person or in writing.

With a valid photo ID (such as a driver's license), Triton Card Account Services will issue you a temporary card for a week to access your Dining Plan and Triton Cash. If your campus ID card is still missing, you will need to purchase a new one at the Student Billing Services (SBS) office.

Can someone else make purchases for me with my Dining Dollars?

The Dining Dollars account holder is the only person authorized to use their Dining Plan or Triton Cash account. Using another person's account may result in disciplinary actions by the student’s College Residential Life Office.

In the event of an illness or injury that results in the inability to pick food up at a dining location, please contact diningengagement@ucsd.edu for assistance.

Where can I fill out a food safety incident form?

If you experienced a food-related incident in one of our dining locations, please fill out an HDH Dining Services Food Incident report.

What are the terms and conditions of a dining plan?

Guests are expected to display proper, decent behavior in Dining Services facilities. Food throwing, hitting, biting, scratching, indecent exposure, excessive or loud vulgarity, etc. is unacceptable. The individual Dining Services restaurant or the College may discipline the individual for such actions.