2. Uses of ID Card
• Identification Card
• Access to Services
• Meal Plans
• Cougar Bucks (Debit Plan for On-Campus
Purchases)
• Bank Debit Card (Off-Campus Purchases)
3. Cougar Card Facts
• Property of SIUE
• Card will not be activated until student is
financially cleared
• Call to discontinue your card if lost or stolen
• $15 replacement fee for lost cards
4. Meal Plan Options
• Mandatory 60/40 Plan
• Voluntary Meal Plan
• Cougar Commuter Plan
• Cougar Bucks Debit Plan
5. Mandatory 60/40 Meal Plan
• Plan A $1,535
• Plan B $2,120
• 40% Dining Dollars placed on ID card
• Plan A: $614
• Plan B: $848
• 60% Discount given at cash register on food
purchase ($6.00 meal will cost $2.40)
6. Mandatory 60/40 Meal Plan (cont.)
• Exempt from sales tax
• Union Station purchases will not receive discount
• Dining Dollars refunded at the end of the spring
semester
• Required for all Residence Hall students
• Optional for Cougar Village and Evergreen
7. Voluntary Meal Plan
• Available for Cougar Village and
Evergreen Hall
• Available in increments of
$100, $250, and $500
• Sales tax exempt
8. Cougar Privilege Meal Plan
• Incentive meal plan
• Minimum deposit of $100
• Receive an additional 10% bonus
• Use at all food venues and
vending machines
• Subject to sales tax
9. Cougar Bucks Deposit Options
• Service Center – Minimum $10 deposit
• Mail the form to Service Center
• Web payment from “Manage My ID”
10. Cougar Bucks Voluntary Debit Plan
• All Food Venues
• Vending Machines
• Textbook Service
• Bookstore
• Bowling & Billiards
• Print & Design
• Campus Copiers
• Computer Printing Lab
• Pharmacy
• Parking Service
• Laundry Machines
• Art & Design Store
