Only Gaucho Bucks can be used for ALL services ON and OFF campus. Off Campus location card terminals will only look for Gaucho Bucks to pay for your purchases. If you ran out of meals, you can use Gaucho Bucks to pay for the additional meal. The card terminal at the register of Dining Commons will automatically look to see if you have a meal plan swipe available. You will need to have a meal plan to have access to the Dining Commons. How Do I know which plan gets used where? Students living in the residence halls sign up for meal plans when they register for housing. Please refer to the Room & Board Rates for details. Room and Board fees are calculated using a combination of your selected Meal Plan and your room type. Click here for a complete list of accepting locations.įor students living in the UCSB Residence Halls, the cost of your meal plan is included with your room and board. Your Meal Plan can be easily supplemented with Gaucho Bucks which is accepted for payment at all on campus dining locations and at popular off campus locations as well. Swipes can be used at any of the Dining Commons locations on campus including the three commons on the main campus: Ortega, Carrillo, and De La Guerra and one on the Storke Campus: Portola. Off campus students and summer students also have options for meal plans. Residential students have a choice of four meal plans, varying from 10 swipes a week to unlimited swipes per week. Value in Gaucho Bucks rolls over every quarter and year for as long as you are a member of the U.C. You or your parents must make a deposit to Gaucho Bucks prior to using it for purchases. It is designed to eliminate the need to carry cash. Gaucho Bucks is a prepaid spending account offering a safe and convenient way to make purchases both on campus and off campus.

Each account must be funded prior to use and has unique rules for acceptance and the rollover of funds (see the summary chart below). The UCSB Access Card enables students to access two separate accounts: Gaucho Bucks and Meal Plan dollars.

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