Whats the difference between LOBOCA$H, Dining Points, Meal Plans, and Student Accounts?
Several types of accounts are accessed through your Lobo Card, but each one carries a separate balance. Just as your ATM card can access both your savings account and your checking account, your Lobo Card can access your LOBOCA$H account, your Dining Points account, your Meal Plan, and your Bursar’s Student Account. LOBOCA$H is a discretionary spending account which can be used in most retail situations on campus, including (but not limited to) venues at the SUB, copies at the library, vending machines, laundry machines, and the bookstore. Meal Plans are purchased by campus residents to eat at the La Posada cafeteria in an “all you can eat” food court. Dining Points are similar to LOBOCA$H. They can only be used to purchase food or goods from campus food vendors and convenience stores. Student Accounts are managed by the Bursar’s office and are used to charge tuition and fees, housing expenses, parking permits and various other fees. Financial aid, scholarships, and other payments are
