About Your SMFA Plan
We have three meal plans designed specifically for the needs of SMFA at Tufts students.
By partnering with other Boston-based schools, we are able to provide a wide variety of convenient options for SMFA meal plan holders. SMFA meal plans also include meal swipes and meal money for use at Carmichael and Dewick-MacPhie dining centers and other Tufts Dining locations on the Medford/Somerville campus. See our Guide to SMFA Meal Plans.
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| SMFA Only | SMFA Premium Rhino Bucks Plan | SMFA - A Plan | SMFA - B Plan |
| Who’s eligible? | For SMFA/NEC combined degree students and SMFA BFA/MA students living on the Medford/Somerville campus. SMFA/NEC first-year students living on the Medford/Somerville campus are auto-enrolled in the Tufts Premium Plan, but may request to instead opt into SMFA Premium Rhino Bucks Plan by contacting the Dining Office. | For SMFA BFA and MFA students living on the SMFA Boston campus. Required for SMFA first-year students living on the Boston Campus. | For SMFA BFA and MFA students living on the SMFA Boston campus. Sophomores and above only. First-year students are not eligible for SMFA - B Plan. |
| What do you get per semester? | 267 swipes + $699 Rhino Bucks + $75 JumboCash Best Total Value | Up to 10 swipes/ week at Carm and Dewick + 75 Emmanuel College Meals + $1,500 in SMFA Meal Money + $300 RhinoBucks | Up to 4 swipes/ week at Carm and Dewick + 50 Emmanuel College Meals + $1,050 in SMFA Meal Money + $200 RhinoBucks |
| $ per semester? | $4,019 | $2,480 | $1,697 |
| Need extra swipes? | $122 for 10 meals Buy Extra Swipes | n/a | n/a |
| Where can I use this meal plan's swipes? | Dining Centers: Fresh at Carmichael, Dewick-MacPhie Retail locations accepting swipes: Hodgdon Food-on-the-Run, Pax et Lox, Kindlevan Café, SMFA Café, Commons Late Night | Tufts Dining Meal Swipes: Fresh at Carmichael, Dewick-MacPhie Emmanuel College Meals (up to 5 per day): Marian Hall, Muddy River, Joe Di’s | |
SMFA Meal Plan FAQs
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Dining information for Beacon Street Residents that use Emmanuel College’s dining facilities:
Emmanuel Spring Break: March 1 – March 10
- SMFA Café is open from breakfast, Monday, March 4 through lunch, Friday, March 8
- Emmanuel is closed from Saturday, March 2 through brunch, on Sunday, March 10, reopening for dinner from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
- Beacon Street students will be provided $85 Break Meal Money for Grubhub and $50 Rhino Bucks for local restaurants. This will be available starting at 4 pm on Friday, March 1 until 4 pm on Sunday, March 10 only.
- See GrubHub onboarding instructions.
- During Emmanuel’s Spring Break, Emmanuel’s two retail locations are open with limited hours.
- Please check Emmanuel’s dining site for the most up-to-date information.
Emmanuel Easter Break: March 29 – April 1
- Emmanuel’s regular dining is closed at 6:30 pm on Good Friday, March 29 through Monday, April 1 (opens for continental breakfast).
- Holiday hours are listed on Emmanuel’s dining site.
- Beacon Street students will be provided $45 Break Meal Money for Grubhub, for use on March 31 (Easter Sunday) between 6 am and 11:59 pm.
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SMFA Meal Money may be used anytime at all Tufts Dining locations (no meal period restrictions). It works like a declining balance debit card.
Please note: unused Fall Term SMFA Meal Money included in your meal plan roll over to Spring term. Meal Money included in your meal plan remaining in your account at the end of the school year is non-refundable, so be sure to use everything up before the end of Spring term.
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About Emmanuel College Meals:
- SMFA students enrolled in SMFA - A Plan have 75 meals to be used at Emmanuel College dining venues (Use up to 5 meals per day in all-you-care-to-eat or retail/pick 4 locations)
- SMFA students enrolled in SMFA - B Plan have 50 meals to be used at Emmanuel College dining venues (Use up to 5 meals per day in all-you-care-to-eat or retail/pick 4 locations)
Tufts SMFA Students may use their Emmanuel College Meals in the following locations:
- Marian Dining Hall
- Muddy River Café
- Joe Di’s
See Emmanuel College website for hours of operation.
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- SMFA students, you can use Rhino Bucks at the SMFA Café and over 60 Boston businesses that display the “Campus Cash Welcomed” sticker.
- Rhino Bucks received with the Premium Rhino Bucks Plan, SMFA -A Plan, and SMFA - B Plan will expire at the end of the spring semester and is not refundable.
- Please note: unused Fall Term SMFA Meal Money and Rhino Bucks included in your meal plan roll over to Spring term. Meal Money and Rhino Bucks included in your meal plan left in your account at the end of the school year is non-refundable, so be sure to use everything up before the end of Spring term.
- Once deposited, Rhino Bucks cannot be withdrawn unless you graduate from, permanently withdraw from, or terminate employment with the university.
- You may receive a refund of the remaining account balance in your non-meal plan Rhino Bucks account when you graduate, withdraw, or leave SMFA at Tufts. Proof of withdrawal or dismissal is required. Refund requests must be submitted in writing to the school’s card program service provider by emailing mycard@rhinocard.com.
- Please see Section 20: Account Refunds in the Rhino Bucks Terms & Conditions for further details.