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Declining Balance

The dollars in declining balance may be spent like cash in any of the Food Service locations, the Bookstore, Copy Express, and the Curris Center Game Room which are all conveniently located on campus.  Dollars may be carried over from one semester to the next.  Additional declining balance dollars may be added in any amount at the Cashier’s Office, on the second floor of Sparks Hall, or by calling the Cashier’s Office with a credit card.  Checks and cash are accepted inside at the Racer Card office, and checks are welcome in the drop box on the first floor of the Curris Center outside the Food Service Office.  You may also add declining balance on RacerPay.  Anyone is eligible for declining balance and there is no minimum deposit to open an account.  Freshmen and sophomores must have a meal plan before they can add declining balance.  To obtain the amount of funds left on your declining balance you may ask a cashier to check for you in any location where Declining Balance is accepted or come by Racer Card Office.  REFUNDS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS OF THE SEMESTER OR WHEN THE STUDENT LEAVES THE UNIVERSITY AS LONG AS THE ENDING BALANCE IS $10 OR MORE