General Information

U Card with Champ the Bulldog in place of a student photo

Accepted forms of ID

When will you receive your U Card?

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First Year Students

Off-campus students will receive their U Card by coming into the U Card Office. On-campus students will receive their U Card with their housing packet.

If there is not an in-person orientation, students should upload their photo using our online system.

Transfer Students

Off-campus students will receive their U Card by coming into the U Card Office. On-campus students will receive their U Card with their housing packet.

If there is not an in-person orientation, students should upload their photo using our online system.

If you have a U Card from a UMN coordinate campus (Twin Cities, Rochester, Crookston, Morris), we do still ask that you get a UMN Duluth U Card as the Duluth U Card has different technology on the card.

PSEO Students

PSEO students can receive their U Card at the U Card Office during their Orientation.

If you receive a U Card as a PSEO student and then apply and are accepted to the UMN Duluth for your Undergraduate Education, you will use the same U Card. You are only eligible for a free U Card every 5 years.

CIS Students

CIS students are not eligible for a U Card at this time.

Online Students

If you are a full time online student at the University of Minnesota Duluth you may request that your U Card be mailed to you. However, this process may take up to 2 weeks as we must go through a verification process. Please email [email protected] if you are a full time online student at UMD and you would like to start the process of receiving your U Card.

Staff & Faculty

Staff and Faculty will receive their U Card at the U Card Office in Kirby Plaza.

Eligibility

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Students (full time & part time, graduate & undergraduate)

Undergraduate students - Full time and part time students who have enrolled in the University of Minnesota Duluth and have paid their enrollment fee are eligible for a U Card.

Graduate students – Full time and part time graduate students who have enrolled and been accepted are eligible for a U Card.

Non-enrolled and students who have graduated – If you are no longer currently enrolled or if you have graduated, you are no longer eligible for a U Card.

Transfer Students

Transfer students who have enrolled in the University of Minnesota Duluth and have paid their enrollment fee are eligible for a U Card. Transfer students who are transferring from a University of Minnesota system campus (Twin Cities, Rochester, Crookston, Morris) are eligible for a free University of Minnesota Duluth U Card.

Continuing Education Students

Continuing Education Students who are fully enrolled in at least one class are eligible for a U Card.

CIS & PSEO Students

PSEO students who are enrolled in at least one class at the University of Minnesota Duluth are eligible for a U Card.

CIS students are not eligible for a U Card at this time.

Staff & Faculty

Staff and Faculty must be entered into the Human Resources Management System (HRMS)/PeopleSoft before they can get a U Card (this includes both paid and unpaid appointments).

Eligible appointments for a U Card include: faculty, academic staff, staff, retired faculty, retired academic staff, retired staff and Regents. Departments can find more information about sponsoring short-term employees under the ‘Sponsored U Cards’ tab below.

Affiliated Staff or Student (Sponsored Accounts)

Affiliated Academic Staff, Affiliated Staff, Affiliated Students, Visiting Students and short-term employees must be sponsored by a University department to obtain a U Card.

Please see the ‘Sponsored Accounts’ page for more information.