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U Card Photo Requirements

Photo Requirements:

  • Face must be clearly visible and facing forward – no profile shots, tilting head, sunglasses, or hats
  • Eyes open and visible
  • Photos must be in color
  • No personal belonging, other people, pets, silly faces, or hands
  • Background must be solid white
  • Photo brightness, contrast, and cropping must be reasonable

Acceptable Photo Example

Color photo of woman's smiling face, from the shoulders up, looking at camera, with white background, no props, no other people, and not outside.

Acceptable Photo Example

Unacceptable Photo Examples

Photo of woman with parts of her head cropped out.

Bad Crop

Black and white photo

Black and White

Person tilting their head

Head Tilt

Blurry photo of a person

Blurry

Photo of a person withe their face washed out due to poor contrast

Bad Contrast

Person holding flowers near their face.

Props

Photo of two people sitting together

Other People

Person making a funny face

Silly

Person with a blue colored background behind them

Colored Background

Person with hat and sunglasses on

Hat and Sunglasses

Portrait of person outside with green grass behind them and shadow on their face.

Outside

Person looking away from camera

Profile

U Card Office
Memorial Union Room 302
2901 University Ave Stop 7155
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7155
P 701.777.1234
UND.ucard@UND.edu

 

U Card Office Hours

Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

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Grand Forks, ND 58202-7155

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