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U Card

The U Card is your official UND identification and access credential card for campus. 

Your ID card provides access to many campus buildings, library resource materials, printing funds, as well as entrance to the wellness center, dining services and all athletic events. A U Card is valid for as long as the person retains their student, faculty, or staff status at UND and does not expire. All enrolled students, faculty, staff, and approved affiliate members are eligible to receive a U Card. 

Order/Replace U Card

Your UND/NDUS username and password are required to access the order form. Your username is typically firstname.lastname. Do not enter your full email address in the username.

Review U Card requirements before completing order form.

Employees need to have an EMPL ID# before receiving a U Card. New employees must have completed at least one of the following before a U Card will be issued:

  • Employment paperwork
  • Person of Interest process

Order U Card

U Card Fees

  • Replacement Card - $20
  • Affiliate Card - $20
  • Departmental Badge - $5 (plus $5 processing fee to mail)

Please complete the form below if you will be participating in a virtual or in-person orientation program.

  • New Student U Cards are $20
  • U Cards will be printed after you register for fall semester classes.
  • You will receive your U card at orientation or when you arrive in the fall. 

Log In

your UND/NDUS username and password are required to access the order form. if you haven't done so already, please claim your account to setup your login credentials.

Orientation U Card Order Form

Order Requirements

You will need to provide a valid government issued form of identification at the time an ID is requested. Acceptable forms of photo IDs include:

  • Driver's License
  • State Identification Card
  • Passport
  • Military ID
  • Tribal ID

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

Where to Use U Card

Your ID Card may be used at any Campus Service requiring identification. Your U Card is also used throughout campus and as a UND ID for many businesses in town.

  • Entry to Dining Centers with meal plans
  • Dining Dollars and uCash for use at convenience stores, coffee shops, snack bars and the Memorial Union Food Court

  • Admittance to athletic events
  • Wellness Center
  • Building access

  • uPrint 
  • UND Bookstore
  • Chester Fritz Library
  • Testing Services
  • Cities Area Transit

Valid U Cards

Hawk

Issued June 2022 – present

Eternal Flame

Issued 2016 - 2022

Library

Issued 2005 - 2016

Terms & Conditions

Your U Card is the official identification card of the University of North Dakota. The U Card must be made available upon the request of University officials and is required for admission to University events and contracted services. Your card is valuable and should be treated like cash or a credit card.

Violations of the following terms and conditions may result in confiscation of the card and must be returned upon request. U Card information and photos may be used for various official campus uses. A government-issued photo ID must be presented at the time of card issuance. The University of North Dakota issues a U Card for immediate use to all registered students, employed faculty/staff and approved affiliate members subject to the following:

  1. The U Card is the property of the University of North Dakota. The University reserves the right to revoke use of the card or any of its accounts at any time. The card is non-transferable and may be used only by the individual to whom it is registered.
  2. The U Card, transactions related to the use of the card, and any account balances are the sole responsibility of the individual Cardholder until the University is notified in writing that the card is lost or stolen. For all on-line accounts, the Cardholder will not be held liable for any unauthorized transaction which occurs after the University has been notified of a loss, theft, or possible unauthorized use of the card.
  3. To report your card lost 24/7, call 701.777.1234 or email onestop@UND.edu from your UND email account.
  4. The Cardholder is solely responsible for all fees associated with the card including the cost of replacing a physically damaged, lost or stolen card. The Cardholder will not damage or alter the card in any manner. This includes, but is not limited to, punching holes in or affixing stickers to the card. All previously issued U Cards become invalid once a replacement card is purchased and cannot be reactivated. There are NO refunds issued if a previous card is found and the card may be collected if presented for use.

Replacement fees made via personal check should be written payable to University of North Dakota.

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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