Receive your UCard

Incoming Fall 2026 students should submit their photos as early as possible, but only after they have paid their deposits. 

Photos should be submitted by June 1, 2026 on MyPhoto, please visit the page below for more instructions.

• Students Attending an On-campus Ready for the U Session: Students attending in-person Ready for the U sessions, who submit approved photos by the prescribed June 1st deadline, will receive their UCards when they come to campus for their sessions. Students who miss the June 1st deadline but submit approved photos by at least a week prior to their on-campus Ready for the U sessions will likely get their UCards at the start of their sessions as well. Students attending in-person Ready for the U sessions, who do not submit approved photos by at least a week prior to their session date, will receive their UCards at a later date.
• Domestic Students Not Attending In-Person Ready for the U Sessions: Domestic students (including international students with domestic permanent addresses in SPIRE), who submit approved UCard photos by July 27th, who did not pick up their UCards at an in-person Ready for the U session, and are not participating in a Ready for the U session after July 27th, will receive their UCards in the mail at their permanent addresses as listed in SPIRE. These UCards will be mailed out during the first week of August.
• All Other Students: International students (wihout domestic permanent addesses in SPIRE) and any other students who did not receive a UCard already, will pick up their UCards when they come to campus in the fall.

• UMass Amherst On-Campus Students, Employees and Qualifying NENS: Cardholders will pick up their UCards at the UCard Office located in Room 225, Whitmore Administration Building, 181 Presidents Drive, any time during normal business hours  -  Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
• Charles River Campus Students, Employees, and Qualifying NENS: Cardholders must submit an online request to have their UCards be printed to the Charle River campus.  UCards are picked up at the Security Office on the Charles River Campus.
• Domestic Online/Remote Students, Employees, and Qualifying NENS: Cardholders must submit an online request to have their UCards mailed to them.  Mailed cards typically take 2-4 weeks to receive. Please note that this service is only for individuals who will be studying/working remotely at a distance during the fall semester.  Individuals studying/working on campus or remotely nearby, should come to the Bursar’s office to pick up their UCards.