The UCard system maintenance starting at 8:15 pm on Wednesday, August 16 was successfully completed and the UCard system is currently online and operating as normal.
 

Effective August 28, 2017 the cost of getting new or replacement Student UCards will increase by $5.00.  

• The cost for an initial UCard for CPE (Continuing and Professional Education) Student UCard will increase from $30.00 to $35.00.  (There is still no cost to non-CPE students for their initial UCards, as those costs are covered by their entering fees.)
• The normal cost of replacing a Student UCard will increase from $25.00 to $30.00
• The discounted cost of replacing a damaged UCard (so long as the card is the most recent card, and turned in when purchasing a replacement) will increase from $10.00 to $15.00.

 
This is the first increase to Student UCard pricing in over seven years and is directly related to the the upgraded technology available on the new cards.   In support of new and upcoming door access initiatives on campus, the memory capacity of the smart chip on the cards has been increased sixteen fold, raising the production cost of these cards. Upgrading the hardware on the cards now positions the University to take advantage of new card-based technologies as they emerge, such as the door access application currently being implemented.

Don’t wait in line to take your id photo!

Starting Monday, May 22nd, incoming freshmen and transfer students that are participating in a New Students Orientation (NSO) session can upload their own UCard (campus id) picture to the UCard web site.  By submitting your id photo over the web before you attend your NSO session, you can avoid waiting in lines during your session or at the start of the semester.

What do you need before uploading your UCard photo?

• You need to be a matriculated incoming freshman or transfer student seeking your initial UCard. Students who’ve already had UCards in the past, or who already have approved photos through photo upload should not use photo upload, but instead should come to the UCard Office to purchase replacement UCards.
• You need to be enrolled in an in-person or online New Students Orientation session. See the NSO web site for more information about NSO sessions.
• You need to know your UMass campus NetID and password. You’ll be using these to log in to the web site.  Contact Campus IT if you do not have this information. This is the same username and password that you use to log into SPIRE and you UMass email.
• You need a digital photo of yourself that meets our UCard Photo Requirements.

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Once you have everything, follow the online photo submission instructions and upload your photo!

If you are using a mobile phone or tablet to access GET, GET will automatically send you to a mobile-friendly version of the web site. 

However if you are using an iOS or Android device, you should download and install the free iOS app or download and install the free Android app for even better performance and ease of use.

To learn more about GET, please see these short movies about How to Deposit Using GET and The GET Experience!

Did you know that in addition to being accepted nearly eveywhere on-campus, your UCard Debit Account can also be used to buy food at several off-campus locations?
 
Please check out the complete list of our participating off-campus merchants, including our newest merchants, Wendy's of Hadley and the Loose Goose Cafe!