CARING FOR YOUR CARD

Your Washington University ID card's magnetic stripes are your link to many campus services. Magnetic fields can demagnitize these magnetic stripes. Protect your ID card by taking a few precautionary measures.

Keep it away from computers, cell phones, TVs, stereo equipment, microwaves and other magnetic devices. Do not store your card where it may bend or come in direct contact with other magnetized cards. Damage or misuse of the card may render it unusable.

While your card provides a link to your Campus Card Account, no value is stored on your card. If you lose your card, or it becomes demagnetized, your account is not lost. If you lose your card, you may obtain a new one at the Office of Student Records. If your card has been demagnetized, you may visit the Residential Life Center and have your card "re-encoded."

For details regarding your ID card, follow this link: Student ID cards.

Note: The lending, selling or illegal production of identification cards is strictly prohibited. Washington University identification cards remain the property of the University. The use of a WU student ID card by anyone other than that student is prohibited and may constitute a violation of the University Judicial Code (the UJB sanction for fraudulent use of an ID card can be a fine of $250 or greater). Students are encouraged to guard their student ID card as they would a driver's license, credit cards, or cash. The University reserves the right to deny card privileges to a student if WU student ID cards are repeatedly lost.