Your CatCard

The CatCard is the official University of Arizona identification card. All students, faculty, and staff affiliated with the university need to carry the CatCard for identification. The CatCard features a digitized photo, digitized signature, SmartChip, and magnetic stripe. It is up to you to decide how you want to use your card.

When you apply for your CatCard, you will need to provide us with your student or employee identification number to verify your status at The University of Arizona. This information is needed because only students, faculty, staff, and some affiliates of the University of Arizona are eligible to receive a CatCard. This number will not appear on the face of your CatCard, but it will be encoded electronically on your card, to be used for necessary University of Arizona internal purposes only. The number will not be provided to outside entities without your prior consent.

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Obtaining Your CatCard

To obtain your CatCard you must visit our office, located on the second floor of the Student Union. You must bring a government or state issued photograph identification such as a driver's license, state identification card, or passport. High school issued identification is NOT accepted as valid identification. Students and associates pay $25 for their first card. Faculty and staff are issued their first CatCard free of charge. In addition you must also ensure you have done the following:

• Students must be enrolled in at least one class, or be participating in a New Student Orientation.
• New employees must have been issued an employee identification number (EID) and show active status in the payroll system.
• The Visiting Scholar must be approved by the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies in accordance with university policy, and they must be entered into PSOS.