Get Your Card
Who Gets One?
Student, Faculty, and Staff Cards
All students, faculty, and staff at the University of Calgary need a Unicard.
Students are eligible to receive a Unicard once they have registered for classes and have an eID. If you’re in a graduate program without coursework your registration needs to be initialized to get a Unicard.
Staff and Faculty become eligible on their first day of work.
Get Your Card
Submit a photo online to have your Unicard printed for you ahead of arriving on campus. If your work or studies require you to be on campus this fall, submit your photo now!
Photos can not be taken in person at the Customer Service Centre. You must send your picture by submitting it online.
Unicards must be picked up in person, by the cardholder.
Guest Cards
The guest Unicard can be used as an on-campus debit card for printing and photocopying services.
Guests can purchase a card from the Unicard Reload Stations in the Taylor Family Digital Library or HSC. Guest cards cost $1 and can be loaded after purchase.
When you purchase your card you agree the conditions stated in the Guest Unicard Agreement. Keep your guest card - even if you are only on campus for a short amount of time, your card will remain active for your next visit.
*These stations accept Canadian $5, $10, and $20 bills and $1 and $2 coins.
Eligibilty
All students, faculty and staff at the University of Calgary need a Unicard. Students are eligible to receive a Unicard once they have registered for classes and have an eID. If you’re in a graduate program without coursework your registration needs to be initialized to get a Unicard. Staff and Faculty become eligible on their first day of work. Keep your Unicard – your card does not need to be replaced every year.
No. Your Unicard does not need to be replaced unless it has been lost or damaged and will remain active as long as you have a relationship with the university.
Yes, a $20 fee applies to all replacement cards. If you have lost your UPass there is a separate replacement fee for that sticker.
For reasons regarding fraud and security, if you replace your card, you may not keep your old card.
Yes, if you have money in any of the debit accounts, the money transfers over to the new card.
Yes, your access will be transferred to your new card after the new card is issued. This can take 2-3 business days. If there is an issue with your access transfer we recommend speaking with Electronic Access at Campus Security (MSC 260).
Send us an email with your UCID number, stating you have lost your card. Use "lost my card" as the subject line. Your card will be put on hold until you come in and get a replacement card or until you find your old one. If you purchase a replacement card, all old cards will become completely deactivated. Deactivated cards cannot be reactivated if found.
No. Once a new card has been created, all old cards are automatically and irrevocably deactivated.
Input your new Preferred Name via the “Updating Personal Information” section on your Student Centre if you have not already done so. Wait 3 business days after making this change, then send an email to campusservicecentre@ucalgary.ca with your UCID number, stating you have a new preferred name. (Do not use the online submission tool.) Turn in your old ID card with no charge for the new ID card.