AggieCard Information

Your Student AggieCard is your official UC Davis identification; giving you access to the many available products, services, resources, and benefits available to you as a UC Davis student.

New Undergraduate and Graduate Student Admits for Fall

AggieCard mail processing for newly admitted students is currently underway. If you have not submitted an approvable photo, you must do so before your card can be printed and mailed.

If you have submitted an approved photo, undergraduate and graduate students currently residing in the United States can expect to receive their AggieCard via mail by late August.

To receive your card in the mail, incoming undergraduate and graduate students must have an approved photo and their permanent address in Banner by the end of the first full week in August to allow time for processing, printing, and delivery.

Any student who does not have an approved photo or their address in Banner by that date can pick their card up from the AggieCard desk in the main campus bookstore in September.*

*Undergraduate international students who live in the dorms can pick up their card from their housing unit at move-in. Undergraduate international students NOT living in the dorms can pick up their card from the Housing Administration Building adjacent to Visitor Parking Lot 25 starting move-in week. Please refer to the Student Housing website for additional information and open hours.

New Professional School Admits for Fall

Law School, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and GSM students will work with their program administrator to obtain their AggieCard.

Replacement Cards for all current students

In Person

We are located in the main campus bookstore (adjacent to the Memorial Union) at the Guest Services Desk. You may come in person to request and receive your AggieCard on the same day. You’ll just need to fill out the AggieCard Request form, provide a government-issued ID, and pay the $15 replacement fee.

Online

You should have an approved photo already uploaded to the system. If you would like to update your photo, please follow these guidelines. There is a link at the bottom of the guidelines page to upload your photo.

Once your photo is finalized, complete the AggieCard Request form online. We will be automatically notified when a form is submitted.

Once your card is printed, we will bill your student account $15 and email your UC Davis email address from [email protected] that your card is ready for pickup at the AggieCard Desk in the main campus bookstore. We will do our best to print your card within 24 hours, but please feel free to email us for an update if you haven’t heard from us within 48 hours.

Privileges, Services & Discounts

• UC Davis Libraries. Your AggieCard is also your library card. Use your AggieCard at any one of the UC Davis libraries to check out books and materials. New students with their first undergraduate or graduate AggieCard can activate their card for library privileges online. If you have gotten a replacement AggieCard, you can only use the library circulation desk to activate the card.
• Student Health & Counseling Services. Charges for your visits, prescriptions, and over-the-counter products are billed directly to your student account using your AggieCard.
• UC Davis Bookstores. Use your AggieCard to buy books, computers, and accessories, UC Davis clothing and gifts, Clinique products, electronics and more. Bookstore charges are billed directly to your student account using your AggieCard.
• Access to Intercollegiate Athletic Events. Students get free admission to all Intercollegiate Athletic Events. For football, men's & women's basketball, students need to register for a ticket online. All other varsity sporting events grant access by showing their AggieCard.
• University Dining Services. Your AggieCard can be used for the campus meal plan available to both on- and off-campus residents. Go to the Segundo Dining Commons Office to activate your meal plan on your new AggieCard and use it at Segundo, Tercero, or Cuarto Dining Commons.
• Activities & Recreation Center (ARC). Use your AggieCard for free access to the ARC and easy check-in to affordable group exercise classes.
• Student Housing. Use your AggieCard to access your room and residence hall. See the area service to activate dormitory access on your new or replaced Aggie Card.
• Unitrans Bus Fares. Undergraduate students get free bus rides on all Unitrans buses by showing their AggieCard; see the Unitrans website for schedules and routes.
• Aggie Cash. Your AggieCard can be loaded with money and used to buy food at your favorite on-campus restaurants. When used on-campus, you automatically save 10%. Learn more at the Aggie Cash page, and even without Aggie Cash, show your AggieCard and ask if they give a student discount.
• Safe Rides Security Service. Provided by the Aggie Host Security Division of the UC Davis Police Department; this service is available to any student, faculty, or staff who prefers an alternative to walking alone or in a small group at night, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. (PT), seven days a week. Those using the service are given a ride from anywhere on campus, anywhere else on campus or in the city of Davis. Rides to off-campus locations are only available after 10:00 p.m. For a Safe Ride, call 530-754-COPS (2677) or download the TapRide app.

Frequently Asked Questions

I lost my AggieCard. What should I do?

To obtain a new card, a payment of $15 is required. If you wish to update your original photo, you can upload a new one using the AggiePhoto Upload Tool. Whether you are a new student or a current student seeking to submit a new photo, you may utilize the AggiePhoto Upload Tool.

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO

If I’m a newly admitted student, do I need to fill out a Request form?

No. For newly admitted students, we just ask that you upload your ID photo to the Photo Upload Tool. Once your photo is approved, our team will batch print all IDs together. Request forms are used only for replacement Aggie Cards.

If I’m a newly admitted student, when can I expect to receive my Aggie Card?

Undergraduate students living in the US: You can expect to receive your Aggie Card via mail sometime in July/August. International undergraduate students: You can pick up your Aggie Card in person from Student Housing in the fall. Graduate students: You can either come in person to the campus bookstore to pick up your ID or wait for your graduate program to distribute your ID to you directly. We are batch-printing graduate IDs as we receive photo submissions.

If I need a new Aggie Card, what should I do?

You can either submit a request in person or online.

Online: Email us at [email protected] with a filled out request form. If you requested to use a new photo, please be sure to have that photo submitted on the Photo Upload Tool. Once your ID card is printed, we will charge your student account the $15 replacement fee and email you when it is ready to be picked up in store.

In person: You can come to the Guest Services desk of the campus bookstore to fill out a request form in person. We will then charge you the $15 replacement fee and begin printing your ID card then and there.

How do I upload my photo?

You can use the Photo Upload Tool linked below.

UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO

Why did my photo get denied?

When looking at ID photo submissions, we consider:

• Your face fits within a square frame.
• Be a recent picture of you (with no additional persons).
• Be similar to a head shot or passport photo where your head and face fills the majority of the frame (75%).
• Be facing forward, looking directly at the camera and have your face centered horizontally and vertically within the image (no profiles, angles, or head tilts).
• Be taken against a solid white or off-white background that is free of designs or patterns.
• Have a background that is void of any items or objects.
• Have proper lighting to allow your features to be identified without shadowing your face.
• Be a standard color photo (not black & white, opaque or other modification).
• Have no extraneous accessories such as hats, sunglasses, or bandanas that would obscure your face or head. (Exception is for religious purposes only)
• Have no glare on your prescription glasses if applicable.
• Avoid taking a picture of another photograph or photo on a digital screen.
• No background shadows.
• The photo quality is adequate and does not appear to be grainy or textured.

If I got a replacement ID and am living in the dorms, how do I re-add my dorm access and meal plan swipes?

After getting your replacement ID, please go to Student Housing and Dining Services to get your benefits re-added.