Student ID

You will use your ID to access various buildings, make meal purchases, check out books from the library, and more. You can learn more by visiting the Campus Card Services website. Below are the steps for receiving your Student ID.

1. Submit Photo: You must submit a picture of yourself against a blank background, with no editing or filters. Upload the picture online.

2. If you are living in non-ResLife housing, visit Campus Card Services: You will pick up your ID at Campus Card Services, located in the Women’s Building, Room 002.

3. What to Bring: You will need to know your six-digit student number, and bring a government photo ID, such as a passport, with you to pick up your ID.

4. Get Started:Learn more about your student ID. You will need to activate your Bear Bucks account in order to make purchases.

• Meal Plan: All undergraduate and exchange students are required to purchase a meal plan. WashU offers a wide variety of dining options. Visit Dining Services’ website to learn about meal plan options. • All dining options on campus are declining balance, meaning you will use your meal points to pay for each item by the price indicated. There are no swipes or all-you-care-to-eat meals on campus. If you run out of meal points at any point during the semester you can add Bear Bucks to continue using your campus card at dining location.

• Bear Bucks: Bear Bucks is a cashless system on the WashU ID Card that allows you to make purchases on and off campus, such as meals, laundry, vending, and printing. You can add more Bear Bucks to your card throughout the semester. For more information about the Bear Bucks system, visit the Campus Card Services website.

• Paperless Billing: WashU uses a paperless billing system, so all statements will be available on WebSTAC. The secure eBilling service will send an email to your WashU email account whenever a new monthly statement is ready. Students are responsible for making sure their accounts are paid in full by the due date to avoid late fees.

• Third Party Access: If you would like someone else to be able to view or pay your bill, you will need to give them access by going to the Billing tab of WebSTAC and adding a new contact under “Payers.”

• Enrollment Deposit: All undergraduate exchange students are required to pay a non refundable enrollment deposit upon admission to WashU. The enrollment deposit for exchange students is $500. This enrollment deposit covers costs for Winter Welcome, the new student orientation program, additional orientation experiences for international students, and programming offered for exchange students throughout the semester such as local excursions and holiday celebrations.

• For detailed instructions and more information regarding billing, visit the Financial

Services website.

• Health Insurance: The cost of medical treatment in the U.S. is extremely high. Thus, WashU has a mandatory health insurance program. All students are automatically enrolled in the WashU health insurance plan and billed for the cost of insurance. Even if you have insurance in your home country, you are still required to purchase WashU’s health insurance. Learn more about insurance requirements.

• Student Health Fee: You will be charged a Student Health Fee that will allow you access to many resources, including medical and mental health services at the Habif Health and Wellness Center, health promotion programs and resources, and the Sumers Recreation Center.