Obtaining the KU Card

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DOCUMENT TYPE:

Procedure

PURPOSE:

To provide instructions to obtain the KU Card, which is the official University of Kansas identification card.

APPLIES TO:

Students, Faculty, Staff, and other members of the KU community on the Lawrence campus and its reporting units.

CAMPUS:

Edwards, Lawrence, Juniper Gardens, Parsons, Topeka, Yoder

PROCEDURES STATEMENT:

To obtain a KU Card for the first time, all students, faculty, staff, and affiliates who fall within the KU Card Terms and Conditions must use the KU Card Web Card Center to upload a photo and identification. Further information and instructions can be found on the KU Card Center webpage.

CONTACT:

Lawrence Campus
Student Accounts and Receivables
1246 West Campus Road, Room 1
Lawrence, KS 66045
kucard@ku.edu
785-864-3322

Edwards Campus
Edwards Campus
Welcome and Success Center
Regents Center 111
12600 Quivira Rd.
Overland Park, KS 66213
kuecsuccess@ku.edu
913-897-8400

APPROVED BY:

Controller

APPROVED ON:

2021-02-24

EFFECTIVE ON:

2021-02-24

REVIEW CYCLE:

Annual (As Needed)

CHANGE HISTORY:

05/16/2025: Updated links.
03/28/2025: Migration to TeamDynamix from Drupal.
12/18/2024: Updated approver from Associate Director of Financial Services to Controller. 
02/27/2023: Updated Edwards Campus contact information. 
02/23/2021: New procedure added to the Policy Library.

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