# Campus card

A campus credential, more commonly known as a campus card or a campus ID card is an identification document certifying the status of an educational institution's students, faculty, staff or other constituents as members of the institutional community and eligible for access to services and resources. Campus credentials are typically valid for the duration of a student's enrollment or an employee's service.

## Functions

The functions of the campus credential, in addition to data storage for the student's identification, vary by University. Some examples of campus credential functions are:
* Building access (Classroom, Residence Halls, Recreational Facilities, Libraries, Dining Facilities, Lockers, etc.)
* Equipment access (Computers, Copy machines, Printers, etc.)
* Transportation access (Campus and/or Public Transportation, Parking Permits, Ride Sharing, Bike Rentals, etc.)
* Cashless payment for Dining, Vending, Laundry, and at campus retail locations
* Mobile banking
* Library card
* Time and attendance control
* Exam registration
* Mobile phone and NFC Services
Campus credentials with multiple functions can help simplify internal administrative processes.

## Technology

Electronic card access has been available on campuses since as early as 1968. Early versions, such as the “VALI-DINE” system at Rochester Institute of Technology, relied on cards with mechanically punched holes to allow access to their dining halls. In the years following, the use of campus credentials and technology has matured. In 1972, California State Polytechnic University installed the first known card-based system utilizing magnetic stripe technology. By 1985, the Harco multi-application, campus-wide system utilizing bar code, Prox contact-based chips and magnetic stripe technology was implemented by Duke University. Technological advances continued to pick up speed with both cashless payment systems introduced by Debitek Inc. and copy machine management introduced by DANYL Corporation in 1986. By the 1990s, universities began linking their campus cards to banks, with Florida State University being the first in 1990. DataCard introduced its first color digital imaging card production system in 1993. In 2001, contactless chip technology cards were introduced and CBORD released the first IP-addressable card reader for campus credential access systems. (Huber, 2007). Technology continued to ramp up, with cloud-based Campus Credential systems growing in popularity in 2005. By 2015, the use of smart devices instead of physical cards soared. And by 2020, wearable credentials, such as wristbands and fobs, gained popularity, along with mobile apps and digital wallets to manage credential functionality (Huber, n.d.).

## List of campus identifications in mobile wallets

Several universities throughout North America and Oceania use digital wallets such as Apple Wallet for iOS & watchOS, Google Wallet for Android, and Samsung Wallet for Android & Wear OS to store campus cards as mobile credentials. Some universities have replaced physical cards entirely with digital IDs. The following is a list of schools that use mobile credentials, and for what mobile wallets they are available.
| Country | Provider | Card | School | Samsung Wallet |
| Australia | Transact | M-PASS | Monash University | Un­known |
| Australia | Transact | Student Card/Staff Card | University of Sydney | Un­known |
| Canada | ITC Systems | Seneca OneCard | Seneca Polytechnic | |
| Canada | TouchNet | onecard | Sheridan College | |
| Canada | Transact | eCard | Southern Alberta Institute of Technology | |
| Canada | Transact | LC Card | Lambton College | |
| Canada | Transact | OneCard | Toronto Metropolitan University | |
| Canada | Transact | ONECard | University of Victoria | |
| Canada | Transact | UCard | University of New Brunswick | |
| Canada | Transact | YU-card | York University | |
| United States | Transact | 49er ID | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
| United States | Transact | Access A-State ID | Arkansas State University | |
| United States | Transact | ACCESS Card | Santa Clara University | |
| United States | Transact | ActionCard | The University of Alabama | |
| United States | Transact | ACU ID | Abilene Christian University | |
| United States | Transact | Aggie ID | New Mexico State University | |
| United States | Transact | BCard | Benedictine University | |
| United States | Transact | BearCard | University of Central Arkansas | |
| United States | Transact | BearPass | Missouri State University | |
| United States | Transact | Bear Card | Mercer University | |
| United States | Transact | Blugold ID | University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire | |
| United States | Transact | BlueCard | University of Wisconsin–Stout | |
| United States | Transact | Blue Demon Card | DePaul University | |
| United States | Transact | Buzz Card | Black Hills State University | |
| United States | Transact | Campus ID | Marshall University | |
| United States | Transact | Campus ID | Seton Hall University | |
| United States | Transact | Central ID | Central Michigan University | |
| United States | Transact | Charger Card | University of Alabama in Huntsville | |
| United States | Transact | Colonel Card | Eastern Kentucky University | |
| United States | Transact | Coyote Card | University of South Dakota | |
| United States | Transact | Cumberlands Card | University of the Cumberlands | |
| United States | Transact | Doane ID | Doane University | |
| United States | Transact | Drake ID | Drake University | |
| United States | Transact | DuckCard | Stevens Institute of Technology | |
| United States | Transact | DukeCard | Duke University | |
| United States | Transact | Eagle Card | Georgia Southern University | |
| United States | Transact | Eagle Card | Life University | |
| United States | Transact | Eagle ID | Asbury University | |
| United States | Transact | Eagle ID | Biola University | |
| United States | Transact | Flames Pass | Liberty University | |
| United States | Transact | Gator One ID | University of Florida | |
| United States | Transact | GoCard | Georgetown University | |
| United States | Transact | Govs ID | Austin Peay State University | |
| United States | Transact | Griz Card | University of Montana | |
| United States | Transact | Grubby ID | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | |
| United States | Transact | HawksCard | Chowan University | |
| United States | Transact | Hill Card | Hamilton College | |
| United States | Transact | Hilltopper Card | St. Edward's University | |
| United States | Transact | ID Card | St. Francis College | |
| United States | Transact | ID Card | Wingate University | |
| United States | Transact | id+ Card | Penn State | |
| United States | Transact | J-Card | Johns Hopkins University | |
| United States | Transact | Javelina Card | Texas A&M University–Kingsville | |
| United States | Transact | JayCard | Washington & Jefferson College | |
| United States | Transact | Lightning ID | Goldey–Beacom College | |
| United States | Transact | Lion Card | Texas A&M University–Commerce | |
| United States | Transact | Lion OneCard | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | |
| United States | Transact | Lions ID Card | University of Arkansas–Fort Smith | |
| United States | Transact | MACK Card | Merrimack College | |
| United States | Transact | MaineCard | University of Maine | |
| United States | Transact | Mane Card | University of North Alabama | |
| United States | Transact | Mariner Access Card | College of Coastal Georgia | |
| United States | Transact | Maroon Card | Roanoke College | |
| United States | Transact | MataCard | California State University, Northridge | |
| United States | Transact | Mountie ID | Mount Aloysius College | |
| United States | Transact | MPCC Campus Card | Mid-Plains Community College | |
| United States | Transact | MU ID | Moravian University | |
| United States | Transact | Mule Card | University of Central Missouri | |
| United States | Transact | MyJacks Card | South Dakota State University | |
| United States | Transact | MyLIU | Long Island University | |
| United States | Transact | ObieID | Oberlin College | |
| United States | Transact | OilerOne | University of Findlay | |
| United States | Transact | OneCard | Forsyth Technical Community College | |
| United States | Transact | OneCard | Hunter College | |
| United States | Transact | OneCard | Yavapai College | |
| United States | Transact | OneCard ID | St. Joseph's University (New York) | |
| United States | Transact | One Card | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | |
| United States | Transact | One Pass | Xavier University | |
| United States | Transact | OWLcard | Temple University | |
| United States | Transact | P2 Card | University of Texas at Tyler | |
| United States | Transact | Pack Pass | Northern State University | |
| United States | Transact | Pard Card | Lafayette College | |
| United States | Transact | PLNU ID | Point Loma Nazarene University | |
| United States | Transact | Pride Pass | Lindenwood University | |
| United States | Transact | Purdue ID | Purdue University - West Lafayette | |
| United States | Transact | Rocket Card | Toledo University | |
| United States | Transact | Saints ID | Maryville University | |
| United States | Transact | Sooner Card | The University of Oklahoma | |
| United States | Transact | Southeast Tech ID | Southeast Technical College | |
| United States | Transact | Student ID | Brevard College | |
| United States | Transact | Student ID | The Master's University | |
| United States | Transact | T-Bird ID | Southern Utah University | |
| United States | Transact | Talon Card | Kennesaw State University | |
| United States | Transact | TCNJ ID | The College of New Jersey | |
| United States | Transact | TigerCard | Olivet Nazarene University | |
| United States | Transact | Tiger Card | University of West Alabama | |
| United States | Transact | Trojan Card | Dakota State University | |
| United States | Transact | TrojanPass | University of Mount Olive | |
| United States | Transact | UniCard | Hawaii Pacific University | |
| United States | Transact | USU ID | Utah State University | |
| United States | Transact | Vassar ID | Vassar College | |
| United States | Transact | Viking ID | Valley City State University | |
| United States | Transact | Western Card | Western Washington University | |
| United States | Transact | Wildcard | Weber State University | |
| United States | Transact | XCard | Xavier University of Louisiana | |
| United States | CBORD | Baylor ID | Baylor University | |
| United States | CBORD | CATcard | University of Vermont | |
| United States | CBORD | CommodoreCard | Vanderbilt University | |
| United States | CBORD | ID Card | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| United States | CBORD | GWorld | George Washington University | |
| United States | CBORD | Irish1Card | University of Notre Dame | |
| United States | CBORD | Jacket Card | Baldwin Wallace University | |
| United States | CBORD | Mocs Card | University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | |
| United States | CBORD | Monarch Card | Old Dominion University | |
| United States | CBORD | Miami ID | Miami University | |
| United States | CBORD | Mizzou ID | University of Missouri | |
| United States | CBORD | OneCard | Millersville University | |
| United States | CBORD | OneCard | Swarthmore College | |
| United States | CBORD | One Card | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | |
| United States | CBORD | One Card | University of San Francisco | |
| United States | CBORD | TigerCard | University of Missouri | |
| United States | CBORD | Tiger Card | Auburn University | |
| United States | CBORD | TigerOne Card | Clemson University | |
| United States | CBORD | VolCard | University of Tennessee (Knoxville) | |
| United States | WildCard | University of Kentucky | |
| United States | Atrium | ASU ID | Arizona State University | |
| United States | Atrium | HC Pass | Highlands College | |
| United States | Atrium | HofPass | Hofstra University | |
| United States | Atrium | Mason ID | George Mason University | |
| United States | Atrium | SCAD Card | Savannah College of Art and Design | |
| United States | Atrium | UCard | University of Utah | |
| USA | TouchNet | JacksCard | Northern Arizona University | |
Samsung Wallet (on Android) and Apple Wallet (on iOS) allow the use of IDs when the phone's screen is off or the battery is depleted. Samsung allows up to 15 taps within 24 hours, and Apple rates their reserve feature as being available for 5 hours after initial depletion.
Google Wallet requires a phone screen to be on and does not offer a power reserve mode.

### Upcoming

| Country | Provider | Card | School | Google Wallet | Apple Wallet | Samsung Wallet |
| United States | Transact | Access ID | University of California, Santa Barbara | | | |
| United States | Unknown | CatCard | University of Arizona | | | Un­known |