Student Identification Cards
Hours
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm
850-644-7777
Location
104 N Woodward Avenue
Woodward Avenue Garage
Tallahassee, FL 32304
The Campus Card is your own Florida State University card – it proclaims
that you are a fully privileged member of the Florida State Community.
Awarded during orientation, the Florida State Card confirms your status as
a student of learning at the premiere academic institute of higher education
in the state.
http://www.fsucard.fsu.edu/index.html
Structure of FSUCard
1. A Picture of You: For use as official FSU identification and
additional security for debit and meal plan transactions.
2. Your FSUCard Number: This unique 16-digit number is used for
University identification purposes.
3. Your Name: Full legal name - a nickname cannot be used.
4. Your Library Card Number: This unique 14-digit number is
activated at the library when you check out your first materials.
Students, Faculty, and Staff may check out materials at all University
Libraries with a valid FSUCard.
5. Magnetic Digital Stripe: This stripe contains identifying information
for swipe access, account info, etc.
Getting My FSUCard
Identification Card - How To Get Your FSUCard~ Visit the FSUCard
Center and bring:
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Government Issued ID - A valid driver's license, military ID, LDMV
ID, or current passport.
NOTE:
High School IDs are not accepted.
International Students & Employees must provide a FSU issued
temporary 999 and/or 849 numbers or a Social Security number issued
by the US Social Security Administration.
Faculty & Staff will be issued an FSUCard after verification of the
EMPLID in OMNI.
Cost
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Initial Card
Students, $10.00: It will be billed as an “Annual Card Fee” with your
tuition; $5.00 for the fall semester and $5.00 for the spring semester.
Faculty & Staff, Included at no cost as a condition of your
employment
Replacement Card(s)
Students, $15.00: It can be paid at the time of replacement or billed
to your student financial services account. NOTE: There is no charge
for legal name changes with proper documentation.
Faculty & Staff, Included at no cost as a condition of your
employment
Using my FSUCard
FSUCash – An online cashless payment system. FSUCash can ONLY
be used to make on-campus purchases with the following services:
• Laundry View
• Vending Machines (For vending machine refunds, visit the
FSUCard Center)
• The FSU Bookstore & Computer Store
• Copy & Printing Services
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Access Card –
• Gain access to Residence Halls, Leach Center, Citywide Bus
Services, Athletic Events, The Center for Assessment &
Testing, and more!
Banking
Add an optional FREE SunTrust checking account to your
FSUCard. Contact the SunTrust Main Campus Branch at (850)5619171.
Library
• Used for entry and to check out books, equipment including use of
copier and printing services at all on-campus libraries.
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Seminole Dining Account
• Students may purchase and manage a meal plan and/or Garnet bucks
that can be accessed through the FSUCard. Contact Seminole Dining
at (850)644-3663 to sign-up.
FSUCard Banking
The Florida State University’s innovative FSUCard Program, SunTrust
Bank, and FSU Student Government have teamed up to provide the
University community with a wide variety of FREE banking services. Your
FSUCard offers access to a variety of services at ATMs and merchants. You
may transfer financial aid, pay tuition and other University related fees, pay
for goods and services at merchants both on and off campus, and even write
unlimited number of checks. All of these features are made possible with
your FSUCard. If you take advantage of any of these functions, you will
receive an itemized monthly statement of transactions providing a detailed
record of deposits, withdrawals, and purchases.
Students, faculty and staff are eligible for a FEE-FREE checking account
linked with their FSUCard. There is no minimum opening deposit required,
no monthly maintenance fee, no fee for transactions at SunTrust ATMs, no
teller fees, unlimited checking writing plus your first order of fifty checks is
FREE! It is easy to use your FSUCard as a debit card, just visit the SunTrust
FSU Campus Branch or the Downtown Branch on North Monroe Street in
Tallahassee, or the 23rd Street Office in Panama City, to choose your fourdigit ATM PIN. You may then visit any SunTrust Office in Tallahassee or
Panama City to open your account and to make a deposit of any amount.
Refer to the SunTrust Personal Account Fee Schedule for information about
any fees that may be associated with some of the services offered by
SunTrust and your FSUCard Account.
Financial Aid-­‐ FAQ’s How and when do I apply for financial aid?
First, you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student
Aid (FAFSA) on line at www.fafsa.ed.gov or by filling out a hard copy of
the application. Make sure to include the Florida State University school
code: 001489. It is recommended to fill out and submit the FAFSA
application to the federal processor as early as possible, since the Florida
State University awards financial aid on a first come first serve basis. Check
with other institutions you may be considering, to make sure they don’t have
any priority deadlines for FAFSA. For the online application to be
processed, it usually takes around 2-4 weeks, and for the paper application, it
takes about 4-8 weeks to be processed. It is strongly recommended to use the
online application. After the university receives the online results from the
federal processor, they will send you a request for any additional
documentation needed.
Do I have to wait until I am admitted before I apply for financial aid?
Students do not have to wait on confirmation of admission to the university
before filing the FAFSA; however, financial aid offers will only be made
after admission to the university.
Students do not have to be admitted to ANY institution before applying for
financial aid.
If my parents are divorced, widowed, or separated, whose financial data
should be used when completing the FAFSA?
If your natural parents are divorced, use the natural parent which whom you
lived with the most in the past 12 months. If you lived with neither of your
parents, or shared an equal number of days living with each parent, the
parent that provided the most financial support should be the one whose data
you should use to complete FAFSA. If your parents are separated, and their
divorce is still in progress, make an appointment with a financial aid
counselor to discuss your options.
If my parents don’t claim me on their tax return and don’t give me any
money, can I file as an “Independent?”
If you are able to answer “YES” to any of the following questions on the
FAFSA, you are considered independent for financial aid purposes:
• Were you born before January 1, 1981?
• Will you be working on a master’s or doctorate program during the
2008-2009 school year?
• Are you married?
• Do you have children who receive more than half of their support
from you?
• Do you have dependents (other than children or a spouse) who live
with you and who receive more than half of their support from you?
• Are you an orphan or ward of the court, or were you a ward of the
court until age 18?
• Are you a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces?
If you CANNOT answer “YES” to any of these questions, yet have other
extenuating circumstances, please make an appointment to meet with your
financial aid counselor.
I have already filed my FAFSA. Why haven’t I received a financial aid
award package from the Florida State University?
First, make sure that the university is listed on your Student Aid Report
(SAR). If the Florida State University is not listed on the SAR, call 1-800-4-
FED-AID to ask the federal processor to add our school code, 001489. You
will need the DRN number, which can be found on the first page of the
SAR, in order to do the update by phone. If the Florida State University is
listed on your SAR AND you have been admitted to the university, make
sure you have submitted all documents that have been requested by the
Department of Student Financial Aid. You can check the status of your
financial aid online at: https://myfinancialaid.fsu.edu or you can call our
department at (850) 644-0539 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday
through Friday.
What if my parents or I will not be earning the income that we did in
the previous year?
If any of the following circumstances apply to you or your family, make an
appointment to meet with your financial aid counselor:
• Loss of employment of parent or spouse
• Loss of other income or benefits (i.e. Social Security or child support)
by you or your parents
• Divorce of parent or spouse
• Death of parent or spouse
How is my “financial need” determined?
The federal processor uses the information you provide on your FAFSA to
calculate an Expected Family Contribution (EFC), which determines your
individual family’s ability to contribute to the cost of education. The
Department of Student Financial Aid subtracts your EFC from the calculated
cost of attendance (COA), after receiving your FAFSA from the federal
processor. The COA includes: estimates for the academic year for
tuition/fees, computer costs, books/supplies, housing, meals, transportation,
and miscellaneous expenses.
COA – EFC = FINANCIAL NEED
How do I change the information I already submitted on my Student
Data Form?
If you have already submitted your Student Data Form, you must resubmit
the form in its entirety, in order to make a change to any of that
information previously submitted.
How do I change the information I already submitted on my Summer
Supplement?
If you previously submitted your Summer Supplement and need to make a
change to the number of credit hours you will be attending or the session in
which you will be taking the hours in, then please contact our department:
850/644-0539
If I am not eligible for need-based aid, is there anything else available?
YES. Students with no established financial need are still eligible to apply
for Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loans. Students may also apply for an
Alternative Student Loan. A student’s parent/parents may apply for a
Federal Parent Loan (PLUS). You can view more information on FAFSA’s
website.
I only want a loan. Do I have to file a FAFSA?
Yes. The FAFSA is the backbone of determining what type of loan you are
eligible to apply for; however, there are Alternative Student Loans that do
not require the FAFSA information. All students are encouraged to complete
the FAFSA so that we can determine what type of loan would be in your
best interest. The Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan has more
advantageous terms and conditions than alternative loans.
What scholarships can I apply for at the Florida State University?
The Office of Admissions automatically considers accepted freshmen for
academic merit-based scholarships. A separate application is not required.
Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit (combination of grades
and test scores).
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University Freshman Scholarship
A $9,600 scholarship distributed over four years. Recipients are selected
from the best freshman students admitted to the University based upon
high school grades and test scores.
Tuition Reduction Scholarship (Waiver)
Awarded to a limited number of Non-Florida freshmen based on
academic merit or special talent. The total amount of this award is a 50%
reduction (waiver) of the out-of-state portion of the tuition
(approximately $7,222 based on 30 semester hours for the 2012-2013
academic year). The waiver amount is only applied to tuition and does
not include other fees, nor does it apply towards study-abroad programs.
For information about tuition costs, click here.
For further information on FSU Scholarships please click on this website:
http://admissions.fsu.edu/freshman/finances/scholarships.cfm