Cougar Card
Campus Connection
The Cougar Card
ƒ Official ID for CofC students, faculty, staff and campus
affiliates. (Refer to Family Calendar pg. 7 for Cougar Card Information.)
ƒ The first card is free! Replacement cards for students
are $10. Lost cards may not be reactivated.
ƒ Public Safety requests students carry it at all times on
campus.
Card System
ƒ Secure – random ID number assigned, no
link in database to SSN, replace lost cards
24/7
ƒ Convenient - no need to renew card each
semester, process is automated
ƒ Foundation - system is expandable as
campus needs change
Connect to Campus Life
Functions
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Dining plan commerce
Library card
Admission to most residence halls
Privilege control - use of campus facilities, East
Shore Athletic Club (ESAC)
ƒ Free admission to athletic events-Go Cougars!
ƒ Ride CARTA buses free of charge
ƒ Pre-paid, on campus, debit card with stored value
funds
On Campus Stored Value Funds
Dining Dollars
ƒ food purchases only
ƒ includes snack/drink
vending
ƒ minimum deposit $50
Cougar Cash
ƒ purchase various
products & services
ƒ includes snack/drink
vending & food
ƒ minimum deposit $1$10 (depending on
location)
Cougar Cash
Pre-paid, declining balance account
• Barnes & Noble
Bookstore 160 Calhoun St.
• All dining locations
• Market 159, C-Store
• Mail Services
• Copy Center
• Parking Services
• Health Services
• Library copiers &
printers
• Selected snack &
drink machines
• Laundry is free
• CVS, FedEx,
Starbucks not
campus enterprises
Dining Dollars & Meal Plans
ƒ Managed by Dining Services, 164-175
Craig Hall, phone 843.953.5539
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ƒ Meal plan changes may be made until Monday,
August 27, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
ƒ Meal plans begin Friday, August 17, 2012 with dinner
ƒ Meal plans end Thursday, December 13, 2012 after
lunch
Stored Value Deposits
ƒ In person – Card Office, funds receive
immediate credit
ƒ In person – Treasurer’s Office (Calhoun St. next to
Starbucks), funds availability subject to a one
hour delay
*Cash, checks, major credit cards, with the
exception of VISA are accepted
Stored Value Deposits
Deposit using the eBill
ƒ Students: MyCharleston, Academic Services, eDeposit
tab, select the term & Cougar Cash or Dining Dollars.
Enter the amount and preferred payment method.
Confirm to process.
ƒ Authorized Users: From www.cofc.edu, open the
parent link, select eBill & log on. Use the eDeposit tab,
select the term & Cougar Cash or Dining Dollars. Enter
the amount and preferred payment method. Confirm to
process.
Stored Value Deposits
ƒ Web deposits are not in real time, funds are
available one hour after deposit
ƒ Dining Dollars and Cougar Cash deposits are
not subject to a convenience fee
ƒ Sorry, credit card payments are not accepted by
telephone
Cougar Cash Deposits
• Card Value Center – Addlestone Library,
1st fl. copy room, cash only for immediate
credit, $1 minimum deposit
Convenient for photocopies and print jobs
also may check the Cougar Cash account
balance
Cougar Card Mini-Statement
ƒ Current balance and 60 days of
transaction history
ƒ Available on MyCharleston for students
under the My Accounts tab
ƒ Students may contact Cougar Card
Services to obtain full account statements
Important to Know
ƒ Cougar Cash and Dining Dollars balances roll
over as long as the student has an open
matriculation
ƒ Cash may not be withdrawn
ƒ Refunds for balances of $10 or more may be
requested upon withdrawal, leave of absence or
graduation
ƒ No fees are charged, accounts will not overdraw
Financial Responsibility
ƒ In 2010, college seniors, graduated with average
card debt of $4,138 (Sallie Mae)
ƒ More than 80% of graduating seniors have credit
card debt before they have a job (learnvest.com)
ƒ Discuss money management throughout the
College experience
ƒ The Cougar Card is one tool that may be helpful
for budgeting
Cougar Card Distribution
• Day 2 of Orientation in the College of
Charleston Bookstore, 160 Calhoun St.
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Cougar Card Services will be open movein weekend, Saturday, August 18 and
Sunday, August 19, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thank You!
ƒ Thank you for entrusting your student to the
College of Charleston. If you have questions
please contact me.
Barbara Hallberg
Manager Cougar Card Services
843.953.1803
hallbergb@cofc.edu