Campus Card: Passport to campus services

Boise State University has taken a “one card” approach to the Campus ID card. Using this approach, campus community patrons only need to carry one card in order to accomplish many tasks across the entire campus, Canyon County included.

Campus ID produces over 2,000 cards each summer during the orientation sessions and over 6,000 cards annually. These include cards for students, staff, faculty, emeriti and other special uses.

ID services: access and discounts

The Campus ID cards are your key to library book checkout, athletic ticket validation, event entrance, the REC Center and intramurals. In addition, the ID card is a meal card for students purchasing dining service plans and can be used as an access key to residence halls, selected buildings and classrooms across the campus. Finally, many local merchants offer discounts to Boise State students with a valid ID card.

The key to a cashless campus: Bronco Bucks

One use that is gaining popularity across campus is the Campus ID debit card, called Bronco Bucks. Over 1,000 students, faculty and staff are taking advantage of this benefit. Just deposit at least $5 onto your card at either the Student Union Info Desk or Payments and Disbursement office (soon to add on-line deposit capability) and you can then have the freedom of not having to worry about carrying cash to campus everyday. There is no limit to amount of money or times you can deposit on the card and the balance declines as purchases are made at Bronco Bucks transaction locations. Whenever you use your Bronco Bucks the clerk will discreetly let you know your remaining balance.

Parents find Bronco Bucks especially convenient as they can add money any time to the students’ card and have the satisfaction of knowing the money will be spent only for campus use.

There are many ways to use Bronco Bucks. They are accepted at all campus retail food locations, Table Rock CafZ, the Bookstore and Bronco Shop, Parking Services, Health Center and at selected vending machines. Eventually, Bronco Bucks will be used to purchase copies from copier machines, and in many other transactions where cash is now accepted.

The key to Flex Dollars

There has been a lot of confusion surrounding the difference between Bronco Bucks and Flex Dollars. Flex Dollars are the cash equivalent of meals that are purchased as part of the Block Meal Plans 4, 5 and 6 and are only good for food at The Table Rock CafZ or any of the Fine Host Retail outlets across campus. They cannot be used at the bookstore or Bronco Shop or other non-food transaction locations. Once you have used up your Flex Dollars, the balance cannot be replenished.

Campus ID goes digital

Just in time for new student orientation, the Campus ID department has upgraded their picture producing capabilities with Olympus digital cameras. Now instead of waiting in lines to have a card processed, orientation participants will have their pictures taken as they arrive for orientation and pick up their ID card as they leave

If you have questions about Campus ID or the Bronco Bucks program, call 426-4171 or look us up on the web.

Campus ID staff

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