Your Student Identification Card allows you access to a number of services, resources and facilities, outlined below:
Library Resources
The barcode and validation date on your card verifies your status for borrowing privileges. Returning students' cards must be validated before the end of September each year.
Media Services
Borrowing privileges for equipment and media are verified by your current Campus Identification Card.
Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre
As a registered student your Campus Identification Card is your access card. It is also required to reserve facilities or rent equipment.
Exams & Tests
Be prepared to bring your Campus Identification Card to all exams and tests.
Learner Support Centre
You must present your current ID card at the front reception desk for scanned access to the resource centre.
Student Health Benefit Plan
Your current card verifies your status as a current benefit plan subscriber to health plan providers.
Transit Discounts - U-Pass
As a full time postsecondary student, your Campus ID Card is your identification card for the U-Pass discounted bus service on all Durham Region Transit routes and GO Transit routes within Durham Region. U-Pass service is only valid from September to mid May.
Monthly Discounts
Non-full time students are eligible to purchase student rate monthly transit passes with their part time or non-postsecondary Campus ID cards.
Student Centre
Your current card will allow access to a variety of services and events supported by your Student Association, such as the used Bookstore, event tickets and pub access.
Meal Plan accounts
Are activated and accessed by your card. You will find Chartwells offices in the following locations:
Flex Dollar Accounts
Are initially purchased with all meal plans but additional dollars may be added onto your account at any Chartwells cash registers upon presentation of your ID card.
Flex Dollars may be used at the following locations on campus:
Oshawa Main Campus
South Village Residence
Simcoe Building - Cafe
Student Centre - Food Court
UOIT Science Building
UOIT Business & IT Building- UB Cafeteria
Skilled Trades Campus (Whitby) - Cafeteria
For questions regarding Meal Plans & Flex dollars, please contact mealplan@dc-uoit.ca or call Ext. 2555.
Retail Discounts
May be possible on and off campus while registered in Postsecondary education. Examples of these opportunities include; restaurant discounts, student rates at theatres and other retail establishments. Show your card and save money!
Debit Card Services
The smart chip on all student cards acts as a debit system that allows for cashless photocopying in several campus buildings.
You may deposit money onto your card at any Cash Manager Machine stations:
- Oshawa
- Gordon Willey building - Main foyer
- Library
- Main floor L1B 136E.
- Whitby - main entrance hallway
All Cash Managers accept up to a maximum of $20. but it is recommended that you keep a balance of less than $5. If you withdraw or lose your card, the balance is non-refundable.
To deposit cash on your card, follow the directions on the LED screen. It is not necessary to purchase a Copy Card from the Cash Manager if you have a current ID Card.
Cash Manager Machines will only accept $1. coins, $2. coins, $5. $10 and $20. bills.
Copiers with Smart Card meters are located in the following locations:
- Oshawa -South Wing 2nd flr.
- Main Foyer
- Library
- Rm. L1B 136E
- Rm. L1B 218
- Rm. L1B 322
- Simcoe Cafeteria
- Skilled Trades Campus
- Whitby
- Student Services