Department Cards

Departments that require access cards for short term visitors, departmental printing cards, or cards for other edge use cases where an individually issued card is not possible, can request Department Cards from our office. 

Because of the transient nature of these cards, departments are required to closely manage and track the appropriate use of these cards in compliance with all applicable University policies.

The cost of these cards is $5 each, and they can be requested utilizing a non-catalog requisition in Workday listing BuckID Card Services as the supplier.

Please be sure to include a general description of the use case and what name you would like to appear on the card(s) in the memo of your requisition. If you are requesting the cards be pre-valued with BuckID cash or printing funds, make sure to include the amount you would like on each card.

Below are the item names you can use for various types of cards when entering your requisition:

• Departmental Access Cards - cards needed only for door access purposes
• Departmental Print Cards - cards needed to pay for printing on public printers, including plotters / poster printers at university libraries
  • $5 card issuance fee may be waived or reduced based on deposit amount and quantity of cards - contact buckidcardservices@osu.edu to discuss your specific needs
  • Deposits and balances are subject to our standard terms and conditions
• Visitor Cards - cards loaded with BuckID cash funds for guests/visitors to purchase food at on-campus dining and participating off-campus merchants
  • $5 card issuance fee may be waived or reduced based on deposit amount and quantity of cards - contact buckidcardservices@osu.edu to discuss your specific needs
  • Deposits and balances are subject to our standard terms and conditions