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All students at the University are required to have CATcard.  We have gone fully digital!  Plastic CATcards are a thing of the past  and will not be automatically printed.  In an effort to be more environmentally friendly we are requiring students to utilize a DIGITAL CATcard credential.  Be sure to upload a photo and a government issued ID. 

UVM was one of the first schools in the country to allow the university ID to be stored in the Apple or Google Wallet.   We are a one-card/credential campus — all campus amenities are serviced via the one UVM CATcard. This card/credential provides you access to your privileges, meal plans, door access and the UVM debit account known as CAT$cratch. If for some reason you have difficulty installing/utilizing the mobile credential please reach out to us at CATCARD@uvm.edu, or call us during business hours at 802-656-4509.  We will still issue a plastic ID badge upon request for off-campus/bus use.

When utilizing your CATcard on campus you do not need to open any apps or your digital wallet.  From a dark screen Apple users can present the top rear of the phone to the reader and if you have access to a particular door or have funds in CAT$cratch or a Meal Plan your phone will do the rest.  You can see your card image display briefly as you hold your phone to the reader.  Android users must wake their phone up and present the middle rear of the phone to the reader for the digital CATcard to work.  If you require any troubleshooting with your phone please contact CATcard or the Tech Team.



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    Undergraduate Student

    • All students must upload their photo through the webcard center and follow those directions.
    • Access to your privileges will be activated at the beginning of the semester for which a student is enrolled.
    • CAT$cratch, the prepaid debit account, may be funded at any time and works right off your digital CATcard for your convenience.

    Graduate and Certificate Students

    • May upload their photo or come into the CATcard office to have their photo taken or/and receive assistance putting the digital CATcard on their phone.
    • Access to your privileges will be activated at the beginning of the semester for which a student is enrolled.
    • CAT$cratch, the prepaid debit account, may be funded at any time and works right off the digital CATcard for your convenience.

    Medical Students

    • All students must upload their photo through the webcard center and follow those directions.
    • Access to your privileges will be activated at the beginning of the semester for which a student is enrolled.
    • CAT$cratch, the prepaid debit account, may be funded at any time and works right off the digital CATcard for your convenience.

    Continuing Education Students

    • All students must upload their photo through the webcard center and follow those directions.
    • Access to your privileges will only be valid when you are actively enrolled in class.
    • CAT$cratch, the prepaid debit account, may be funded at any time and works right off the digital CATcard for your convenience.




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What are my CATcard Privileges? 

Get a new card

  • If your phone will not work with the digital CATcard and you lose your physical card, you can buy a new one for $25.00.
  • It can not be charged to your student account.
  • If your current card is worn out or not working replace it for $10.00.

CATcard etiquette

  • Do not give your phone or card to anyone.
  • Do not leave your phone or card as collateral.
  • Do not loan your phone or card to your friend so he/she can use your CAT$cratch, meal plan or GMT bus privileges, your card will be confiscated if misused.
  • Do not give your phone or card to your friend so he/she can access your building.
  • Do not use your phone or card for any other unintended use.