General Buff OneCard Questions
- online immediately.
- Students who live in the residence halls should contact their hall Community Center if they lose their card after regular business hours. To access your meal plan or Munch Money, download the GET app from the 听辞谤 .
- Please visit our office in the Center for Community room N180 from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or email boc@colorado.edu to request a replacement card. The $30 cost will be applied to your student bill. If you would like your card mailed there is an additional $5 fee, and it can take up to two weeks for mail-in requests to arrive.
- Once your card is reported lost or stolen, it will be deactivated and your account(s) will be suspended to prevent unauthorized use in Dining or Housing facilities. The cardholder is responsible for all use prior to when the card has been reported. If you live in Graduate and Family Housing, you must contact the GFH office at 303-492-6384 to deactivate your card.听
Bring your current card to our office in the Center for Community, room N180 (next to the WeatherTech Cafe) and we will diagnose the card and replace it for you if needed. There is a $5 fee to replace a card that is non-functional.
Please use soap and water, and wash your card as you would your hands. Do not use any chemical-based cleaners, as they will damage the card. You can use hand sanitizer if needed听but be sure to wash your card off thoroughly as soon as possible afterwards.
Please email boc@colorado.edu with a headshot, and let us know if you would like us to mail your card听辞谤 if you would prefer to pick it up in person.
Yes! We do we ask that you try to contact us via email at boc@colorado.edu with your request prior to visiting our office.听We are open from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Mon - Fri.
You can pick up your card at the Center for Community N180 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Please visit our location with your expired card and we will produce a new card for you. We can also mail a new card to you. If you would like it mailed, please send us a photo of the front and back of your card.听If your access is not working and your card is still active, please email听boc@colorado.edu听with your current card number and we will try to assist you remotely.
Your card provides eligibility for many student privileges, including access to the听Recreation Center, Wardenburg Health Center, Campus Dining Services locations, football and basketball games, checking out library books听and printing on campus.
As a regularly enrolled student or a regularly employed staff person, your first card is free.
Guests, contractors and temporary employees may need a card to access certain services on campus.
Student Card Pricing
Initial Buff OneCard: free
Replace a lost card: $30
Replace damaged card: $10
Make changes to existing card: $5
New CollegePass: $10
Faculty & Staff Replacement Card
Initial Buff OneCard: free
Replace a lost card: $30
Replace a damaged card: $10
Make changes to existing card: $5
New EcoPass: $10
Guest Card
New Campus Visitor/Guest Card: $10
Replace a damaged card: $10
Non-Student Resident Card Prices
New Family CollegePass Card: $5
Replace a damaged card: $10
Your Buff OneCard is your official university identification and as a student or employee you are required to carry it with you whenever you are on campus.听It is also your key to all kinds of services and events here at CU.
Present听it upon the request of any university official.
No. Your card is valid as long as you continue to be a student or employee of the University of Colorado Boulder.
If you leave the university for 12 months or more you may need to have a new card issued.
Here are some tips to keep your Buff OneCard is good condition:
- Do not expose your card to any magnetic devices
- Do not store your card on the back of your phone while using a wireless charger or a contactless payment method like Apple Pay
- Keep your card in a safe carrying sleeve
- Do not punch holes in your card
- Do not give your Buff OneCard to anyone else
- Do not tamper with any information on your card
- Never give your Buff OneBanking PIN number to anyone
- Memorize your PIN and do not write it on your card
- Clean card only with soap and water, do not use harsh chemicals.
Please email boc@colorado.edu with your request.
Stickers rub off when put through the various card readers on campus and especially at ATM machines. It is very costly to replace or repair these readers.
Putting a sticker directly on your card may result in your card being confiscated and destroyed.
To obtain a new card the cost is $30.
The Buff OneCard office has partnered with the Pride Office to replace your Buff OneCard at no cost. Please follow the instructions from Center for Inclusion and Social Change (CISC) to update your name and photo.听
Completing听a preferred/legal name change through the Registrar's Office听will change your name in various computer systems across campus, however, in order to receive a new card, you must follow the additional instructions from CISC above.听听
Munch Money & Campus Cash
The easiest way听to make a Campus Cash deposit is online using this Buff OneCard site.听Choose from one of the options on the Home page.
You can also mail a check to:
Buff OneCard Office
159 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0159
Make sure to include the name and card number you are trying to make the deposit to.
And finally, you can make a deposit in person at听the Buff OneCard Office.
Campus Cash is generally used for small dollar purchases on campus such as campus printing, food at the UMC Grill and most HDS dining locations, and to do laundry in your residence hall.
Every cardholder has a Campus Cash account ready for activation when they are issued a Buff OneCard.
Campus Cash Cards are also available for purchase by members of the public to access printing and dining services across campus.
Munch Money is part of your Housing & Dining Services meal plan and can be used at any dining center, grab-n-go听辞谤 retail outlet.
For more information on locations and hours visit the Campus Dining Services webpage.
Munch Money is part of your Housing & Dining Services meal plan and can be used at any dining center, grab-n-go听辞谤 retail outlet. If you use up your Munch Money, you can use Campus Cash instead for the same purchases. Campus Cash additionally can be used for laundry and printing. Munch Money cannot be used for laundry and printing.
Buff One Banking
When you open a Buff One Banking account with Elevations Credit Union, you can pick your own PIN number to be encoded on your Buff OneCard.
Then you can use it to access funds in your checking account at thousands of ATMs and hundreds of merchants that accept STAR network transactions.
Visit the 听for more information.
On-campus Buff One Banking locations:
- Alferd Packer Grill
- CU Bookstore
- the CU Connection
- Hearsay Cafe
- Real McCoy
- Wardenburg Health Center
Buff One Banking can be used off-campus at any merchant in the , including King Soopers, Safeway听and See Eyewear.
Yes. Please click on the current agreement to view the PDF.听
Visitor & Guest Cards
Complete the online form (located under the Visitors & Guests tab).
Email boc@colorado.edu with a photo and birthdate of the person you are requesting a card for. If the person previously had a card, please provide the old card number in lieu of the photo.
All guest cards cost $5 payable at the time the card is issued.
Email boc@colorado.edu and we will arrange a replacement for you.
The Campus Visitor/Guest card can be used at the Recreation Center, housing dining centers and听for checking out library books, if these privileges have been purchased.
Sometimes the card is required for door access into labs or other restricted areas.
RTD Bus Pass
EcoPass and CollegePass replacements can be requested by emailing boc@colorado.edu.
Your first card is free and replacement cards can be purchased for a fee of $10, which is required by the Environmental Center and .
You can ride all the local and regional buses in Boulder and Denver. This includes: Lightrail and local Hop/Skip/Jump/Bound/Stampede/Leap services.
The SkyRide to Denver International Airport has no extra fee for EcoPass cardholders when taking the service to and from DIA.
RTD EcoPass and CollegePass cardholders must pay the full fare for special rides like the Rockies or Broncos Ride.
For route information visit the .
Eligibility
Yes!
You may purchase a card for $30.
If you elect to pay the full student fees you will be eligible for an EcoPass and Student Recreation Center access.
Yes!
Family members of an enrolled student resident may purchase a card for $5.
No.
Temporary employees are not eligible for a faculty/staff Buff OneCard or the RTD benefit.
However, you may purchase a Campus Visitor/Guest card for $5 if you bring authorizing paperwork to the Buff OneCard Office at the time of carding.
Yes!
Retired employees are eligible for a Buff OneCard.
Emeritus professors and employees returning to work are eligible for a Buff OneCard and an EcoPass card.
Yes! You may purchase a student card for $30, or a guest card for $10. Please email听boc@colorado.edu听for more information. You can also elect to purchase a semester bus pass for the current semester rate.