A Bengal Card is a multipurpose photo ID issued to students, faculty, and staff at Buffalo State. Each card has a unique identification number assigned to the cardholder. It is the official ID for the use of college services and facilities.
Bengal Cards are distributed at the library's Circulation Desk. Once you order your first Bengal ID Card or a replacement Bengal ID card using the links on this page, your card will be available for pick-up the following day.
Bengal ID cards are functional year-to-year. Returning students do not need a new card each academic year. If a card is lost, the $15 replacement card will automatically expire the lost card, so lost cards will no longer work once a replacement has been ordered, and they should be discarded if found.
Students, returning to Buffalo State after 3 semesters absence, are considered new students and should order a new card for free.
When ordering an ID using this form,choose distance learner in the drop-down. Your ID will be mailed to you. To prevent identity theft and fraud, we will only send mail to the address in Banner. We define distance learners as students who take classes remotely and never come to campus.
Your Bengal Card has many important uses:
Your Bengal Card is used to check out materials and reserve items at Butler Library and can be used to check out materials at all other SUNY libraries.
Your Bengal Card may be used to make photocopies and laser prints in the library (learn more). Money may be added to your card at the add-value machines located in the library's StudyQuad lab and in the Student Union.
Bengal ID Cards may be used for door access, this includes: some dormitories, the Fitness Center, and various buildings, such as the library's StudyQuad, for access after business hours.
Your Bengal Card is your meal card for all food services on campus.
Your card can also be used to get snacks and beverages from campus vending machines.
Replacements cost $15.00. Non-functioning cards, or cards that have become faded, may be returned for a free replacement. All replacement orders are final, so once you order a replacement, even if you then find your old card, you must still pay $15, so be sure it's really lost! If your Bengal Card is confiscated because of illegal usage, it will be destroyed; if eligible, you may purchase a new Bengal Card. If your card was stolen on campus, and you present a copy of the University Police incident report, you will not be charged for a replacement Bengal Card.
**Faculty and staff replacement fees are used as a donation to buy books but are not required.
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