U-PASS Important Dates & Waiting Periods
IMPORTANT!
Fall 2024
August 21, 2024
Continuing student U-Passes activated for most students*. U-PASS distribution for new students will occur in the SCE ID Center. Please bring your valid UIC iCard in order to pick-up the U-PASS.
*UIC Law and College of Medicine may have alternate pick up locations. Students in those colleges should check with their college for details.
December 18, 2024
Final day of activation for semester. This is the final day U-Passes can be used without adding separate funds for use on CTA busses and trains.
*Students in the College of Dentistry, College of Medicine, and the Corporate MBA program may have start and end dates that differ from those listed above.
Becoming Eligible after August 1, 2024
Returning students with a non-expired Ventra U-PASS who register or opt-in after the above date or make changes their Opt-status on our web application will see an activation delay of 1-3 business days. This delay may be extended by university or CTA closures, specifically prior to the Spring semester.
New students (including transfer students) who register or opt-in after the above date will see a 6-8 business day delay in production and delivery of their U-PASS to the ID Center.
For students with existing U-PASS cards, the standard policies on lost/replacement cards will still be enforced.
Helpful Information Heading link
- Before starting the U-PASS or U-PASS+ process, a valid iCard photo needs to be on file with the UIC ID Center
- Users need to OPT-IN to the U-PASS or U-PASS+ benefit: go.uic.edu/fall_upass
- Users need to have created a Ventra account.
- Users need to have signed into the Ventra app.
- After obtaining the U-PASS card from UIC, the card needs to be enrolled into the Ventra app.
Determining if your U-PASS is Active Heading link
To determine if your U-PASS is active, visit ventrachicago.com/balance. After entering your card’s serial number and expiration date, you can check that 1) your card has a balance of $0.00 or greater and 2) under the ‘Passes’ section, the U-PASS is listed.