FSU ID Card

What can you do with your Bobcat FSU ID Card? The FSU ID Card is your all-access pass to Frostburg State University. It is the only card you will need here at FSU.

Use your FSU ID Card as your

ticket to purchase from participation on-campus merchants (BOBCAT card) including the Bookstore
ticket to explore the Frostburg area and visit participating off campus merchants (BOBCAT EXPRESS card)
Library card
meal card
door access card for the residence halls
pass to a healthy meal at any of the 7 dining locations on campus

The FSU ID Card and Bobcat Express

The ID card is the means to access “Bobcat Express”, the University’s debit card program. The Bobcat Express website gives full information on the Bobcat Express system including using it to pay at several on-campus and off-campus locations.

By registering your information as a user you will have access to see your balances on the funds associated with your card ,your meal plan, and it’s usage. This can be a very useful tool when deciding if the current plan is the correct one for you and can help you determine the next semester’s meal plan decision. We highly encourage everyone to register and use this helpful tool.

Click below to manage Bobcat Express services on your FSU ID Card. This includes checking your funds and transactions, or deactivating your FSU ID Card if you lose it

Instructions for Bobcat Express on your FSU ID Card

The FSU ID Card and Library Access

Students can check out library materials from Lewis J. Ort Library. Visit the Library website for more information.

The FSU ID Card and Meal Plans

The FSU ID card serves as a meal card for boarding students and for commuter students who have purchased the “Block Plans.” The meal plan works by a swipe at registers in dining locations on campus. The ID card also serves as to door access to the computer lab for all students and for the boarding students; it is dorm access to their specific dorm. The door access works by a designated proximity chip in the card per each individual and it is very important to not bend, break, put a hole in card, or place against cell phone or against another card with a chip in it. We highly recommend purchasing a hard cover case to carry your ID in to protect it.

Full information on using the card for Meal Plans is on the FSU Dining website.

About Bonus Bucks and Bonus Dollar Plus

Bonus Bucks - A set of number of dollars called Bonus Bucks that are placed on the FSU ID depending on the meal plan chosen. They are a set amount and cannot be added to. These funds can only be used in Chartwells Dining locations. Bonus Bucks funds only roll over from fall to spring with enrollment in a meal plan. Unused Bonus Bucks are forfeited.

Bonus Dollar Plus - can be added to the FSU ID card (using Chartwells app). Bonus Dollar Plus can only be used at Chartwells Dining locations. Bonus Dollar Plus funds only roll over from fall to spring with enrollment in a meal plan. Unused Bonus Dollar Plus are forfeited.

The FSU ID Card and Residence Door Access

The ID card serves as door access to residence halls. Only the residents of the specific residence hall may enter.

Admission or Access to Several FSU Facilities and Services

The ID card serves as to door access to the computer lab for all students and for the boarding students.

Many university facilities (e.g. Lane Center, Library, P.E. Center, and Brady Health) require ID cards to be presented for admission to/for their respective facilities/services.

We highly recommend purchasing a hard cover case to carry your ID in to protect it.

The list is growing!

Security and Your FSU ID Card

If your card is lost, or stolen do the following:

Report the lost or stolen card to the ID Office immediately by calling 301-687-4196 or 301-687-7094. Contact by email: bobcatexpress@ngskmc-eis.net during regular business hours. Or go to the FSU Bobcat Express/ID web site. You may also report this to manager at any dining location and ask them to freeze your card. To reactivate your card, you must bring it in person to ID office.
A replacement fee of $20.00 can be paid in the ID Office with cash, check, or Bobcat Express Funds. A receipt from the Business Office is presented or payment made in the ID Office and a new card is issued. A Student may charge their Paws account for an Additional $15.00 fee ($35.00 total due for replacement ID).
The replacement fee is a nonrefundable fee. If a new card is issued and the original card is found it will be destroyed as it can no longer be used because of door access code that is assigned to the new card purchased.

Proper Use and Handling of the FSU ID Card

Important: Do not bend, break, place a hole in the card, or put up against cell phone as this will damage card. A damaged card will not work properly with the door access system. Do not carry the ID card in your front or back pocket since this can break or bend it.

We highly recommend purchasing a hard cover case to carry your FSU ID in to protect it.

Replacing Your FSU ID Card

The University will replace ID cards that, in the opinion of the ID Office Staff, have disintegrated because of normal wear and tear. The right is reserved, however, to charge a $20.00 replacement fee for any card that appears to have been tampered with or abused.

You can replace lost or damaged cards for the fee of $20 in the ID Office. Cash, check, or Bobcat Express funds can be used to pay this fee. You may also bill this fee to your student account for an additional $15.