ID Cards

ID Card Eligibility

Required Documentation
  • Employee or Student ID number, as displayed in myHR and/or myZou.
  • Valid U.S. Government-issued photo ID (driver’s license, military ID, passport, state ID, watermarked temporary Driver’s Licenses, etc.).
  • You may purchase a Missouri state ID at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Visit the Licensing Checklist page for documents you will need to provide.
One of the following must be true:
  1. Your Welcome Orientation fee has been processed by University Cashiers
  2. It is within 33 days of the start of the semester for which you are enrolled (with courses appearing in myZou).
  3. It is after your Residential Life housing contract start date. In most cases, you should upload a picture to complete your ID photo submission before arrival to campus. However, if you do not attend a Welcome Orientation session in the Summer or Winter and are not able to enroll in classes until you are on campus, you may need to get an ID once you arrive. If you anticipate this applies to you, reach out to your program or Residential Life to discuss how this may impact your arrival.

Student Legal Name must be associated in myZou as their Primary Name in order to further ensure campus safety. If you want to update your myZou account to display your preferred name, change your legal name with MU.

Staff ID cards are issued on or after the employment start date, once the Personnel Action Form (PAF) has been completed by the hiring department and up to 48 hours after the employee has provided I-9 documents, in person, at MU Human Resources in Jesse Hall.

Note

For the below-mentioned, please call 573.882.1871 or email us before coming to the ID Office.

  • Faculty ID cards are issued up to 30 days prior to employment start date, once the Personnel Action Form (PAF) has been completed by the hiring department and up to 48 hours after the appointment appears in PeopleSoft Webapps.
  • Visiting faculty and staff should work with their sponsoring department to complete a Courtesy Appointment. Up to 48 hours after the appointment appears in PeopleSoft Webapps, they may be issued a card on or after their start date.
  • Vendors and staff should work with their sponsoring department to complete a Courtesy Appointment. Up to 48 hours after the appointment appears in PeopleSoft Webapps, they may be issued a card on or after their start date
  • MU Health Care employees are issued a specific hospital identification badge by Hospital Human Resources. This badge is accepted campus-wide and is automatically activated for campus use.