Matriculation Card

How do I get my matriculation card?

• Have you registered yet? First you have to register online and email us your photograph.We send you everything you need to know for this in your joining instructions.
• You can collect your matriculation card in M201, George Moore Building from 29 August to 15 September.  We can also help you with registration and take a photograph of you if you haven’t been able to email one in time.  If in Glasgow, we recommend you come on or before 11 September to avoid our busiest time and can then focus on attending your scheduled classes from 12 September having already matriculated.
• If you are an international student, we will need to check and copy your passport and visa before we give you your card to meet our sponsor requirements for the UK Border Agency. You must also give us your local address including postcode.
• Until 15 September we are open in M201: 
  Monday 0930-1800
  Tuesday 0930-1800
  Wednesday 0930-1800
  Thursday 0930-1800
  Friday 0930-1600
  Saturday 10th 1200-1400
  Sunday 11th 1300-1500
• If you don't start your programme before 15 September 2011, collect your card from the Academic Registry desk.

Loan letters and grant cheques

When you have your matriculation card, you can get your loan or SAAS award letter scanned and collect any grant cheques. Find out how you get your first payment. If you have the letters for both already, bring them when you collect your matriculation card and you can do everything together.

Validity of the card

Your matriculation card is valid for the duration of your programme. We will issue a new card if your studies continue past the expiry date.

When will I use my matriculation card?

You need the matriculation card as ID to

• have your payment schedule letter scanned for student loan payment
• have your SAAS award letter scanned for grant or bursary payments
• collect any grant cheques from the university
• confirm your continued attendance as an international student for UKBA at the Academic Registry desk when we email you during the academic year
• sit examinations
• prove you are a member of the Students' Association, for example, to join a club or use their welfare service
• take out books from the library within the Saltire Centre
• join the ARC sports and fitness centre
• prove you are a student (eg. student fares on buses, trains, flights, tourist attractions)
• swipe in printers and photocopiers on campus and to top up print credits.

What if I lose my matriculation card or it gets stolen?

Check out the Academic Registry page about matriculation cards.

What information is on a matriculation card?

We have a detailed list of all the information that's on a matriculation card.