Student ID cards are issued free of charge at the Student Services Center. Each semester the original ID cards are validated. The student is responsible for notifying the Student Services Center of any incorrect information or loss of card.

There is a $5 fee for card replacement.

The ID card is beneficial to the student for such activities as checking out books from the Library and using computer labs.  Undergraduates must carry 12 or more credit hours to be eligible for free admission to athletic events. Athletic validation may also be purchased for $15 per semester for undergraduates carrying 9 to 11 credit hours.

UNM-Valencia Campus uses the individual student's social security number as the student's identification at the university. This number is used for record-keeping purposes only. The authority to use the social security number comes from the Board of Regents and was adopted March 24, 1967. It is therefore mandatory that students disclose their social security number to the university for identification purposes.