Your U Card will last as long as you if you take some simple precautions.

• Keep your U Card in our free protective cardsleeve, available at the U Card Office. We also offer a number of other card holders for a fee.
• Treat your U Card like cash. Gopher GOLD value cannot be refunded–even if your U Card is lost or stolen.
• Don't allow your U Card to be used as collateral for University services. There may be financial value or access to campus services associated with U Cards and cardholders should never allow their card to be retained for services.
• Don't leave your U Card on your dashboard or in the sun.
• Don't allow your U Card's magnetic stripes to be scratched by keys, change, or other sharp objects.
• Don't allow your U Card's magnetic stripes to rest next to other cards' magnetic stripes because the U Card could de-magnetize them.
• Don't bend your U Card.
• Don't punch holes in or apply stickers to your U Card.

To keep your card protected, we offer a number of different card holders. You can purchase one at the main U Card Office.