Online Photo Submission

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Every student is required to have a Cardinal Card. This card confirms that you are a University of Louisville student and indicates you are entitled to the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a student. The Cardinal Card functions as your ID card, meal card and library card, among many other uses.

The online photo submission process is only open for students or employees receiving their very first card. Our Cardinal Cards do not expire. If you have previously received a Cardinal Card from the university, it is still valid. To receive a replacement Cardinal Card, there is a $15 fee.

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Complete the Cardinal Card Agreement

Please complete the Cardinal Card Agreement webform. Please submit your webform before you submit your online photo. 

CCA webforms that are submitted without an online photo submission will be deleted and will need to be resubmitted. Submitted online photos will be rejected if not accompanied with the Cardinal Card Agreement webform.

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Submit your photo

Your photo must conform to the following specifications:

  • As a general rule, if a photo is not acceptable for a passport or state-issued ID, it will not be accepted for a university ID.
  • The photo must be a recent, forward-facing, shoulders square to camera, passport-style photo in color.
  • Face must be clearly visible and facing forward - no profile shots.
  • Background must be solid white or off-white background with no other objects showing. No textures such as doors or bricks are allowed. Please no edited backgrounds.
  • No sunglasses, hats, baseball-style caps or novelty headgear in your photo.
    • Headpieces worn for religious purposes are acceptable.
  • Blurry or out-of-focus photos, bad shadows are not acceptable.
  • The cardholder must be the only person in the picture.
  • No copyrighted photos.
  • No professional photos, senior photos, filtered, edited or AI enhanced photos.
  • Unable to accept a photo of an existing picture. 

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Instructions

Create an acceptable digital photo using the specifications above. Photos are subject to approval by the Cardinal Card Office. Upload your photo (sign in required) and a jpg (jpeg) image of your state-issued identification, include photo, name and birth date.

Select your appropriate status type:

  •  Faculty/Staff - Faculty or staff that are employed by the university.
  • House staff - Residents or fellows that are employed by the university.
  • Student - Students that are enrolled in classes for the CURRENT semester at the university.
  • Online Academic Program - Students that are enrolled in an online academic program at the university.
  • Freshman Orientation (select the session that you are enrolled in) - Incoming first-year students that are participating in the summer 2025 orientation sessions. NOTE: When completing the Cardinal Card Agreement webform, please select "Freshman Orientation".

Please complete the Cardinal Card Agreement webform. Please submit your webform at the same time that you submit your online photo. CCA webforms that are submitted without an online photo submission will be deleted and will need to be resubmitted. Submitted online photos will be rejected if not accompanied with the Cardinal Card Agreement webform.

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