Your TCU ID is required for gaining entrance to these facilities or events:
- Library
- Post office mailboxes
- Recreational Center (paid membership required)
- Ed and Rae Schollmaier Basketball Coliseum turnstiles
- Access to labs and classrooms (by arrangement only)
- Identification for season ticket discounts for TCU sports
- Select TCU music/theatre performances
- Special lectures and events
As long as you are employed by TCU, you have automatic access to the library turnstiles and post office mailboxes. No other access is automatic; all other access arrangements are made through your department. The ID Center accepts access requests through emails from building deputies and department heads only. Please get in touch with the building deputy or your supervisor for access requests.
Your TCU ID is required for gaining access to these facilities or events:
- Your residence hall, if you live on campus
- Library
- Computer labs
- Wright Media Center/Carter Tech Center
- Health Center
- Department-specific building access, such as music practice rooms and science labs
- Free admission to athletic events for students
- Recreational Sports/Intramural Sports
- TCU Music/Theatre performances
- Special lectures, concerts, and other events
FAQs
First, know that if you recently moved, your ID will automatically update to your new hall after housing finishes all paperwork involved. Check with the Hall Director of your old residence hall to ensure they have submitted the appropriate paperwork. If you have concerns about your move, contact Housing & Residence Life at 817-257-7865 or housing@tcu.edu.
If you have not recently moved, ensure that your card works other places, such as Market Square. If your ID is not working anywhere, see the article “What do I do if my card won’t work anywhere?”
If you believe you are supposed to have access to a door, but your ID card will not open said door, first check to see if the door is unlocked. When a door is unlocked, the card reader will reject your card. This does not necessarily mean that your card will not work when the door is scheduled to be locked.
Ensure that you are trying to unlock your door during your allotted timeframe. Want more hours? Ask your supervisor or the building deputy.
Check with your supervisor, chair, or dean to ensure the appropriate request has been submitted and then follow up with them. You may also include the ID Center (idcenter@tcu.edu) in these communications as they may be helpful in finding the right person to contact.
If you believe you are supposed to have access to a door, but your ID card will not open said door, first check to see if the door is unlocked. When a door is unlocked, the card reader will reject your card. This does not necessarily mean that your card will not work when the door is scheduled to be locked.
Ensure that you are trying to unlock your door during your allotted timeframe. Want more hours? Ask your supervisor or the building deputy.
Check with your supervisor, chair, or dean to ensure the appropriate request has been submitted and then follow up with them. You may also include the ID Center (idcenter@tcu.edu) in these communications as they may be helpful in finding the right person to contact.
If you believe you are supposed to have access to a door, but your ID card will not open said door, first check to see if the door is unlocked. When a door is unlocked, the card reader will reject your card. This does not necessarily mean that your card will not work when the door is scheduled to be locked.
Ensure that you are trying to unlock your door during your allotted timeframe. Want more hours? Ask your supervisor or the building deputy.
Check with your supervisor, chair, or dean to ensure the appropriate request has been submitted and then follow up with them. You may also include the ID Center (idcenter@tcu.edu) in these communications as they may be helpful in finding the right person to contact.