Your Olds College Student ID Card
Your Olds College Student ID Card (IDOC Card) is the official identification card for Olds College.
When you arrive at Olds College on Registration Day, please be prepared to have your picture taken for your IDOC Card.
Alternatively, you can e-mail your picture to IDOC@oldscollege.ca along with the following information:
- Full Name
- Student ID Number
(You will find your student ID number on your early or full admission letter.)
We reserve the right to disallow inappropriate photos. No advertising or messages are allowed in the identification photos. When sending a photo, keep in mind it is for ID purposes and if you can't imagine the photo on your passport, you should choose to send a different one.
Please note, if you have sent in a photo, you will be required to show government issued photo ID when you pick-up your IDOC Card when you arrival on-campus for Registration Day.
Students living in Residence or the Town Houses, if you submit your photo electronically, your IDOC Card will be available for pick-up when you check in and receive your room keys.
An addtional benefit for students living in Residence is your meal plan will be accessible as soon as you receive your IDOC card when you check in.
Guidelines for Submitting Electronic Pictures:
- Your photo must be in a colour .jpg format and less than 2 mb
- Passport photos are a good choice
- Most camera cell phone photos are acceptable
- Cropping is not necessary if you do not have the resources to do so
- Faces must be clearly visible and facing forward – NO profile shots
- We will NOT accept photos with hats, headbands, toques or sunglasses
- No graduation caps, gowns or costumes can be worn
- Your photo must have a neutral background (i.e.: a white wall is best)
- Nothing can be touching the face such as hands, trees or graduation certificate
- NO GLAMOUR OR CANDID SHOTS. This photo should be similar to your driver’s license, but we do request that you smile.
Examples of Unacceptable Photos:
Please be advised at this time Distance Education students are not eligible for picture submission.
Picking Up Your ID Card
Your IDOC Card will be available for pick up on your Registration Day at Student Services in the Olds College Library for students not living in Residence or Town Houses. Student who are living in Residence or Town Houses your IDOC card can be picked up at the Residence Office in Frank Grisdale Hall when you check-in.
To pick up your IDOC card you MUST COME IN PERSON and bring government issued photo ID and your Olds College Student ID number (found on your early or full admission letter).
