HSU Identification
HSU-ID Number
To assist in protecting students from identity theft, Humboldt State University has generated an identification
number (HSU-ID) for each student. The HSU-ID can be used only for obtaining services from the university. If it is lost, it cannot be used to establish credit or to identify a student for business purposes outside the university. Therefore, it does not create the potential for identity theft inherent in using social security numbers (SSNs).
Social Security Number
Humboldt uses the social security number to identify the student for purposes of financial aid eligibility and disbursement and the repayment of financial aid and other debts payable to the institution. The Internal Revenue Service requires the university to file information returns that include the student's social security number and other information such as the amount paid for qualified tuition, related expenses, and interest on educational loans. This information is used to help determine whether a student, or a person claiming a student as a dependent, may take credit or deduction to reduce federal income taxes. Many efforts are made to protect the privacy of this number.
ID Card
Students must have a picture taken in order to obtain a student identification card. An ID Card is needed to use the library, Student Health Center, and various campus services, as well as to pick up financial aid checks, and obtain student discounts for campus events. ID pictures are taken in the library, Monday through Friday, 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 PM and Monday through Thursday, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM New students should contact the campus ID office in the library regarding specific dates and times pictures will be taken. The cost of the ID card is included in the registration fee the first term of enrollment at Humboldt State. There is a $5.00 replacement fee, payable at Student Financial Services, SBS 285, if the ID is lost or stolen. The receipt must be presented to the library prior to having a new picture taken.
April 2007
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