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用手抚摸Continue using your Ventra CTA Upass for Fall Semester 2024 (August 26 , 2024 to December 13, 2024). CTA will have implemented the Open Standards Fare System, (OSFS) which is a contactless 票价媒体系统. The Ventra card is one type of contactless fare media. 所有的学校 participating in the U-Pass Card program will use Ventra cards as Student U-Pass 卡片.

The Ventra U-Pass Card will provide eligible, all full-time 学生s with unlimited rides on CTA busses and trains throughout the duration of an academic term at a reduced 成本. The Ventra U-Pass Card eliminates the need to re-issue a U-Pass 卡片 every 学期. The Ventra U-Pass Card also allows participating 学生s to ride CTA buses and trains while school is out of session and on Pace buses. 全票就可以了 be deducted from the 学生’s transit 账户 for these trips.

卡片 are not be automatically activated. The 学生 must activate their card. 将你的要求电邮至 upass@2ve6n74.net with your UID# and Card Number for activation for Fall Semester on August 26, 2024.

All  full-time 学生s enrolled are required to have a Ventra U-Pass Card.  “全 time 学生” is defined by the written policy of the school and the definition is valid for both graduate and undergraduate 学生s. A charge of $170 will be 188bet金宝搏官网登录网址程序lied to your 学生 账户 each Fall and Spring Term if you are a full time registered 学生.

 Students that are enrolled Part-Time may also purchase the Ventra U-Pass card for $170.00.  (见出纳处)

CTA sets the price for the Ventra U-Pass Card on an annual basis. 2024-2025年 Academic year, the Ventra U-Pass Card is $170.00 /学期.  全日制学生 will have their 账户s billed automatically.  If you drop below full-time hours of enrollment, your Ventra U-Pass Card will be deactivated.

The Chicago Transit Authority designed U-Pass Card program not only as a way to offer a discount to full-time 学生s but also to increase CTA ridership.  因此,对于 a school to participate in the program, CTA requires that all full-time 学生s at 学校收到U-Pass卡.  However, there are limited circumstances when the U-Pass Card may be waived if the 学生 meets one of the following criteria: 

  • Student enroll in ALL distance learning or 在线 courses
  • Student enrolled in ALL extension courses
  • 留学生
  • 62岁或以上的学生
  • 美国退伍军人
  • CTA的员工

In order for a fee waive to be considered, the 学生 must submit all requests in writing with supporting documentation to the Cashier’s 办公室ADM 211 by 5pm on 2024年9月20日.  We can be reached by telephone at (773) 995-2029 or email to upass@2ve6n74.net.

是的,  CTA will allow full-time 学生s to opt out of purchasing a U-Pass for the 2024年秋季学期.

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值得纪念的日子

  • August 26, 2024 thru December 13, 2024 Ventra Upass Effective dates
  • 2024年9月20日 Last day to Order Ventra Upass and opt out

Allow a minimum of 10 to 14 business days for your card to arrive at the university.

  • August 26, 2024 thru December 13, 2024 Ventra Upass Effective dates
  • 2024年9月20日 Last day to Order Ventra Upass and to opt out.

Allow a minimum of 10 to 14 business days for your card to arrive at the university.

Each full-time 学生 will receive a Ventra Card at the first distribution following the 学生’s enrollment at the school.  The Ventra Card will be registered to the 学生’s 账户 by the school, who will assign valid term to the 学生’s 账户. The 学生 will retain the same Ventra Card during his or her entire academic career with the school unless the card is lost, misplaced, stolen or misused.  

Ventra App 通知: The Ventra App can give you real-time 账户 notifications—much like 188bet金宝搏官网登录网址程序s for other 账户-based services you use.

卡片 不会 be automatically activated, please email Upass@2ve6n74.net with UID # and Card Number to be activated beginning August 26, 2024.

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Students who have completed the authorization form and contacted the Ventra U-Pass coordinator will pick up their Ventra U-Pass Card at the Cashier’s Office located in the Cook ADM 211 daily from 上午10点到下午4点.

是的.  The Ventra U-Pass Card will be effective for up to 5年 and the 学生 may continue to use the card after graduation or withdrawal from 大学.  However, a regular CTA fare will be charged if the card holder is 不再是学生.  Every effort will be made to distribute Ventra U-Pass cards 激活日期前.  Your U-Pass Coordinator will announce the dates and times.

不,从来没有.  Ventra U-Pass 卡片 are not transferable and will be confiscated by CTA and its holder subject to criminal prosecution if it is misused or presented for transportation by any person other than the person to whom it is issued.  CTA维持右侧 to inspect the Ventra U-Pass Card used by a 学生 and to ask for another form of identification to ensure that the pass is being used by the person to whom it is issued.  Furthermore, CTA维持右侧 to deny a 学生 access to CTA system at the Ventra U-Pas Card Reduced fee if the 学生 does not possess both the Ventra 身份证和学生证.

Lost, stolen and/or damaged cards require a SWORN STATEMENT to be signed by each 学生 who wish to replace their Ventra U-Pass due to being lost/stolen. 丢失的卡片 should be reported to Chicago State Cashier’s Office (ADM 211) between the hours of 上午10点到下午4点. 卡将被停用.

CTA要求支付50美元.00 for a lost, stolen and/or damaged Ventra U-Pass card.  Students, who return to school without their initial U-Pass card, should be considered lost/stolen and therefore a new card had to be issued. The replacement fee for a lost/stolen 卡是五十美元.00). This fee is paid at the 188bet金宝搏官网登录网址 Cashier’s 办公室ADM 211.

Most 学生s damage their U-Pass by allowing it to touch the magnetic strip of another 卡,如信用卡.  If a card is damaged, there is a replacement fee of $50.00.

Students may use the Ventra card as a “regular” fare; however, the 学生 MUST first load the Ventra card with Transit value or Transit Pass value.  过境值 be loaded at any participating Ventra retail location and/or at any Ventra vending 任何CTA火车站的机器.  Additionally, 学生s can also load/reload the card using a credit/debit/ or ACH 在线.

A card will be considered defective if it cannot be read by a Ventra reader AND has 以前从未使用过.  If the card has been used one time or more, it is determined that the user must have damaged it.  Most 学生s damage their U-Pass by allowing it to touch the magnetic strip of another 卡,如信用卡.  如果一张卡是 damaged, there is a replacement fee.

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If a card is captured by a card reader on a bus or train, it is not considered a 学生 错误.  Contact the bus driver to get a receipt stating the card was captured, or contact CTA personnel to write a “Fare Discrepancy Report.“CTA人员 will give the 学生 a free transit card to get to their destination.  学生必须 then take the receipt to CTA to request a new U-Pass.  需要5到7分钟 business days for a replacement card to be mailed to 188bet金宝搏官网登录网址 from CTA.  This replacement card will be sent to the Cashier’s Office for pick up.