FAQ
Last year, students proposed to the UW Board of Regents making the U-PASS program a universal program for Seattle campus students. The Regents approved. The change reduced the cost of U-PASS membership and locked the rate through the 2012-2013 academic year. Read more about the student Universal U-PASS initiative.
Beginning autumn quarter 2011, U-PASS powered by ORCA became a universal program for all eligible students on the Seattle campus. All students who pay the Service & Activities Fee (SAF) are U-PASS members and are required to pay the U-PASS fee. Students not eligible for Universal U-PASS can purchase U-PASS membership.
The following students are automatically U-PASS members through universal student U-PASS:
+ Students registered in state-funded courses (except students who are part of the state tuition exemption program); and
+ Students registered for classes and enrolled in a fee based degree major through Professional & Continuing Education (PCE) who pay the Services and Activities Fee (SAF).
Note that UW Bothell, UW Tacoma, and Professional and Continuing Education students have different fee requirements and different return/refund policies apply. For specific information regarding the U-Pass program at each campus, please visit one of the following websites:
Seattle students:
+ [UW Seattle Commuter Services](http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/commuterservices/u-pass)
Bothell students:
+ [UW Bothell Transportation Services website](http://www.uwb.edu/admin/transportation/upass)
Tacoma students:
+ [UW Tacoma Getting to Campus website](http://www.tacoma.uw.edu/about-uw-tacoma/getting-campus/what-u-pass)
+ [Professional & Continuing Education (PCE) students](http://www.pce.uw.edu/resources/getting-around.html)