The '''Hokie Passport''' is the official student, faculty and staff identification at Virginia Tech. Its human readable features are the name, ID number, photo and birthday of the owner. Its machine readable features include a barcode and a magnetic stripe. Hokie Passports are can be used to as library like debit cardsat dining halls and other venues, debiting a [[dining planDining Dollars]] cards, and can work [[Flex Additions]] or Hokie Passport account. Hokie Passports are used to as a debit card identification, for services on and off campuschecking materials out or admission, at places like the libraries, the [[Math Emporium]], such as laundry machines and downtown merchantsdormitories.

== Hokie Passport Account ==The '''Hokie Passport Account''' is a debit account usable on and around the Virginia Tech campus. Dormitory laundry machines, library printing services, and many downtown merchants accept Hokie Passport Account transactions. Upon graduation, any remaining Hokie Passport Account balance is transferred to one's Student Account at the Bursar's office, less a $15 processing fee. ==Magnetic Stripes==Tracks 1 and 3 of the magnetic strip are unused. Track 2 contains two fields. The first contains the 9-digit , ASCII-encoded student ID number . The second field is 8 bytes and may store student/faculty/staff status and a 4-digit card identifier, presumably to differentiate between different physical cards issued when one is lost or stolenserial number. The thin stripe near the middle is used by the copiers on the fourth floor of [[Newman Library]]. == External Links ==* [https://secure.hosting.vt.edu/www.hokiepassport.vt.edu/pages/carduses.php?div2=Student Hokie Passport uses]