Hokie Passport
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 can be used like debit cards at dining halls and other venues, debiting a Dining Dollars, Flex Additions or Hokie Passport account. Hokie Passports are used to as identification, for checking materials out or admission, at places like the libraries, the Math Emporium, and dormitories.
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 serial number. The thin stripe near the middle is used by the copiers on the fourth floor of Newman Library.
