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title: "Get a PolyCard"
canonical: "https://tech.calpoly.edu/space/CPKB/2424908/Get%20a%20PolyCard"
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Learn how to get a new or replacement PolyCard. 

> ✅ Incoming students obtain a PolyCard during orientation.

> ℹ️ **Looking for a Cal Poly Badge?** See how to [Get a Cal Poly Badge](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/10125401)…

> ⚠️ Accounts classified as “Student Applicant” have limited access to tabs and features of the portal, such as PolyCard Photo Services, until they are transitioned to a “Student” person type in late July (when every new Cal Poly Student’s account is transitioned)

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