Positive Identification

All students registering for courses at the UMass Chan Medical School must be positively identified. In order to establish positive identification, students must present a government issued picture ID and verification of social security number.

The acceptable documents to establish positive identification are:

1. United States social security card issued by the Social Security Administration.

AND

2. a) Driver’s license or ID card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph and information such as name, date of birth, gender and address.

OR

b) ID card issued by the by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph and information such as name, date of birth, gender and address.

Students unable to provide verification of their social security number must present two government issued picture IDs at the time of registration. Verification of social number must be completed within thirty days of registration.