Bison One Card Accounts

The Bison One Card features several accounts.  All cardholders have access to the Bison Bucks account. Please review the list below of each account.

Accounts accessible with your Bison One Card

Meals & Dining Dollars

Meals and Dining Dollars are accessible by Students who have a dining plan.

Meals can be used at the Blackburn Café and the Bethune Annex Café.

Dining Dollars can be used at HU Campus Dining locations, click here for more information.

Please login to Bison One Card eAccounts to view your Dining Plan (which is identified as a Board Plan).

Bison Bucks

Students, faculty and staff may load Bison Bucks to their Bison One Card and use the card like a declining balance debit card at various locations.

Bison Bucks are loadable funds available via your Bison One Card (not part of the student Dining Plans). Students, faculty and staff may load Bison Bucks to their Bison One Card to use like a debit card at various locations.

Summer program participants and summer stay guests can receive a Bison One Card and use Bison Bucks. At the end of your summer program or stay, your Bison Bucks will be disabled, and any unused Bison Bucks will be forfeited and or non-refundable. For more information regarding Summer Program use of the BisonCard, contact the Bison One Card Office.

Note: Discover, MasterCard, and Visa cards are the only acceptable methods of payment.

How to add funds to Bison Bucks:

  1. Select “+Add Money” in the Bison Bucks button
  2. Select Deposit Type
  3. Enter Amount you want to deposit
  4. Fill out payment information.
  5. Submit
  6. Select "Make Deposit"

Click here to login to eAccounts

Guest Deposit 

Guests can add funds directly to a Bison Bucks account.

Note: Discover, MasterCard, and Visa cards are the only acceptable methods of payment.

How to add funds to Bison Bucks as a Guest:

  1. Click on this link to go to Bison One Card eAccounts
  2. Click on "Make a Guest Deposit"
  3. Fill in these fields:
    1. First/Given Name
    2. Last/Family Name
    3. Card Number (select one of the options below)
      1. On the back of the card locate the + or - sign and 6 digits
      2. Your Student ID Number, without the @ symbol
      3. Contact the Bison One Card Office at 202-806-2109 or onecard@howard.edu
Back of Card - Point to iClass - 6 digit number

Directory

Click here: https://www.acceptinglocations.com/bisonbucks/

Bison Bucks Accepted Here

When shopping off-campus, look for the “Bison Bucks Accepted Here” sign.

Bison Bucks Accepted Here Signage
Bison Bucks Accepted Here

Laundry Points

Resident students* receive an allocation of laundry points for each semester.  Laundry points is a stored value account.

Each residence hall has a laundry room, for the purposes of washing and drying clothes.

Resident students that live in these residence halls will receive Laundry Points:

  • Bethune Annex
  • College Hall South
  • College Hall North
  • Cook Hall
  • Drew Hall
  • Tubman Quad
    • Baldwin
    • Crandall
    • Frazier
    • Truth
    • Wheatley

Book Voucher

You can make purchases at the Howard University Bookstore with your Book Voucher account. 
Your Book Voucher account is accessible via your Bison One Card. 
Transfer excess funds from your student account into your Book Voucher account by logging into BisonWeb, clicking on "Student Services", and "Book Voucher Request".

We recommend that you allow up to 2 hours for the request to be received and funds available.  Please check your balance by logging into Bison One Card eAccounts.

If you have any questions and/or concerns about your Book Voucher please send an email to onecard@howard.edu and make sure to include your Student ID Number.

Athletic Book Voucher

Student athletes with a book scholarship can make purchases at the Howard University Bookstore with your Athletic Book Voucher account.
Your Athletic Book Voucher account is accessible via your Bison One Card.
The Bison One Card Office and Athletics coordinate the deposit of funds into Athletic Book Voucher accounts.

Note: Student athletes are provided designated date(s) and time(s) for the purchase of books with their Athletic Book Voucher account.

Dental Book Voucher

Dentistry students can make their dentistry books and instruments purchases at the Howard University Bookstore with your Dental Book Voucher account.
Your Dental Book Voucher account is accessible via your Bison One Card.
The Bison One Card Office and Dentistry coordinate the deposit of funds into Dental Book Voucher accounts.

Note: Dentistry students are provided a designated date(s) and time(s) for the purchase of dentistry books and instruments with their Dental Book Voucher account.

HUH Function

HUH Function is a stored value account which the Howard University Hospital manages.

For more information, please visit the HUH cafeteria on the 2nd floor of the Hospital.