In order to be in compliance with the Texas Business & Commerce Code § 35.58, UH-Downtown will no longer use social security numbers (SSN) as the primary student identifier. During the Fall 2006 semester, UHD students who currently use their SSN as their ID number will be assigned a 9-digit “UHD ID” number that begins with a 9. There are no social security numbers assigned that begin with a 9, therefore no student will have a UHD-ID that will, by coincidence be someone else’s social security number.
Students who already have identification numbers that begin with a 9 will keep that number as their UHD-ID. Students with identification numbers which begin with anything other than a 9 will be assigned a new UHD-ID. Alumni and former students for whom UHD maintains records in the student information system and whose identification number does not begin with a 9, will also be assigned a new UHD-ID.
UHD will continue to collect social security numbers since the Department of Education requires the use of social security numbers in order to process financial aid and to monitor other federal support programs. Only offices that require social security numbers to perform their functions will request the social security number from students. These offices will continue to adopt appropriate security precautions and any online transaction requiring the use of social security numbers will be encrypted.
Once the conversion takes place, the University will mail enrolled students their UHD-ID number to the address on record. All students should verify or update their mailing address through “My Personal Data” in student e-services. Students will be able to securely retrieve their UHD-ID number online via student e-services using the Look Up UHD-ID service. For more information on the UHD-ID Conversion, please contact the Registrar’s Office at 713-221-8999 or send an email to uhdrecords@uhd.edu.
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UHD-ID FAQ |
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| student e-services |
| UHD-ID and PIN needed to access student e-services |
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| Look Up UHD-ID |
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SSN |
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Last Name |
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First Name |
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Date of Birth (mmddyy) |
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| Forgotten you PIN |
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UHD-ID |
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Last Name |
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First Name |
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Date of Birth (mmddyy) |
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