After September 29, 2006, (7:00 P.M.) you will be able to look up your new MSCID# on the BannerWeb menu page.
MSC ID Look up

MSC ID Cards are made in the Office of Student Life on the Macon Campus according to the following schedule:

Mondays -- Thursdays: 8:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.

MSC ID Cards are made in Thomas Hall, Room 118 at the Warner Robins Campus.

Please call the Warner Robins Campus at 929-6729 for hours of availability.

MSC students, faculty, staff, and affiliates are encouraged to obtain a new MSC ID Card bearing the MSC ID#. See question directly above for details about where to get a new card.

You should use your network login and password OR your MSCID and 6-digit PIN to log into BannerWeb. To assist current students and faculty, there is a MSCID# look-up link on the BannerWeb menu page.

Effective spring semester 2007, new students will receive their MSCID# information from the Admissions Office.

No. Student information cannot be posted using "personally identifiable information" as defined in FERPA. According to federal regulations and MSC policy, "Personally identifiable information" includes, but is not limited to:

• The student's name;
• The name of the student's parent or other family member;
• The address of the student or student's family;
• A personal identifier, such as the student's Social Security number or student number;
• A list of personal characteristics that would make the student's identity easily traceable; or
• Other information that would make the student's identity easily traceable.

MSC follows all legal requirements for use of SSNs. Your SSN will always be handled in a confidential manner, and will not be used as a primary identifier in MSC business systems. It will be used for mandated business functions such as financial aid and tax reporting to federal and state government agencies. It will also be used in conjunction with insurance and retirement programs, Board of Regents reporting, and other official University business activities as appropriate.

Student employees will already have a MSCID# assigned by the Banner Student Information System. Office of Human Resources administrators will request a MSCID# for new faculty and staff.

No. Your ADP Employee ID (emplid) will still be used in HR/Payroll and printed on your paycheck advice.

No. The MSCID# will not be used as an identifying number for reporting to retirement systems or insurance companies. It is still necessary to use SSNs for these purposes.

Your Employee ID is an automatically assigned number, which identifies you in MSC's ADP HR/Payroll system. The MSCID# is a unique number which identifies you across multiple systems at MSC.

The Board of Regents issued the document "Converting from Use of Social Security Numbers to a Unique Identifier" in December 2003. This document states:

"The University System of Georgia is committed to implementing practices and procedures to ensure the protection of confidential information, including replacing the Social Security number with a alternate student identifier."

"Institutions should have clearly defined policies and procedures on the generation and maintenance of student identification numbers and the collection and use of the Social Security number. These policies should be developed within the governance structure of the institutions and should be included in student, faculty and employee handbooks."

"The federal law prohibits institutions from requiring students to provide their Social Security number; however, the law does not prevent or discourage institutions from requesting and maintaining the Social Security number a part of the student record."

Institutions are encouraged to clearly document why the Social Security number is being requested, how and when the number will be used, and to whom it can be disclosed."