Photo Guidelines
In order to submit a photo for your Northeastern University Husky Card, you must adhere to the following requirements below. Your picture will not be accepted if it does not meet these standards. Your Husky Card is an official form of identification. Your photo should be similar to a passport or driver’s license photo.
- Photo must have a solid white background.
- Photo should be cropped to include the top of of head your shoulders(head-shot).
- Photo should be no more than 300 pixels x 300 pixels. Larger files will not upload.
- Photo must be saved as a .jpg file. Other formats will not upload to our system.
- Photo must be in color and well lit.
- Photo must be of you and only you, with a face forward view looking at the camera.
- Photo must have a neutral or smiling facial expression, both eyes open with no hand gestures.
- No hats, sunglasses, masks or concealment of facial features are allowed (unless for religious purposes).
- No filters, photo-shopping, or retouching may be applied to the photo. Digitally altered photos which do not match your government-issued photo ID will be rejected.
- Glasses may be worn as long as there is no glare and your eyes can be seen.
- A shirt must be worn in the photo.
- No photo proofs or watermarked images, including time/date stamps.
- Your photo will be viewed by University officials so please choose a sensible photo.
In order to receive your Husky Card, a valid government issued photo ID such as a passport or license must be presented at the time of pick up. Please see below for a full list of acceptable identification:
Examples of Acceptable Photos:
Examples of Unacceptable Photos:
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