Free Bus Travel
Funded by a $58.50 portion of every student's registration fees each semester, an incredible $1,200 of value is provided to students to ride free of charge on AC Transit (including the Transbay lines to San Francisco and U-Line from Fremont BART to Stanford) and BearTransit campus shuttle buses.
Who Can Receive a Class Pass?
To be eligible for a Class Pass, you must be "officially" registered as a student and enrolled in at least one course. Your registration fees must be paid in full (or the first installment paid if on a deferred payment plan), and there should be no blocks on your registration. You can check your registration status at: http://bearfacts.berkeley.edu
Where to Get Your Class Pass
You may pick up your Class Pass at the Cal 1 Card office located in Lower Sproul Plaza, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Be sure to bring your Cal Photo ID card with you to verify your student status.
How to use your Class Pass
Affix the Class Pass sticker to your Cal 1 Card. Then simply show it to driver when you board either an AC Transit bus or a BearTransit campus shuttle*. After 9:00 p.m., all BearTransit shuttles are free (no pass required) as part of the Night Safety Shuttle Service. Go to BearTransit for more information.
* The Class Pass lets you ride free of charge on all BearTransit campus shuttles except the RFS line.
Stolen or Lost
If you Cal 1 Card is lost or Stolen with your Class Pass Sticker on it, first go to the Cal 1 Card office to obtain a new Cal 1 Card. You must have a police report in order to get a new Class Pass Sticker. Once you have your new Cal 1 Card bring it to the P&T Office, with the police report, to request a new Class Pass sticker. The Cal 1 Card office cannot replace the Class Pass sticker.