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Review Your Student Identification Number (SID) Before Registration Starts

November 15, 2006 - December 04, 2006

Before Winter Quarter registration gets under way, be certain to review your Student Identification Number (SID). Your SID is an eight-digit, system-generated number that can be used in place of your nine-digit number, which usually has been your Social Security number. Your SID will be used throughout the Foothill and De Anza student information system.

By using your SID, you're helping Foothill-De Anza prevent identity theft. A new state law requires that schools not use student Social Security numbers unless absolutely necessary, as in the case of financial aid or student employment.

If you are a new student, you must enter a nine-digit ID when you apply for admission. The SID is generated after you submit your application. If you are a continuing or former student at Foothill or De Anza, an SID has been automatically assigned to you.

You can use either your SID or Social Security number to conduct most of your college business with Foothill College and De Anza College. We encourage you to use your SID along with your personal identification number to conduct college transactions, including registration, fee payment, transcript requests, and many other college services that require identification.

To review your SID, follow these steps:

Access www.foothill.edu/reg/stepschk.html;

Select Enter Registration System;

Select Foothill Registration System;

Submit the appropriate login information;

You will be directed to the Main Menu;

Select Student ID Lookup;

Your eight-digit SID will be displayed; and

Write down your SID and store it in a safe place. Because your records can be accessed with your SID, you should treat your SID as you would any other important identification. Do not share your SID with anyone.

If you already have a nine-digit identification number issued to you by Foothill or De Anza college, you may use that number to complete the application process. After you submit your application, an SID will be assigned to you.

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