Bear Bucks is an account linked to your PolarExpress card that allows you to easily spend money at a variety of locations on campus. It is a purchased value/declining balance program in which you deposit money into the account to be spent at a future time.  You can deposit money into your Bear Bucks at any of the Value Transfer Stations on campus, at the PolarExpress System POS devices listed below, The Business Office, or at the PolarExpress Office. Credit Card deposits can be directly made to your account at the Business Office or any Dining location , or at the PolarExpress office through your UAOnline Student account. Refunds will not be given out for value put on the card.

You can put value on your card from off campus. Deposits can be processed over the phone using a credit card by contacting the Business office at 907-474-7384. Checks can be sent to the PolarExpress office for deposit. Please include the name and student ID number of the account you want the check deposited to, and send it to :

PolarExpress
P.O.Box 756090
Fairbanks,AK. 99775


Once you have purchased Bear Bucks you can spend them on a variety of goods and services on campus including food, vending, copying, printing, school supplies, computer, and computer accessories. Bear Bucks can also be used to purchase textbooks online at www.uaftext2u.com. Bear Bucks is also accepted at some off campus locations.

Bear Bucks can be deposited at the following locations:

VTS Locations

• Wood Center, base of stairs
• Rasmuson Library, next to reserve counter
• Arctic Health Research Building
• MBS Lobby
• Bunnell Computer Lab
• Reichardt Building
• Tanana Valley Campus (old courthouse)

      POS Locations

• Wood Center Counter
• Bookstore
• PolarExpress Office
• Center of Distance Education Bookstore
• UA Technology Center
• Business Office
• All Dining Services Locations