Student Ticket Information
General InformationWho is eligible for a student ticket?Anyone who is a full time student (12 hours undergraduate or 9 hours graduate) and has a valid University of Kentucky Student ID card. BCTC students MUST register and pay an "athletics fee" online in order to be eligible to purchase student tickets. BCTC students should click here to pay the athletics fee. Admission to GamesFootball: Present your valid UK student ID card and game ticket at Student Gate #1 at Commonwealth Stadium. Gates open two hours prior to kickoff. Basketball: Present your valid UK Student ID card and game ticket at the Patterson Street entrance of Rupp Arena. Gates open 1.5 hours prior to tipoff. ID PROBLEMS? Contact the Student ID Office at 257-1378 Ticket TypesFamily Tickets: A student may obtain a spouse/child card for all home games with the presentation of a marriage certificate or birth certificate. These cards are intended only for the spouse of a married student or the child of a student. These cards are available at the UK Ticket Office in the Joe Craft Center (behind Memorial Coliseum), Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For football, interested students should obtain a spouse/child card prior to the first football ticket distribution (usually mid-August). For basketball, interested students should obtain a spouse/child card prior to the first basketball ticket lottery (usually early November). You will need a separate card for football and basketball. Disability Types: Proof of temporary or permanent disability must be presented to the Disability Resource Center in Room 2, Alumni Gym (257-2754). You must request these tickets at the Disability Resource Center by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday before each distribution to ensure availability. Guest Tickets: If available, full price guest tickets will be sold on the following days:
NO STUDENT TICKETS OBTAINED DURING DISTRIBUTION SHALL BE CONVERTED INTO GUEST TICKETS Football DistributionStudent Football Season Ticket Information Student season football tickets for 2008 went on sale April 14. As of Monday, August 25, we are completely SOLD OUT of student season tickets. We will have a limited number of student tickets available at each single-game distribution (see below for distribution dates). Season tickets for full time students go on sale each spring for the upcoming fall season. Tickets cost the normal price of a student ticket times the number of games in the upcoming season (7 games X $5.00 = $35.00). BCTC students MUST register and pay an "athletics fee" online in order to be eligible to purchase student tickets. BCTC students should click here to pay the athletics fee. Guest season tickets are available by providing proof of relation to a spouse or a child. Cost for guest tickets are the cost of normal season tickets, either $230 for sideline or $195 for end zone. Spouse/Child season tickets must be ordered at the ticket office. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Ordering Football Season Tickets Online Seats are assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Students will be required to bring a valid UK student ID (Wildcard v2.0) for each season ticket they purchase. IDs will be validated at the time of pick up. Each student is allowed one season ticket, and you must have additional valid ID's to order and pick up more than one season ticket. Ordering Season Tickets through Student Billing Due to changes in the online tuition billing system, season football tickets will NOT be available to purchase with your tuition statement. All football season ticket orders must be placed directly through the UK Ticket Office. Football Single Game DistributionTickets are $5.00 and are sold to students only on Monday and Tuesday at the Joe Craft Center and the Student Center Ticket Office. Students may purchase both student and full price guest tickets (if available) at the Joe Craft Center and the Student Center Ticket Office beginning on Wednesday of distribution week. Remaining tickets may be purchased at Commonwealth Stadium on game day, if available. Please note that you may purchase up to five (5) additional student tickets if you present five (5) valid UK student ID cards. **UK reserves the right to reduce this number based on student ticket availability for certain games.
Football Single Game Ticket Distribution Locations (Monday and Tuesday of Distribution) (Wednesday) Joe Craft Center Ticket Office & Student Center Ticket Office
Basketball DistributionThe two exhibition games vs. Missouri-St. Louis and Ouachita Baptist, along with the VMI game (Nov. 14) will go on sale Monday, October 20 at 9:00 a.m. There will be no ticket lottery. Tickets can be purchased at the Joe Craft Center Ticket Office. Both student and guest tickets will be available beginning Monday, October 20. Basketball Lottery Procedure
Students will be called down to the floor in numerical order groups that are randomly determined to purchase their tickets. You must present your valid UK Student ID card at this time. Prior to the lottery, BGCTC students MUST register and pay an "athletics fee" online in order to be eligible to purchase student tickets for the year. BGCTC students should click here to pay the athletics fee. Your ticket may then be purchased for $5.00 per game. You cannot present another student's ID for additional tickets. Basketball Distribution Procedure - Remaining Days of Sale Only UK Student Wildcard IDs (Version 2.0) will be accepted.....NO EXCEPTIONS! Lottery Day Second Day of Distribution - 9 am - 4 pm Third Day of Distribution - 9 am - 4 pm METHOD OF PAYMENT - Cash or Check
SEC Tournament - March 12-15, 2009, St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL
NCAA Distribution dates and times are listed below.
QUESTIONS REGARDING TICKETS? ID PROBLEMS? or visit the UKID Office Web Site |
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