Incentives & Programs

Alternative Modes of Transportation

Mass Transit Discount offers deals on mass transit tickets. Purchase a mass transit ticket and receive 5 free daily parking passes per month. Parking passes are only for use during month of issuance and must be validated on day of use by Campus Safety at the University's Main Gate.

Registered Carpool Program

Carpools are vehicles that arrive on campus with 2 or more persons. To participate in the Carpool Program you must:

• Register all participants in the carpool at the Campus Safety office. There is no fee associated with the Carpool Programs.
• Receive a Carpool sticker that must be visible on the vehicle of use.
• Upon arrival, the carpool participants must be verified by Campus Safety at the Main Gate. Upon verification, the vehicle will be issued a daily parking pass to be coupled with the Carpool sticker.
• Each Carpool will receive 5 daily parking passes per month for participant's use during the month of issuance and must be validated on the day of use by Campus Safety at the Main Gate.

SCU Bicycle Commuter Program 

Intent of Program: To provide an incentive for persons to bicycle to work in support of the University's sustainability goals.

Eligible Persons:    Faculty and staff who reside more than 1.5 miles from the SCU campus (500 El Camino Real, 95053) as determined by Google Maps search and who have not been issued a SCU Parking Permit.  (1.5 miles is the average distance for a 30 minute walk).

Program: 

1. Applicants can sign up at Campus Safety Services.  Campus Safety Services will verify distance and parking permit status. Current SCU Permit Holders are not eligible to participate
2. Participants will be issued Bicycle Commuter Cards which may be validated at either the SCU Main Entrance (Palm Drive) kiosk or CSS office to earn credits toward issuance of a Daily Parking Pass. (Persons who work in either Loyola Hall or the University Finance Office may have their Cards validated by selected representatives at those locations.  Contact Campus Safety for further details) Bicycle commuters may receive only one (1) validation per normal business day, 6 AM to 8 PM, M-F, school holidays excepted.  In the event a person's normal duty week is other than M-F, the Commuter Card will be so marked to allow credit on other work days.
3. Credits for daily validations may be redeemed for a Parking Pass as follows:
1. From Dec 1 thru Mar 30 -  One (1) Daily Parking Pass will be issued for every five (5) credits presented for redemption
2. From April 1 thru Nov 30 -  One (1) Daily Parking Pass will be issued for every ten (10) credits presented for redemption
3. Accumulated credits are valid through June 30 of each Parking year. 
4. Credits may be redeemed at the University's Main Gate kiosk or at the CSS office.  Daily Parking Passes issued as a part of the program are only valid on the day of redemption.  Parking will be provided in B or E parking lot(s) as determined appropriate.