Yes, you must be signed up for a NSC date to reserve a sports pass. It is billed with your fall tuition, you pick up your actual card at NSC but reserve one in advance. They offer full passes or partial passes (select football games only). Most students want full passes but there have not been enough available in recent years so, they split the football season games into two groups so students could go to at least 4 home games rather than all or none for some of the passes. Popularity of the passes has soared along with the student body - there isn't enough room for everyone in the student section.