6th Grade

6th graders must meet these eligibility requirements to qualify for an M7 Tpass. If your child is ineligible, you have the option to purchase a monthly student pass which is discounted at $30 from any charlie card store location. 

7-12th Grade

All students grades 7-12 living and attending school in Boston are eligible for an M7 Tpass. 

6th Grade

6th graders must meet these eligibility requirements to qualify for an M7 Tpass. If your child is ineligible, you have the option to purchase a monthly student pass which is discounted at $30 from any charlie card store location. 

7-12th Grade

All students grades 7-12 living and attending school in Boston are eligible for an M7 Tpass.

6th Grade

6th graders must meet these eligibility requirements to qualify for an M7 Tpass. If your child is ineligible, you have the option to purchase a monthly student pass which is discounted at $30 from any charlie card store location. 

7-12th Grade

All students grades 7-12 living and attending school in Boston are eligible for an M7 Tpass.

Proving Eligibility

Students must prove eligibility for their M7 by establishing Boston residency and that they are currently in grades 7-12 at a school in Massachusetts. 

• Students can use the same documents outlined by Welcome Services to prove Boston residency for attendance at a Boston public school. 
• We then need to confirm that they are currently in grades 7-12. Possible documents could include:
• A letter from their school on official school letterhead;
• A transcript;
• An official class schedule specifying a student’s grade;
• A student ID stating a student’s grade.

If your child is eligible, please contact your child's school to pick up your M7 Tpass. School staff is responsible for distributing Tpasses.  

If your pass is lost/stolen, please contact your child's school for a replacement.

To request an M7 for your child, please submit a Tpass Request in our new portal. 

If you are unsure of how to complete this form, please follow this tutorial.

To order Tpasses for your school, please submit an order request through our new portal.

If you are unsure how to do so, you can follow this tutorial. 

An M7 is a free Tpass that is active 24/7 throughout the school year and partially throughout summer.

M7's can be used at any time during the day for transportation on the MBTA and on select Commuter Rail trips within Boston. 

M7 Passes are good for unlimited travel on the subway, Local or Express buses, and Commuter Rail Zones 1A, 1, and 2.

If your M7 is lost/stolen, please report this to your school. School staff will deactivate your old pass, and issue you a new one. 

Your pass will work through the end of June. Assuming you still live in Boston and are in grades 7-12, you may request a new pass during the next registration period in September. You will be asked to provide evidence of eligibility in order to obtain your new pass. 

You may want to continue using your Student CharlieCard over the summer, because you will automatically receive a discounted fare by using it. There are two options for students to continue using their Student CharlieCards:

• Option 1: Like a regular CharlieCard, you can add money to the card at any MBTA fare vending machine. If you use your Student CharlieCard, you will automatically receive a 50% discounted fare on all MBTA rides.
• Option 2: You can also purchase a monthly pass at any MBTA Fare Vending Machine by tapping your Student CharlieCard on the machine. Purchasing a monthly pass on your StudentCharlieCard is less expensive than buying a regular pass ($30 a month for students versus $90 a month for adults).

Note that on August 31, these cards will expire. If you have added money to your card, the value of that card will go down to zero. As a result, if you add money to the card you should plan to spend the entire amount by August 31.

Please visit the MBTA website or contact schoolbus@bostonpublicschools.org for any additional questions.