Graduate Assistantships, Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant Program (VTAG), Tuition Discounts, and Scholarships are available for select students.
View the current Tuition and Fees
View the current Cost of Attendance
If you need assistance, please contact Hornet Central at 540-665-4514 or email hornetcentral@sherbornecottages.com.
If you need assistance, please contact Hornet Central at 540-665-4514 or email hornetcentral@sherbornecottages.com.
Your deposit is a credit on your student account towards your first semester bill.
Deposit due dates are indicated in your portal. Please contact your admissions counselor if you have any questions.
New students can apply for housing between March 1 – May 31. You must apply for housing no later than May 31 to ensure full consideration. You will receive your housing assignment around July 15.
Complete the Housing Application.
New students admitted for the spring term may complete the housing application starting November 1.
Residential Students
Graduate students living on campus are required to have a minimum meal plan of 10 meals per week, unless they live in Solenberger.
Each meal period (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Late Night at Brandt Student Center Food Court) is considered a “meal.” When you enter a dining establishment, your card is swiped and one meal is taken off your card. Meals do not transfer from week to week. One meal swipe may be used per hour.
Meal plans cannot be reduced after August 17 for the fall semester and January 17 for the spring semester.
Commuter Students
View the current rates for Commuter Meal Plans.
If you are interested in purchasing a commuter meal plan, please print the Commuter Meal Plan Form, select your choice, and select a payment method. Mail, fax or bring in person to Hornet Central.
If you have a credit balance on your student account and would like to use these funds to pay for your commuter meal plan, you must complete the online form. You will need your username and password to access the online form.
Commuter meal plans are purchased each term and must be paid in full at the beginning of each term.
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As a new student, you will receive detailed information from the Conservatory on how to register for the fall semester by mid-July.
- New students will be assigned advisors by the Conservatory Office and are sent a Graduate Student Survey to assist with preregistration of classes..
- Students will meet with their advisors to finalize their schedules before the ADD/DROP period ends.
Please be aware there is an online registration period for each term. The dates for online registration are listed on the academic calendar. Students who register during online registration will be required to pay tuition by the published due dates listed on the academic calendar and in the How to Pay Your Tuition and Fees section.
Students who choose to register after the online registration period has closed, will need to submit a completed paper registration form that has been signed by their advisor to Hornet Central. This form can be scanned and emailed to hornetcentral@sherbornecottages.com. Tuition payment is due at the time of registration. Students who enroll during the add/drop period will be assessed a late registration fee.
Academic success is related to your overall health, and the Wilkins Wellness Center is your resource for health and counseling services.
New students gain access to the SU Student Health Portal once they have registered for classes.
Required health forms and insurance information must be submitted to the Wilkins Wellness Center by the following dates:
- Fall term: August 1
- Spring term: December 15
- Summer term: May 23
Students who do not complete health forms by the indicated dates will incur late fees.
All students who are registered for 7 credit hours or more are required to submit:
- Shenandoah University Health Forms
- Photocopy of required immunization documents submitted to the SU Student Health Portal
- All students are required to have health insurance (see below). The insurance must cover you in Virginia. Our insurance verification or purchase form must be completed online.
All students living in campus housing, NCAA Athletes, and Nursing students are required to submit a health form regardless of credit hours enrolled for the academic year.
Online/distance learning students are exempt except for nursing students.
We encourage you to utilize the SU Student Health Portal to submit all required forms. The health form can be mailed or delivered to the Wellness Center.
All students listed above are required to have health insurance. The insurance must cover you in Virginia. The insurance verification or purchase must be completed online. This summer you will receive a postcard and follow-up emails with directions on how to complete this insurance verification/purchase. Online/distance learning students are exempt except for Nursing and Pharmacy students.
All NCAA athletes must submit these requirements and forms required by the Athletic Department. Please DO NOT give equired health and insurance forms to your coach. You must send the health form, medication form, and sickle cell test results (if required) to the Wellness Center through the SU Student Health Portal. The online insurance verification requirement is separate from the athletic insurance form requirement.
All health forms can be found on the web at 2p46.sherbornecottages.com/healthforms.
Please reach out to us if you have any questions. We can be reached at wwcenter@su.edu or 540-665-4530.
Tuition, fees, and housing rates are available to view by academic year and school/program.
A nonrefundable 1.5% surcharge is imposed on the transaction amount of all credit and debit card payments, which is not greater than the cost of acceptance.
Electronic Checks can be made online, a $3.00 fee will be applied to electronic check payments.
2023-2024 Tuition Due Dates:
- Fall Terms: August 4
- January Term: December 15
- Spring Terms: December 15
- Summer Term I & Pharmacy/HP Summer Term: May 10
- Summer Term II: June 14
2024-2025 Tuition Due Dates:
- Fall Terms: August 5
- January Term: December 16
- Spring Terms: December 16
- Summer Term I & Pharmacy/HP Summer Term: May 5
- Summer Term II: June 16
View Your Account Statement And Make A Payment
Students must be registered for classes and have an outstanding balance on their student account to be able to pay online.
Students
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- Login to Hornet Hub
- Your username and password are sent to you via email from the Admissions Office
- Select “Student Finance”
- Select “Make a Payment” from the drop down menu. You may not make a payment unless there is a balance due.
- To view your account, select “Account Activity” from the drop down menu at the top of the page and select the applicable term.
- Login to Hornet Hub
Parent/Person Proxies
Students may grant Parent/Person Proxy access to a person of their choice.
To grant Parent/Person Proxy access, the student must:
- Login to Hornet Hub
- Click on student’s name at the top right of page
- Choose View/Add Proxy Access from drop down menu
- Please note that you must enter the parent/person’s current/existing email address so the parent/person can receive his/her username and password.
Once a parent has been granted Parent/Proxy access, parent must:
- Login as a Parent/Person Proxy using the parent/person’s username and password
- Select the student name, not the parent/person name, from list on the Person Proxy page
- Select Student Finance
- Select Make a Payment
If you will be mailing a check, be sure to provide the student’s full name and Shenandoah ID number with the check. Please mail payment to the following address:
Shenandoah University
Hornet Central
1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601
Shenandoah University Payment Plan
Shenandoah offers the option to divide your tuition bill into 4 monthly payments per term.
- Fall payments are due August through November.
- Spring payments are due December through March.
For more information visit Shenandoah University Payment Plan.
- Visit Shenandoah University Bookstore
- Enter required fields to obtain books needed for each course
If you have a credit balance on your student account and would like to purchase Hornet Dollars, which can be used in the bookstore to purchase books, please download, print, complete and scan and email this form to hornetcentral@sherbornecottages.com by the Friday of the first week of the term.
Information about orientation is provided in your Conservatory Welcome Packet. Students admitted for the fall term will attend orientation. Students admitted for the summer term who will continue enrollment in the fall term will also attend this orientation.
Save the date for our tentative Fall 2024 Graduate Conservatory Orientation on Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 1:30-3 p.m.
During Orientation, you will receive your:
- Conservatory Welcome Packet
- Parking Permit
- Student ID Card – Students admitted for the fall term will receive their SU ID card at orientation. Students admitted for the summer term will receive their SU ID card prior to orientation. Please see the Obtain Your SU ID card section for details of how to submit your photo for your SU ID Card.
All students are required to purchase a parking permit.
Graduate assistants are considered students and are required to purchase a student parking permit.
Please complete this form following the detailed instructions.
Students admitted for the summer term must submit this form by June 1. Please contact Brandey Downs at brandey.downs@sherbornecottages.com to schedule a time to pick up your Student ID card.
Students admitted for the fall term must complete this form by August 1. Students admitted for the fall term will receive their SU ID card at Orientation. If you are unable to attend orientation, please contact Brandey Downs at brandey.downs@sherbornecottages.com, to schedule a time to pick up your ID card.
Refunds are issued to students who have a credit balance on their student accounts after tuition, fees and other applicable charges have been paid. In the fall and spring terms, refunds are issued on the second Friday of the term. Refunds are issued via direct deposit. In order to receive your refund, follow the instructions.
Banking information must be entered by May 1 if your initial enrollment is in the summer term, August 5 if your initial enrollment is in the fall term, or January 2 if your initial enrollment is in the spring term.
Be sure you are checking your SU email account for updates and program specific information.
Program Contact:
Brandey Downs
brandey.downs@sherbornecottages.com
(540)-665-4470
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