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Steps for Graduate Conservatory Students

For Newly Admitted Students

Submit your Candidate Response Form and pay your Enrollment Deposit (if applicable) in your Shenandoah Application Portal.

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.

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 1

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. 

Health Insurance Requirements

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 required 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 www.su.edu/healthforms.   

Please reach out to us if you have any questions. We can be reached at wwcenter@su.edu or 540-665-4530.

You will receive your student ID card at Orientation.

Please complete this form following the detailed instructions. This form must be completed two weeks prior to the date of orientation. You will receive your SU ID card at the Winchester or Loudoun locations during Orientation. If you are unable to attend the Orientation your student ID card will be issued by your program.

You will receive detailed information from your program regarding orientation.

You will receive the following during Orientation:

  • Conservatory Welcome Packet
  • Parking Permit
  • Student ID Card

For All Students (Newly Admitted & Returning)

Learn more about how to apply for Financial Aid. Students who have applied for Financial Aid will not receive an award package until they have been officially accepted by Shenandoah University.

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@su.edu.

If you are the recipient of any scholarships or grants from outside of Shenandoah University, please log into Hornet Hub with your username and password sent to you by Admissions. Once you are logged in, please select Financial Aid, from the drop down menu at the top of the page select “Report/View Outside Awards” and enter each outside award.

If you need assistance, please contact Hornet Central at 540-665-4514 or email hornetcentral@su.edu.

Academic success is related to your overall health, and the Wilkins Wellness Center is your one-stop hub for health and counseling services. You must submit a waiver or enroll in the health insurance plan annually. You must submit your waiver or enroll in the insurance plan by August 1 to avoid late fees.

If you have a credit balance on your student account, will be enrolling in the university health insurance plan, and would like to use all or part of this money to pay for your health insurance, please complete the online form. You will need your username and password to access this online form.

Student Health Insurance Enroll or Waiver

Please review the Health and Insurance Requirement section to be sure you are completing the appropriate form.

Question may be directed to the Wilkins Wellness Center. Please reach out if you have any questions at wwcenter@su.edu or 540-665-4530

As a new student, you will receive detailed information from the Conservatory on how to register through Hornet Hub by mid-July.

  • New students will be assigned advisors by the Conservatory Office and are sent a Graduate Student Survey to assist with the preregistration of classes.
  • Students will meet with their advisors to finalize their schedules before the add/drop period ends.

For returning students, your program administrator will plan and approve your classes in Hornet Hub. You will be notified when you are able to log in to Hornet Hub and select the planned courses and click on register.

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@su.edu. Tuition payment is due at the time of registration. Students who enroll during the add/drop period will be assessed a late registration fee.

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.

Commuter meal plans are available to view at Shenandoah Home.

If you wish to purchase a commuter meal plan, please complete this form.

Tuition, fees, and housing rates are available to view by academic year and school/program.

View the current Tuition and Fees

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.

Tuition Due Dates

Tuition Due Dates – Students may view upcoming tuition due dates for the academic year.

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
    1. Login to Hornet Hub
      • Your username and password are sent to you via email from the Admissions Office
    2. Select “Student Finance”
    3. Select “Make a Payment” from the drop down menu. You may not make a payment unless there is a balance due.
    4. To view your account, select “Account Activity” from the drop down menu at the top of the page and select the applicable term.
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:

  1. Login as a Parent/Person Proxy using the parent/person’s username and password
  2. Select the student name, not the parent/person name, from list on the Person Proxy page
  3. Select Student Finance
  4. 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 5 monthly payments for the fall term and 4 monthly payments for the spring term.

  • Fall payments are due August through December.
  • Spring payments are due January through April.

For more information visit Shenandoah University Payment Plan.

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. Summer refunds are issued within 14 days of the start date of the program classes. Refunds are issued via direct deposit. In order to receive your refund, follow these instructions. Banking Information must be entered by May 1.

All students are required to purchase a parking permit.

Graduate assistants are considered students and are required to purchase a student parking permit.

  1. Visit Shenandoah University Bookstore
  2. 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 complete this form.

What happens if you lose your SU Identification Card?

Please contact Auxiliary Services (auxservices@su.edu)

A replacement fee will be charged to your student account. Payment may be made online via Hornet Hub.

Be sure you are checking your SU email account for updates and program specific information.

Program Contact:
Brandey Downs | conservatoryoffice@su.edu | 540-665-4470

View the Getting Started Resource Page.