Steps for Admitted Graduate Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Students

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.

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View the current Cost of Attendance

If you need assistance, please contact Hornet Central at 540-665-4514 or email hornetcentral@dos5.net.

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@dos5.net.

Your acceptance letter is sent via email and allows you to electronically submit your candidate response form. You must submit your candidate response form to complete your acceptance.

As a new student, in your first term of enrollment the school will register you for your courses prior to the tuition deadline. If you are accepted after the tuition deadline, you will need to submit a completed paper registration form that has been signed by your advisor to Hornet Central. This form can be scanned and emailed to hornetcentral@dos5.net. Tuition payment is due at the time of registration. Students who enroll during the add/drop period will be assessed a late registration fee.

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.

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.

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 12
• Summer Term II: June 16

2025-2026 Tuition Due Dates

• Fall Terms: August 4
• January Term: December 15
• Spring Terms: December 15
• Summer Term I & Pharmacy/HP Summer Term: May 4
• Summer Term II: June 15

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. 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 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.

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 download, print, complete and scan and email this form to hornetcentral@dos5.net by the Friday of the first week of the term.

Students will complete orientation online via Canvas during the first week of courses in the term in which they were admitted. Orientation includes watching a variety of videos, reading and signing off on the student handbook and taking quizzes. Instructions will be emailed on how to complete this prior to the start of courses.

Please complete this form following the detailed instructions. This form must be completed two weeks prior to the start date of your classes. Your SU ID card will be mailed to you. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly McClintock at kmcclint@dos5.net.

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.

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

Program Contact:
Morghen Sikes, Ph.D., OTR/L – Director of OTD-PP
esikes@dos5.net | (540) 542-6543

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