The Office of Student Accounts wants to help make sure that each incoming and returning student has completed all necessary paperwork required by High Point University in order to begin your Freshman year. Below you will find a checklist of all necessary items required to begin the new academic year at High Point University. Please note, if you are a returning student, you may have already completed some of these items in previous years. FERPA forms, immunization forms, Student Self-Service access, and Student Account Center access do not have to be submitted each new year.
North Carolina Law GS 130z 152-157 requires all persons attending college to submit proper immunization records. If the immunization requirements are not met, registration for classes will be cancelled. This is a requirement for ALL incoming students.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords certain rights to students concerning the privacy of, and access to, their education records. Students may choose to complete and submit this form to the Registrar allowing the release of their education records to specified third parties. If you have already submitted a FERPA, it is not necessary to submit another. It is valid for the duration of your HPU career. Download the FERPA forms.
Student Self-Service is High Point University’s student portal system for academic and financial aid information. Students should log in at myaccount.highpoint.edu using their HPU email address and password and grant proxy access to a parent(s) or guardian(s) in order to view their financial information online. The below guides will help student’s and their authorized proxy’s navigate the Self-Service portal and provides instructions on how to grant access:
The Student Account Center is High Point University’s online bill payment system. The Student Account Center is also where can enroll in High Point University’s monthly payment plans. All HPU students should login via their HPU email address and password and grant access to a parent(s) or guardian(s) in order to view statements and make payments online. Instructions on how to access the center and grant access can be found below:
If you are offered federal student loans, then you can accept or decline these loans online through the Student Financial Services section of the Student Financial Services Portal. Instructions for accepting or declining your loans online can be found in the SFS Self Service Guide.
In order to receive funding from the Federal Direct Subsidized/Unsubsidized Loan program, you must complete Entrance Counseling and sign a Master Promissory Note (MPN). These requirements must be completed before funds will be released from the federal loan center. These steps are further explained in detail within the portal.
If you expect to receive a refund due to financial aid or an overpayment of your student account, you will now be able to have your funds deposited directly into your personal bank account by using our direct deposit service through TouchNet. Please note, that if there is a Federal Parent PLUS loan on your student account it may not be eligible for direct deposit. View the refunding portal instructions.
In order to stay in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, all incoming and returning full-time HPU undergraduate students are automatically enrolled in our health insurance plan each academic year. If you already have your own insurance, you can waive our coverage by completing an online waiver. If you wish to stay enrolled on HPU’s coverage, you will need to login and accept coverage online beginning August 1, 2025. You MUST decline or accept by August 30, 2025. No action being taken on your part will automatically enroll you in HPU Health Insurance Coverage and the charge will remain on your account.
High Point University’s Student Health Center is powered by Novant Health. Novant Health accepts most insurance providers; please call the number on the back of your insurance card to confirm Novant is in network for your individual plan before waiving HPU’s coverage.
***Please note the last day to waive coverage is August 30, 2025.***
High Point University is pleased to offer tuition protection insurance from A.W.G Dewar that covers a student up to 75% of their financial investment in the event of a medical withdrawal or leave of absence. All undergraduate students are automatically enrolled at the beginning of each academic year. If you wish to waive this coverage, you may do so online by clicking the button below.
Waive Tuition Protection Insurance
However, if you wish to keep the coverage, no action is necessary as the student is automatically enrolled.
***Please note the last day to waive tuition protection coverage for the academic year is August 30, 2025. Requests after this date may not be granted and the charge will remain on the account.***
All residential students are automatically enrolled in the 14 meals per week dining plan at HPU. Fall meal plan selections will carry over to the Spring semester. If you wish to select one of the other three options (7 meals / 10 meals / 19 meals) you will need to login to your my.highpoint.edu portal, click on “Dining Plan Selection” and change to the plan you wish to have.
The window to change your dining plan:
Fall 2025: August 11, 2025 through August 29, 2025 at 5PM.
Spring 2026: December 29, 2025 through January 16, 2026 at 5PM.
Please note that all residential meal plans are the same cost.