Get Ahead, Stay Ahead at Summer Advantage, High Point University’s exclusive empowerment and advancement program for incoming Freshmen, when you can earn 8 credits, make amazing new friends, work with your Success Coaches and our world-class faculty, explore our stunning campus and feel right at home at HPU- all before your first Fall semester begins. Over 98% of Summer Advantage attendees say they would recommend Summer Advantage to all incoming HPU freshmen. It is the ideal way to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead at High Point University, specifically designed to help you make a successful transition to college by reducing “freshman anxiety”, instilling confidence and empowering you for success. HPU Class of 2027, the time is now, you are the person, Summer Advantage is the place. Visit your Panther Page for sign-up details.
Get Ahead and Stay Ahead at HPU.
Summer Advantage is High Point University’s exclusive advancement and empowerment program for incoming freshmen.
Join hundreds of your fellow incoming freshmen for Summer Advantage. Earn up to 8 credits, make great new friends, enjoy our amazing campus and empower yourself for success at HPU- all before fall semester begins!
June 26 through July 21, 2023 on campus. Move-In Day, Sunday, June 25.
Registration is underway. Visit your Panther Page for sign-up details.
SIGN-UP NOW! VISIT YOUR PANTHER PAGE FOR SIGN-UP DETAILS!
Questions? We’d be delighted to help. Feel free to contact us at SummerAdvantage@HighPoint.edu
or call 1-336-841-9823.
SUMMER ADVANTAGE 2023
June 26 – July 21
Advantage: Living Space! Caffey Hall is home for Summer Advantage.
Summer Advantage students reside in Caffey Hall, High Point University’s AMAZING new, high-tier residence. Click here for an online tour.
“After Summer Advantage we know that our son picked the best school to continue to develop into the person he will become.” — from the Summer Advantage parent survey.
Get Ahead. Stay Ahead. Summer Advantage.
Summer Advantage is High Point University’s exclusive pre-freshman year advancement program. All incoming HPU Freshmen are eligible and encouraged to attend. Here are just some of the extraordinary advantages you’ll gain:
Earn up to 8 credits before your Freshman year begins, moving you ahead of your peers for class and dorm selection after your
Freshman year- Establish a winning relationship with your Success Coach and our world-class faculty
- Meet wonderful new friends from around the country and the world
- Gain confidence in your ability to thrive at High Point University
- Explore and enjoy our stunning campus
- Feel right at home at HPU
- Summer Advantage is a Must-Do at HPU
98% of participants stated they would recommend Summer Advantage to all incoming HPU freshmen. It really is an extraordinary way to Get Ahead and Stay Ahead at HPU! For information and answers to all of your questions, feel free to email us at SummerAdvantage@HighPoint.edu.
ALL incoming freshmen are eligible and encouraged to attend Summer Advantage. Last year, over 200 incoming HPU freshmen attended Summer Advantage.
Make your $500 deposit and choose the classes you’d most like to take. The comprehensive all-inclusive cost of Summer Advantage is $9800 and includes full tuition, housing, dining, and activities fees (everything except textbooks and personal items).
You can register via your own personal PantherPage.
June 26 – July 21, 2023
Move-in for Summer Advantage will be held on Sunday, June 25 from 9 am to 12 pm. Lunch will be provided for students and families. The SA2023 student and parent orientation will be from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. This concludes the parent portion of Summer Advantage move-in. A detailed schedule of events for move-in weekend will be provided to students and parents.
Classes will begin on Monday, June 26. Students will have exams on Thursday, July 20 and Friday, July 21. Move-out day will also be held on Friday, July 21st once students finish their last final exam that morning. Students will be finished with their exam on that Friday before 12:00 pm.
When available, sign up for Summer Advantage now via your personal PantherPage .
In addition, here is our deposit portal. Your $500 deposit is due within 10 days of registration and serves to secure your place in Summer Advantage.
The comprehensive, all-inclusive cost for Summer Advantage 2023, including tuition, housing, dining, activities and more, is $9800, subject to final approval by the HPU Board of Trustees in the spring of 2023.
Get Ahead. Stay Ahead.
Every summer, more and more High Point University students and their parents are discovering the remarkable value of Summer Advantage. In so many ways, this unique program offers incoming freshmen an essential and enduring opportunity to advance their academic, social and personal lives. By gaining 8 credits, working with their Success Coaches, making new friends and really getting to know- and fully appreciate– everything High Point University has to offer, Summer Advantage has become a “must-do” at HPU.
Please take a moment to review the program and join us for Summer Advantage 2023, June 26 – July 21, 2023.
For more information, send us an email at SummerAdvantage@HighPoint.edu.
We look forward to hearing from you and welcoming you to Summer Advantage.
Get Ahead. Stay Ahead.
Register via your own personal PantherPage.
2023 Course Offerings
During Summer Advantage 2023, students will have the opportunity to complete eight credit hours by taking two 4-credit courses which will fulfill general education requirements (graduation requirements).
Students will identify their preferences and course options on the SA2023 registration form. Student Success Coaches will share schedules with students the first week of June 2023.
Housing & Move-In Information
Move-In is June 25, 2023 at Caffey Hall.
- Students residing on the 3rd and 4th floors Hall move in first at 9am
- Students residing on 2nd floor move in next at 10am
- Students residing on the 1st floor move in at 11am
Miss your Move-In time? No worries. You can still move in! But, for your convenience and others, try to arrive for your move-in time.
To be posted when available.
Suggested items to bring
Summer Advantage Resident Life checklist Summer-Advantage-2022-Resident-Life-checklist-copy
Move-In Day details
Lunch will be provided for students and families, beginning at 11am in the Farmers Market and Great Day Bakery locations in the Wanek Center.
The SA2023 student and parent orientation will follow, from 1:30 pm to 3 pm in the Hayworth Fine Arts Center- this will conclude the parent portion of Summer Advantage move-in. All times are EDT.
Shuttle Times
SUMMER ADVANTAGE MOVE IN
Arrivals June 25
GSO – 8am-noon, hourly
RDU/CLT – 7am, 10am
SUMMER ADVANTAGE MOVE OUT
Departures July 21
GSO – 12pm-7pm, hourly*
RDU/CLT – 12pm*, 2pm*, 5pm
