As You Enter These Gates

Throughout the H-SC admission process, you have been using your admission portal to track your application status. Now, this will also be your go-to place to complete pre-enrollment tasks.

When you log in to your admission portal, you should see your Enrollment Checklist. This checklist will make it easy for you to see what enrollment tasks remain to be completed.

Questions can be directed to the Office of Admission at (434) 223-6120.

Vehicle Registration
Vehicle registration is available immediately. The link to the online form is located in your admission portal  in your Enrollment Checklist.

After you complete the online form, a parking sticker will be assigned to you. The sticker will be issued to you at the matriculation check-in on August 20, 2026.

Housing Questionnaire
If you have not completed your housing selection, your preferred housing  selection will occur in the order in which you submitted your enrollment deposit. You must complete your Housing Questionnaire located in your admission portal to begin the housing selection process.

Please contact Chrystal Russell at crussell@hsc.edu for all questions regarding housing selection.

Living and Learning Communities
In the Housing Questionnaire, you will be given the opportunity to opt into the College’s Living and Learning Program. In Living and Learning Communities, groups of 6-10 freshmen share a freshman academic advisor, are enrolled together in a class, and live together in the same residence hall. These themed communities bring students together for a shared academic and co-curricular experience that improves the quality of classroom time and arms freshmen with the personal connections and self-advocacy skills essential for a successful and fulfilling college experience.

Communities for 2026–2027 will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis with a deadline of May 15.

Questions about the Living and Learning Program can be directed to Dr. Matthew Hulbert at mhulbert@hsc.edu or (434) 223-6215.

Explore 2026-27 Living and Learning Communities

You will be assigned an academic advisor in mid-May and will receive a notification with an introductory profile in your admission portal  in your Enrollment Checklist on June 1st. Your academic advisor will assist you with your transition to H-SC academics and its policies and procedures.

The members of the Office of Academic Success will be working with your assigned advisor to develop a first semester course schedule for you. To assist in this process, you should complete the online Academic Interest Survey no later than May 31. This survey is designed to give you the opportunity to expand upon your academic interests and goals. The link to this survey is found in your admission portal in your Enrollment Checklist.

In addition, if you have taken International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced Placement (AP), or dual enrollment (DE) courses while enrolled in high school, please request your final official scores/transcripts be sent from the institution (IB scores must be received from IBO.org, AP scores from CollegeBoard.org, and DE final official transcripts from the college or community college through which you were registered).

These documents should be addressed to:

Office of the Registrar
Hampden-Sydney College
P.O. Box 668
Hampden-Sydney, VA  23943

Community college transcripts can also be sent electronically to Robin Gregory at rgregory@hsc.edu.

Finally, you may have received classroom accommodations due to attention issues or a learning disability while in high school. Classroom accommodations may be appropriate for you to properly access course materials and assessments. Please contact the Director of Title IX,
Access and Student Advocacy, Dr. Melissa Wood at mwood@hsc.edu to learn where to send your confidential documentation to ensure your accommodations are in place for the start of the fall term.

Questions regarding academic advising should be directed to Ms. Lisa Burns at lburns@hsc.edu or (434) 223-6188.

H-SC Email
To retrieve your username and password for your H-SC email account:

• Log in to your Tiger Web account.
• Select “Student” from the navigation bar at the top of the page.
• Select “My Email Password” in the left-hand Student Menu.
• Your password will be displayed on the next page.

Student IDs
Your Student ID will be digital and accessed through the Atrium Campus Connect mobile app. Steps to set up your ID can be found in your admission portal in your Enrollment Checklist. You will have the opportunity to visit Residence Life in the Office of Student Affairs or the Computing Center if you have issues loading it on your phone or watch.

Computers
If you plan to purchase a new computer, you can review our recommended configuration and check for educational pricing for college students with Apple and Dell on the Computing Center web page.

Printers
You do not need to bring a printer with you, as public printers are available in various labs and other locations on campus. If you do bring a printer for your room, it must be a wired (USB) printer, as wireless printers do not work well with the campus WiFi system and can cause wireless interference.

Microsoft Office Suite
You do not need to purchase Microsoft Office Suite. Hampden-Sydney College has a Microsoft site license that entitles students to install the Microsoft Office Suite on up to five devices. Installation instructions are listed on the Computing Center website.

Wireless
Wireless is available throughout campus in all academic buildings and student housing. Personal routers with WiFi are prohibited.

Please download these apps to your phone, available at the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. You will be using them throughout your stay at H-SC. 

Microsoft Authenticator
Apple App Store | Google Play Store
Microsoft Outlook
Apple App Store | Google Play Store
Atrium Campus Connect
Apple App Store | Google Play Store
Helper Helper
Apple App Store | Google Play Store
Asset Essentials
Apple App Store | Google Play Store

The Office of Academic Success will use your Admission Portfolio, advisor recommendations, and Academic Interest Survey to develop your fall course schedule during the early weeks of June. By mid-June, your schedule will be ready for review.

To review and make adjustments to your fall schedule, you must register for a virtual summer advising session. Available advising dates are June 17, 18, 19, 22, or 23.

Before signing up for a virtual summer advising session, you must complete the digital access process from the Computing Center. Instructions for this process will be published in the Enrollment Checklist in your admission portal at the end of May.

Once you have:

• Gained access to your H-SC email account, and
• Established your multi-factor authentication (MFA),
• Search your H-SC email for your Tiger Web account information.

Tiger Web houses important information:

• Course registration
• Your unofficial H-SC transcript
• Student life information
• Financial aid information
• Billing information linked to your CashNet Transact account

Please protect your Tiger Web credentials as carefully as you would your Social Security number. Save this information with your important H-SC records and passwords.

After your digital access has been established, the admission portal will prompt you to select ONE advising day from the dates listed above. You must be available between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on your selected day.

On the morning of your advising session, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link in your H-SC email for your individual appointment. At your scheduled advising time, please have your Tiger Web username and newly established password available.

During the session, your advisor will:

• Walk you through logging into Tiger Web
• Show you how to access your fall schedule
• Discuss any needed schedule adjustments

For the best experience, please plan to attend the advising session using a laptop rather than a mobile device.

Please note: Your schedule is not set in stone. Adjustments may be made throughout the summer as AP scores are received, dual enrollment transcripts are processed, or academic plans change. To request schedule adjustments, contact the Office of Academic Success at (434) 223- 6286 and work with an academic counselor.

Tiger Web is the college’s primary system for maintaining grades, schedules, transcripts and other important information.

All students are assigned a student ID and Tiger Web password. This information will be sent to your Hampden Sydney email, where you will be instructed to reset your password to something you can easily remember.

In the weeks leading up to matriculation, you will use Tiger Web to do several important things:

1. View your fall course schedule;
2. View your transcript to check for transfer, AP, or Dual Enrollment credit;
3. Retrieve your H-SC email credentials; and
4. View your bills and set up for your student accounts.

Once you have your Tiger Web credentials (student ID and assigned password), you can log in to Tiger Web by going to the Current Students portal on the Hampden-Sydney College website, and then selecting the Tiger Web button.

Once you are logged in to Tiger Web, select the “Student” tab. From this tab, you will be able view your course schedule and academic transcript, as well as add and drop courses during open registration.

If, at any point, you misplace or forget your Tiger Web ID or password, go to Tiger Web and please follow the instructions under “Forgot Tiger Web Password?” located on the left side of the page.

Questions about Tiger Web can be directed to our Campus Computing Center at (434) 223-6911.

Student Health Forms
Health forms (physical exam--available to print--insurance card, immunization records, emergency treatment consent, and health history) are located under your Enrollment Checklist in your admission portal.These forms are linked to the Student Health Portal (hsc.studenthealthportal.com) and will be available after you receive your H-SC login credentials. Completion of all forms is required before August 1.

Please contact Student Health Services at (434) 223-6167 or studenthealth@hsc.edu with any questions.

3rd Millennium
Hampden-Sydney College enrolls each incoming student into THREE online courses through 3rd Millennium Classrooms and requires completion of these courses by August 1. Access to the courses will be available in your Admission Portal on your Enrollment Checklist starting Tuesday, June 9.

3rd Millennium Courses include:

1. Alcohol Wise
2. Hazing and Hosting
3. Consent and Respect

Visit go.hsc.edu/3rdMil and use your H-SC email and password to login. Each course educates and empowers your decision-making skills as you enter college and guides you to make healthy choices for yourself and others. Allow plenty of time to complete the courses; you may complete them at your leisure in multiple sittings. Your responses are strictly confidential.

After you complete a course, the course will be checked off to indicate completion.

For technical difficulties, contact 3rd Millennium at (888) 810-7990 or info@3rdmil.com.

Hampden-Sydney College asks you to complete PART ONE of each course by August 1. Part Two is offered in October and is optional.

Thank you for completing all 3 of the online courses promptly. The responsibility to protect this house lies primarily with you. Make memories you ‘want’ to remember by being your own keeper, and your brother’s.

Reviewing your Fall Semester Schedule
In June, you will be asked through your student portal to establish a virtual advising meeting to review your fall schedule with an academic advisor. At that time, you will be able to discuss and make changes to your fall schedule so that it meets your needs. Again, it is important for H-SC to have any final official college transcripts with your DE credits, and AP or IB scores to ensure that you are receiving the appropriate credits and are properly registered.

To view your schedule:

1. Log in to Tiger Web.
2. Go to the “Student” tab.
3. Select “My Course information” from the left-side list.
4. “My Class Schedule” will appear on this page. This will include course title, number, and section.

Throughout the summer, especially in July when AP scores are released, expect additional changes to your fall schedule. In August you will have one more opportunity to make changes to your fall schedule during Fall Orientation. At any point during the summer, questions regarding your schedule can be addressed by contacting your academic advisor or by contacting Ms. Lisa Burns at lburns@hsc.edu or (434) 223-6188.

Check for transfer credit, Dual Enrollment credit, or AP credit
Once you have your records sent to the Office of the Registrar by the appropriate entity (see Step 3, earlier in this booklet), you can see the updates to your transcript in Tiger Web:

1. Log in to Tiger Web.
2. Select the “Student” tab.
3. Select “My Unofficial Transcript” from the left-side list.

Textbooks
All of your required course materials will be available to order at bncvirtual.com/hscva. A link for “Textbook Orders” is also available on the Current Students page underneath Academics. You will use your H-SC email login information to access the textbook portal. Within the portal, select the listed materials, or create a list of the exact ISBN numbers for each of the materials to shop around for a better value. Textbooks being mailed to campus should use the following address:

Student’s Full Name
Brown Student Center, Suite (Student Box #)
172 Via Sacra
Hampden Sydney, VA 23943

Your assigned post office box number can be located in Tiger Web under the Student Life tab. If you have any questions regarding your course materials, contact the Campus Store at (434-223-6117).

Check Your Financial Aid Status
To ensure that all financial aid is credited to your account prior to the first fall semester billing, please check for any missing documents by June 15. If any financial aid documents are needed from you, a letter or e-mail will be sent providing detailed instructions. Additionally, please refer to the Financial Aid Checklist located in your admission portal.

Tuition and Fee Payment
Once registered for housing and classes, you will be billed for tuition, fees, room and board. You will access billing through Transact via Tiger Web (we do not send bills by postal service).

Payment is due August 1 for Fall and January 1 for Spring.

Tuition and fees may be covered by certain types of aid from outside agencies which will be invoiced after classes start. Under special  circumstances, outside agencies providing tuition assistance may be billed at later dates. If you do not qualify for these types of aid, you must pay tuition and fees not covered by financial aid by the due date.

How to Pay

• You can pay in person with cash or check at the Business Office or by mailing a check to the Business Office address listed at the top of your bill.
• You can arrange for automatic deduction from your bank account or credit card by enrolling in the monthly payment plan in Transact.
• You can pay online with credit card or e-check.

Paying Your Tuition Bill Online
A student can pay online by e-check or credit card or set up an Authorized Payer to pay online.

Authorized Payer
An Authorized Payer(s) will be able to:

• View the student's Tuition and Fees billing in Transact.
• Make payments on the student's account using credit card or e-check. 

Both the Authorized Payer and Student will be able to view all payments made to the account by the Authorized Payer.

Setting up an Authorized Payer
Authorized Payer(s) must be signed up by the student through Transact via Tiger Web:

1. Log in to Tiger Web,
2. Select the Student tab,
3. Select Account Information,
4. Select the link “Pay/View Student Account.” Under the “My Account” tab, you will see a heading for payers with a link to send a payer invitation.  After clicking send payer invitation, enter all data required.

Once the Authorized Payer is established, he/she will receive an email with information regarding the login, password and web link that will enable him/her to access the account.

Paying online with credit card or e-check through Tiger Web:
E-check payments are free. For payments made with MasterCard, VISA, American Express or Discover, the account holder will be charged a nonrefundable 2.95% fee.

To pay online:

1. Log in to to Tiger Web
2. Select the Student tab
3. Select Account Information
4. Select the link “Pay/View Student Account”

TuitionPay Monthly Payment Plan
You may choose to pay your semester expenses in full by the aforementioned due dates or make monthly payments through an interest-free Transact Installment Payment Plan. This payment plan allows one to spread the annual cost over a period of months. You may access information on the Installment Payment Plan via the Authorized Payer website or by calling 1 (888) 381-8054. 

For questions or additional information, please consult the Payment Methods page on the H-SC website or contact the Director of Student Accounts at (434) 223-6223 or  jconwell@hsc.edu.

What is already in your room:

• extra-long twin bed, 36” x 80” (pillows not provided)
• desk and desk chair
• dresser
• closet or wardrobe
• heating and air conditioning
• ethernet jacks
• WiFi

Note: No college furniture may be removed from your room at any time

What you need to bring:

• bedding
• pillows
• linens, XL twin 36” x 80”
• school supplies
• laptop/notebook computer
• flashlight
• batteries
• coat and tie
• toiletries
• shower shoes
• bath tote
• towels
• wash cloths
• iron/ironing board/steamer
• clothes hangers
• sewing kit
• laundry basket/bag
• detergent/fabric softener
• raingear
• small first aid kit

Coordinate with roommate, if items are desired:

• microwave (UL listed; up to 1000 watts) 
• refrigerator (UL listed; up to 4.3 cubic feet)
• coffee maker
• vacuum cleaner/floor sweeper
• area rug
• floor lamp (halogen lamps are not permitted)
• cleaning supplies
• dish soap
• sponges
• air freshener
• cups
• silverware
• paper towels
• storage containers/crates
• clothes hangers
• Command™ hooks
• TV
• HDMI cord
• surge protectors (built-in 15 amp circuit breaker required)

Optional

• mattress cover/topper
• window curtains
• certified fire-retardant
• electric wax burner
• bicycle & bicycle lock

Please Leave These At Home:

• extension cords
• cube adapters
• multi-prong extension cords
• candles
• electric grills (George Foreman™, etc.)
• air fryers
• electric or kerosene heaters
• hot plates or toaster ovens
• fireworks
• lofts or waterbeds
• paintball/BB guns/airsoft guns
• dart boards
• pets
• inflatable pools or hot tubs
• pianos

Posters, flags, banners etc. must be behind glass or Plexiglas, in such a manner that no part of the item can be exposed to open flame*. You cannot put holes in the walls in order to hang up posters.

*Each student is allowed to display one (1) 3’x5’ poster or flag on his wall, uncovered. Additional poster or flag decorations are prohibited under Fire Safety rules and regulations in The Key.

Student Life and Housing Odds and Ends:

• Your mailing address (for all USPS, UPS, and FedEx deliveries) is:
  
  ( Your Name)
  Hampden-Sydney College 
  Brown Student Center, Suite ( Your P.O. Box #)
  172 Via Sacra
  Hampden Sydney, VA 23943
  
• The College Business Office will cash checks for you (limited to $300).
• A Truist ATM is available in the Brown Student Center.
• Washers and dryers are available to students and are located in three freshman locations free of charge: Basements of Carpenter Z, East House, and West House.
• Use of tobacco and vaping products are prohibited in all student living areas.

Freshmen move-in will occur on Thursday, August 20, 2026, unless you are moving in early with athletics, the Wilson Center for Leadership, or other specialized academic programs. At that morning’s matriculation, you will check-in and receive your room key, Student ID, and parking sticker (if you have previously registered your vehicle). Following matriculation, Resident Advisors and other student leaders will be on hand to help you unload your car and move into your room.

Fall Orientation Schedule

Join and Follow

• Hampden-Sydney College Official Facebook
• Hampden-Sydney College Official Instagram
• Hampden-Sydney College Official Twitter 
• Join Handshake
• Follow the Campus Events Calendar

Student Access Portals

• Current Students web page
• Tiger Web

Parents Stay Informed

• The Parents and Family web page will keep you informed about what's going on at the College throughout the year.
• Follow Hampden-Sydney College's official Facebook Page to see what's happening on The Hill.

Contact

• The Office of Student Affairs
• Offices and Services
• Directories

• Academics
  For detailed information regarding the academic program, including academic requirements, academic programs, and course listings, please see the Academic Catalogue.
• Student Life
  A broad overview of student life and activities is available on the Student Life web page. For detailed information regarding student life, policies, and the student justice system, please see the student handbook, the Key. All students will receive a copy of the the Key upon matriculation.
• Resources
  More detailed online information, including quick links to Tiger Web, Directories, and email can be found on the Current Students page.
• Academic Calendar
• Administrative Offices