Student Account

The following may appear as charges on your account (based on the following: Undergraduate or Graduate student, On-Campus housing or Commuter student, etc.)

1. Tuition: Tuition charges are billed based on the credit hours that you are registered to take during the semester reflected on the billing statement.
    
2. Residential or Rental Campus Housing: Charges billed for living in university housing assigned through the Office of Residence Life. If the housing information reflected on your billing statement is not accurate, please contact Residence Life at res.life@wingate.edu.
    
3. NC State Tax on Meal Plan Charge: Required North Carolina state taxes for students who are using a university meal plan.
    
4. Meal Plan (Unlimited Meal Plan w/ $200 Dining) Charge: Charges billed for a meal plan during the term reflected on the billing statement. For more information about your meal plan options, you can visit the PawPortal site. The default meal plan is the Silver Plan for all undergraduate residential students. Juniors and Seniors are given the option to choose the Retail Lovers meal plan at the same rate, but this plan offers more flexibility with less meals in the dining halls and more dining dollars. All students may opt for a higher volume meal plan at a higher rate.
   
   *CONTINUING FOR 2026/2027* Commuter students are automatically enrolled and billed for a Commuter Meal Plan during the term reflected on the billing statement. To upgrade or opt out entirely, log into the PawPortal site. For more information and/or to select an alternative meal plan option, contact our Meal Plan Coordinator at wingateeats@wingate.edu.
    
5. Health and Wellness Fee: The Health and Wellness Fee provides you the opportunity to receive quality, multidisciplinary health care, wellness, and health maintenance while supporting the growing needs of our students. Please visit the Health Center website for more information or contact the Health Center at health.center@wingate.edu.
    
6. Activity Fee: The Student Activity Fee is a fee that is paid by every student attending classes in person. It helps fund co-curricular student involvement and engagement events held throughout the year, including but not limited to academic, social clubs and organizations, events, recreational activities and social activities.
    
7. Health Insurance Charge: The health insurance charge is for university health insurance. You must request a waiver of this charge each semester and receive an "Approval" of the waiver from BCBS, to avoid being charged. Once your charge is waived, you will see “Health Insurance Reversed” reflected as a credit on your billing statement. The actual Health Insurance charge will always remain on your statement. If you have questions, please contact the Health Center at health.center@wingate.edu.
    
8. Parking Permit Fee: The yearly cost for the Parking Permit is charged in the Fall Semester for all students. If you will have a car on campus you must register your vehicle through the PawPortal site and obtain a parking permit sticker to display on your vehicle. If you do not plan to bring a vehicle to campus, you can have the fee removed from your bill if you choose to opt out before the semester deadline through the PawPortal site.
    
9. Technology Fee: The technology fee ensures the continuous enhancement and upkeep of our campus’s technological assets. This fee underwrites the cost of advanced tools and robust infrastructure, which are pivotal in furnishing students with a comprehensive educational environment that fosters academic success and innovation.
    
10. Athletic Fee: The Student-Athlete Fee is designed to enhance the overall student-athlete experience by supporting key areas of athletic development and performance. A primary focus of the fee is the continued growth and sustainability of Wingate University's Sports Performance program through conditioning resources, performance training equipment, sports performance technology, and student-athlete wellness initiatives. The fee will also support expanded nutritional supplementation and recovery resources available to student-athletes through the Sports Performance program.
     
11. Music Lessons Fee: Students enrolled in Applied Music Lessons (MUS 161–461 or MUS 162–462) are assessed a music lesson fee. Unlike traditional classroom courses, applied lessons provide individualized, one-on-one instruction with a specialized faculty member or professional instructor. The fee helps support the cost of this personalized instruction and is similar to laboratory fees charged in disciplines such as biology and chemistry, where additional resources and instructional support are required.
     
12. International Student Fee (International Students ONLY): The international student fee will be used to enhance resources and programs that directly benefit international students, ensuring they receive the support necessary to succeed. These resources include specialized orientation, visa and immigration advising, and non-resident tax filing software access. The fee will also help cover additional administrative costs associated with processing international applications and maintaining compliance with federal regulations.
     
13. International Withholding Charge (International Students ONLY): International Students who are non-residents for tax purposes are subject to a withholding tax for any scholarships that exceed qualified tuition and fees which will reflect on the student statement each semester.
     
14. Various Course Fees associated with student’s course registration.
     
15. Various Program Fees associated with the student’s degree and registration.
     
16. Overload Course Fee: Students who are registered for more than 19 credit hours are charged an Overload Course fee of $1880 per credit hour above 19. An Overload Request Form is required.
     
17. Returned Check Charge: A $40.00 returned check fee will be applied to your account for each check returned unpaid by your bank.

Credits may appear on your statement as follows:

1. Health Insurance Waiver: You will see this item reflected as a credit to offset the Health Insurance charge approximately 2-3 weeks after your health insurance waiver has been approved and processed.
    
2. Scholarships, Grants, & Loans: Scholarships, grants, and loans will appear as a credit on your account when they are received/disbursed by the Office of Student Financial Planning.  Scholarships issued from external organizations will be reflected on the billing statement once the check has been received and processed by the Business Office.
    
3. Payments: Payments will appear as a credit on your account when received and posted by the Business Office.
    
4. Security Deposit to Student Account: The enrollment deposit paid as an incoming student will be posted to the student’s 1st term of enrollment as payment toward tuition.
    
5. International Students: The Tuition and Enrollment deposit will be posted to the student’s 1st term of enrollment as payment toward tuition.

Loans, scholarships and grants that the Office of Student Financial Planning has finalized will be listed as anticipated aid on your billing statement. Anticipated amount is subtracted from your charges so you are only asked to pay the difference that is due (or enroll in a payment plan) by the payment deadline.

Please note the following:

1. If you are not eligible or do not receive these anticipated funds, you will be responsible to pay the full total amount due.
    
2. Federal/Institutional Work Study will not appear on your bill as anticipated aid, even if it is listed on your financial aid award letter.
    
3. Federal Direct Loans (Subsidized / Unsubsidized / Parent PLUS / Graduate PLUS) have a loan origination fee. The loan origination fee will be held by the lender before your loan funds are disbursed to Wingate. This means that the amount you borrow will be different from the amount reflected on your billing statement.

To confirm enrollment, a prospective first-year student, readmit, or transfer student should submit an enrollment deposit. Enrollment deposits are refundable upon written request until May 1 for fall semester enrollment and November 1 for spring semester enrollment. An enrollment deposit which has been transferred from an earlier term is non-refundable. Once enrolled, the enrollment deposit will be posted to the student's first term of enrollment as payment towards tuition. Admissions and Financial Planning reserve the right to scholarship an enrollment deposit on a case by case basis.