For Parents: Resources to Keep You in Touch
You have spent your student’s whole life preparing him or her to take this next step. Thank you for trusting Huntingdon College for your student’s college home.
At Huntingdon, the success of every student is the focus of everything we do. As you see ways where we can improve our services or provide information that you can’t find on our website, please let us know at news@hawks.huntingdon.edu. If you would like to receive important communications from the College meant for parents of traditional day students, please take a moment to complete the Parent Communication and Information Form. Also see our helpful reference list of offices and reasons why these offices are generally contacted to help answer any questions you may have.Enrollment Checklist
Once you have received your letter of acceptance to Huntingdon College, make the following steps to complete enrollment.
01
Financial Aid
- Be sure to complete your Free Application for Federal Student Aid in October.
- Contact the College Affordability Advisor with any questions at collegecost@hawks.huntingdon.edu.
02
Submit Your Enrollment Deposit
- Submit your enrollment deposit.
- Campus Residents: $250
- Commuter Students: $200
03
Activate your Hawks email account
Activate your Huntingdon College email account as soon as possible! Ensure that two factor authentication is turned on to avoid any future complications.
- Important information that needs correspondence will only be sent to your Huntingdon email.
- Go to gmail.com.
- Be sure to log out of all personal email accounts connected to Google.
- Log in with your student email and temporary password.
- Change your password.
- Go to the icon in the top RIGHT-HAND corner (it will have your initials).
- Click Manage My Google Account.
- On the left side click Security and turn on 2-Step Verification.
- Setup your Email Recovery information.
For any questions or assistance, please call (334) 833-4497.
04
Student Life
- Form Due Dates
- Fall semester: May 1st or 10 business days after your deposit date.
- Spring semester: January 1st or 10 business days after your deposit date.
- Campus Residents: Submit your Campus Residency License Contract.
- Roommate Assignments – Email res.life@hawks.huntingdon.edu if you have a roommate request. We work with coaches, admissions counselors, and other cohort leaders to pair those that do not have a preference. We are unable to promise single rooms at this time due to the number of incoming Hawks.
- Roommate Assignment Timeline – Students that have requested a roommate and have completed all required enrollment paperwork will be notified of their roommate assignment by the Friday following the July Home Sweet Huntingdon. All other students will be notified by the end of July of their assigned roommate.
- More helpful links:
- Commuter Students (must be approved): Submit your Commuter Application.
05
Register for Home Sweet Huntingdon
Our New Student Open House sessions in June and July will help you tie up any loose ends before check-in!
06
Submit your Final Transcripts
Submit all final official transcripts.
- High School transcripts should include a graduation date.
- College transcripts should have all coursework completed. A transcript with courses that are “IN PROGRESS” is not final.
Transcripts must be sent electronically from the institution you attended via Parchment or Scoir, or by mail to:
Office of Admission
Huntingdon College
1500 East Fairview Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106
07
Immunizations
- Log in to the Student Health Portal using your Huntingdon College email account and submit any pending forms or documents.
- For assistance, please contact Health & Wellness at healthandwellness@hawks.huntingdon.edu.
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Welcome to Campus
- Check-in Dates: August 5 or August 6.
- Complete your Check-In Registration.
- Please note that after check-in you will be required to participate in a New Student Experience in order to best prepare you for your time at Huntingdon College.
Additional Student Resources
Huntingdon Residence Halls
2020 Check-In Schedule
*An asterisk denotes a mandatory College event.
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Held the Friday and Saturday before classes begin in the fall, Big Red Weekend is a mandatory event for incoming freshmen and is highly encouraged for incoming transfer students, both residents and commuters. BRW includes numerous activities for new students, including distribution of I.D. cards, laptop computers, and books and information resources; academic information sessions; social and service events; and time to get to know your classmates and your college home. New resident students (who have not already moved in for fall sports or other commitments) move into their residence hall rooms on the Friday of BRW.
