Students receive their first AppCard as a part of institutional fees. Employees receive their first AppCard free of charge. The following costs and fees are associated with the AppCard:

Costs and Fees - Pay Online

Type of PurchaseCost
Non-functioning cards not damaged by cardholders are updated free of charge.

Replacement physical AppCard

  • Lost or Stolen
  • Name Change or New Picture**
  • Damage caused by Cardholder
    • Unreadable in our scanners due to being hole-punched
    • Chewed
    • Washed in the laundry, etc

**The name on your AppCard must match your legal name in Banner. If you legally change your name, you must notify Admissions or Human Resources prior to requesting a new AppCard.

$25.00
AppCard for Spouse or Dependents$25.00
Nursing Badge (badge for BSN or MSN nursing program)$15.00

Campus Cash Refund Fee

Please read the Campus Cash Refund Procedures

$10.00
Shipping Fee$5.00

Meal Plan Refund Procedures

  • Refunds for Meal Plans will be made only in the case of official withdrawal from the university during a semester. The money refunded will be from the current semester only. Money from the prior semester will not be refunded. For questions regarding official withdrawal, please contact the Registrar's Office.
  • Meal Plan balances carry over from summer to fall and from fall to spring semesters. The last day to use Meal Plan balances is Spring Commencement.
  • Any balance remaining after Spring Commencement is non-refundable and will not carry over into summer sessions or the fall semester.
  • Meal Plan money is not transferable to Campus Cash.
  • Block plans including Block Plan Dining Dollars carry over as long as they are a student at AppState and swipe their card once each academic year.

Campus Cash Refund Procedures

  • Full refunds for Campus Cash will be made only in the case of official withdrawal from the university during a semester. For questions regarding official withdrawal, please contact the Registrar's Office.
  • Account balances carry over each year that a student is enrolled at Appalachian.
  • At separation, Campus Cash balances greater than $15.00 can be refunded if requested. A fee applies. For example, a Campus Cash account with a $15.00 balance would receive a $5.00 refund; a $110.00 balance would receive a $100.00 refund.
  • Request for refunds must be made through the AppCard Office, located on the 2nd floor of the University Bookstore. The telephone number to request a refund is 828-262-6141. Refunds will be issued from the Student Accounts Office in John E. Thomas Hall.
    • Papercut issues are handled by the Printzone located in the University Library.