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AppCard Online
Students access AppCard online from their AppalNET accounts. See AppCard FAQ for details.
On the weekend report lost or stolen AppCard online through your AppalNET account. See AppCard FAQ for details.
About the AppCard
Having an AppCard is all you need to identify yourself as a member of the Appalachian State University community. The AppCard works as a multifunction ASU photo ID card for students, faculty, and staff that allows student access to meal plan accounts, student, faculty and staff access to express accounts, and provides many other services offered by ASU.
You can have your AppCard (Student ID) made at the AppCard Office in Trivette Hall Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.
APPCARD OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER: 262-6141
The AppCard and Your Meal Plan
- Students who live in residence halls are required to purchase a meal plan each semester. The Meal Plan allows the student to purchase food and food related items from all food service locations, in vending machines, and at the campus convenience store. The AppCard is used by the cashiers to access your Meal Account, and it is used to obtain snacks from vending machines.
- When you pay your tuition and fees on time, your Meal Account and AppCard will automatically be ready for use.
- All food items are à la Carte in the dining units. The cashier will total the sale and insert the student AppCard into the computer terminal. This will read your account number and the amount entered into your Meal Account. One second later the terminal will indicate the new balance.
- All Appalachian Food Service units and vending machines accept the Meal Account, Appalachian Express, and cash for payment.
- You may purchase a meal option or add to your Meal Account balance at the AppCard Office in Trivette Hall.
- Balances on Meal Accounts and Express Accounts carry over from Fall to Spring semester and end on May Commencement.
- The ONLY refund granted from a Meal Account takes place when the student goes through the official withdrawal process through the university. Any money refunded will be from the current semester only.
- Please remember that the AppCard is the ONLY access to your Meal and/or Express Account. If you lose your card, report it to the AppCard Office, so it can be invalidated. After 5:00 p.m., and on weekends, you should report lost AppCards to University Police or log into your AppalNET account to deactiviate your AppCard online.
- The person to whom the AppCard is issued is responsible for its use, including any misuse. If your card is lost or stolen, you will be held responsible until it is reported lost or stolen.
Off-campus students may open an Appalachian Express Account for a minimum of $20 at the AppCard Office in Trivette Hall. NOTE: The Appalachian Express Account DOES NOT REPLACE THE MEAL ACCOUNT FOR ON CAMPUS STUDENTS!
We accept MasterCard, Visa, checks and cash for deposits to Express accounts.
Costs and Fees
| Lost or Stolen Appcard | $15.00 |
| Name Change Appcard | $ 7.00 |
| Replacement Appcard | $ 7.00 |
| Transfer Fee | $ 7.00 |
| Full Time Faculty/Staff - Rec Fees Individual | $ 4.00 /month |
| Full Time Faculty/Staff - Rec Fees Family | $ 8.00 /month |
| Temporary Faculty/Staff - Rec Fees | $20/semester |
| Appcard for Dependants | $ 7.00 |
| App Express Account Refund Fee | $50.00 |
Refund Policy
A portion of the balance remaining in the Appalachian Express Account at the end of the spring semester in May could be refunded. There is a $50.00 charge for processing this refund . For example, an Appalachian Express Account with $110 balance would get a $60.00 refund. Refunds will be given once per year to students who request it by the last working day before commencement in May. Request for refunds must be made through the Food Services Office in Trivette Hall. Refunds will be issued from the Student Accounts Office in John E. Thomas Hall. Telephone number for the AppCard Office is 262-6141.
