Application and Admission

Current UNC - Chapel Hill Students

• Enrolled Prior Spring
• Not Enrolled Prior Spring
• Returning Former Students
• Newly Accepted for Next Fall
• Part-time Classroom Studies

Summer Visiting Students

• High School Students
• International Students
• Teaching Licensure and Others
• Medical Clearance and Transfer Credit

UNC-Chapel Hill students enrolled in previous spring: Do not apply. You are automatically eligible to register in the summer.  Get your PIN from studentcentral.unc.edu or your advisor.  If you graduate in May, 2009, apply to Summer School as a visiting student.

UNC- Chapel Hill students NOT enrolled in spring 2009: Contact Undergraduate Admissions or Continuing Studies to be readmitted and to obtain your PIN and register on studentcentral.unc.edu.

Former UNC-Chapel Hill students returning without a degree: If you wish to take a summer course and not apply the credit toward the completion of a degree at UNC-Chapel Hill, you may attend as a visiting student. If you wish to take a Summer School course and apply the credit toward the completion of a degree at UNC-Chapel Hill, apply for summer readmission at Undergraduate Admissions, CB# 2200, Jackson Hall (962-1429). The deadline for reapplying is two weeks prior to the start of either session. If you are a former graduate student and have not completed a degree, contact the dean of the Graduate School, CB# 4010, Bynum Hall (966-2611).

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New Students: First-year, Transfers, and Graduates: If you have been accepted to UNC-Chapel Hill as a first-year or a transfer student for fall 2009 and wish to attend Summer School, contact Undergraduate Admissions, CB# 2200, Jackson Hall (966-3621) to change your date of admission to begin First Session or Second Session. If you wish to begin a graduate degree program in the summer, contact the Graduate School, CB# 4010, Bynum Hall (966-2611).

Part-time Classroom Studies students enrolled during spring 2009 or newly admitted: Contact Part-time Classroom Studies at the Friday Center, CB# 1020 (962-1134) to take summer classes. If you are applying for the first time, there are deadlines. If you miss the deadline, apply to Summer School as a visiting student.

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Summer Visiting Students

A visiting student is:

a) anyone who is not enrolled or accepted in a degree program at UNC-Chapel Hill during the prior spring semester, or

b) any former UNC-Chapel Hill student who only wishes to take summer courses of interest without seeking readmission or earning a degree here.

Complete an application on the Summer School Web site beginning February 2 or contact Summer School at 134 E. Franklin St. (966-4364). Notification begins in March and is typically sent within a week after receipt of your completed application. Applicants need to be qualified for competitive college study. High school students must be rising honor roll seniors with a specific course request and a supporting academic reference (see high school student information below). If you are admitted, you will receive:

• a PIN (four-digit personal identification number for security);
• a PID (nine-digit person identification number for University records).

Keep these numbers secure to avoid access to your personal records by others.

Visiting student applicants should be qualified to compete with highly selective students at the college level as evidenced by a degree already obtained, recent university studies, or current good standing in a degree program at another college or university. Admission as a visiting student terminates at the end of Second Session. If you later become a regular UNC-Chapel Hill student, be aware that grades and credit hours received as a UNC-Chapel Hill visitor are included on your UNC-Chapel Hill transcript.

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High school students: Honor roll students who have completed their junior year of high school may be admitted to the Summer School as visiting students. A completed application (you may print a paper copy of the application from the menu at the beginning of the online application site) and the following are required for high school students:

Attending Summer School at UNC-Chapel Hill may not affect your chances for admission at the college of your choice, but you will experience college life firsthand and be exposed to the level of performance and competition expected in college courses. Be aware that UNC-Chapel Hill offers no courses specifically for high school students. The grades and credit hours that you earn are recorded on a UNC-Chapel Hill transcript and become part of your permanent UNC-Chapel Hill record.

By policy set by the Summer School Administrative Board, international high school students cannot be considered for admission.

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International students: If you are not a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident, you must fill out a paper application. The online application is only available to students with a U.S. Social Security Number. You may print a paper copy of the online applications site at http://s4.its.unc.edu/sis/adm/ssprint.html. The 2009 application will be available Feb. 1, 2009. Or you can email the Summer School at summer_school@unc.edu to request an application packet in the mail. Applications need to be typed or written in BLOCK LETTERS so names and other information can be read. Applications are not acceptable by fax. The deadline for applications is March 11, 2009, so that time is allowed to process financial and other information for the visa.

A $50 application fee is required and must be submitted with the application.

A TOEFL or IELTS score is required if English is not the student's first language. An exception can be made by the Dean of Summer School. Please be aware that all UNC courses (other than foreign languages) are taught in English and require a high degree of proficiency in both written and spoken English.

A 2009 Financial Certificate and accompanying documentation showing appropriate financial support for your course of study is required. That form, sent after your application is received in the Summer School Office, will be due in early April.

International students pay the same tuition as out-of-state students. You will pay when you register for classes, and you can do that when you arrive in Chapel Hill. You should arrive the day before classes start, which is May 12, 2009, for Summer Session I and June 18, 2009, for Summer Session II.

Housing is available in University dormitories. On-line housing applications are available from the Department of Housing and Residential Education (http://housing.unc.edu) beginning in early March. International students also can live in Granville Towers, an off-campus private dormitory with a cafeteria. Information can be found at www.granvilletowers.com.

The Carolina Dining Service provides meals or snacks  at several locations on campus. Carolina Dining Services suggests that students put $300 per Summer School session on their UNC One Card Expense account to pay for dining while on campus. Students can also eat at the many restaurants in downtown Chapel Hill.

Course offerings will be posted after Dec. 15, 2008, on the Summer School site at summer.unc.edu.

Send any questions to Dean Jan Yopp at jyopp@email.unc.edu.

Teacher licensure and others: Candidates who are renewing an existing teaching license should apply through the Summer School as visiting students. Post-baccalaureate students seeking initial teacher licensure or licensed teachers qualifying for additional licensure areas should consult the Teacher Education Office, School of Education, 103 Peabody Hall, telephone 966-1346; an officer in the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh; or the equivalent department of the state in which licensure is being sought. Others who wish to attend the University in the summer should contact the Summer School.

Medical clearance: Visiting summer students at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are allowed to register and will not be penalized for failure to meet the state-mandated pre-matriculation immunization requirements for full-time students.

This change of policy is supported by a recent interpretation of the law by a consultant with the Immunization Services Division of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health. Visiting summer students are advised that it is always prudent to be adequately protected from diseases that are preventable with available vaccines. For your information, the vaccines required for matriculating students in the State of North Carolina include: DPT (Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis within the last 10 years), Polio, and MMR (Mumps, Measles Rubeola, and Rubella). In addition, the following vaccines are recommended: Hepatitis B series, Varicella (chicken pox), Meningococcal Meningitis, and a test for tuberculosis if coming from a country with high prevalence of disease. For your convenience, these vaccines are available at the Campus Health Service by calling 919-966-2281 for an appointment. Costs are at or below community rates.

Transfer Credit. If you wish to transfer UNC-Chapel Hill academic credit, obtain written approval from the dean or adviser at your home institution prior to your summer registration at UNC-Chapel Hill. Such approval is for your protection only; it is not required by the UNC-Chapel Hill Summer School, which cannot approve credits for transfer. You must request a transcript from the UNC-Chapel Hill Registrar to have grades sent to your home institution.

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