FAQs
A: Yes, any high school graduate who is qualified to do competitive college work can apply as a visiting student. Rising honor roll high school seniors can also apply. Contact Summer School at (919) 966-4364 or email summer_school@unc.edu. Also, click on the “High school student” section of our web page for required documents needed for high school students to apply.
A: Yes. For housing options and rates, please contact the Department of University Housing and Residential Education at (919) 962-5401 or visit the Carolina Housing website.
A: Aid may be available if you are a UNC-Chapel Hill student. Contact Scholarships and Student Aid, First Floor, Vance Hall, (919-962-8396) for details or click on UNC Office of Scholarships & Student Aid – Summer Financial Aid.
If you are planning to graduate in August, you could be eligible for financial assistance through the summer degree completion program, a partnership with Academic Advising, Scholarships and Student Aid, and Summer School. You become eligible for funding when you apply for summer graduation and enroll in all remaining degree requirements. For more information about applying for graduation, go to graduation.
A: Whether instruction has started or not, it is very important to “un-enroll” or officially “withdraw” from your summer classes. To cancel your summer session (only done BEFORE classes begin), follow the instructions found on the Registrar’s website.
To withdraw from your summer session (only done AFTER classes begin), follow the instructions on the Withdrawal Process page.
Deadlines for these actions can also be found on the Registrar’s website.
A: A medical withdrawal is processed through Campus Health Services only during the current summer session. If you are having difficulty, more information is available on the Academic difficulty appeals page. If you need to medically withdraw after the summer session, you would contact the Academic Director in Summer School.
A: If you are a student currently enrolled in a degree program at North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, or Duke University, and are registered at your home institution during a summer session, you may qualify to register at UNC-Chapel Hill through the inter-institutional program during the same session if space is available and you obtain the approval of your home institution (department, Dean, and Registrar). Please follow up with your home institution to inquire about whether the inter-institutional program will work for you.
If you are a UNC-Chapel Hill full-time, degree-seeking student, and are enrolled for at least three credit hours at UNC-Chapel Hill, you may qualify to register for a three-credit-hour course in the same summer session at North Carolina Central University, North Carolina State University, UNC-Charlotte, UNC-Greensboro, or Duke University and pay the tuition at UNC-Chapel Hill. Graduate and undergraduate students may obtain the Inter-Institutional Approval Form from the website. After completing the inter-institutional approval form (with appropriate signatures of approval), please return the form to the Registrar’s Office, which will process the request and forward it to the appropriate institution.