AROLINA
your bright future
We believe you have a bright future, and we hope you’ll consider making Carolina part of your journey. During your time here, you’d have the opportunity to explore different paths while confirming your aspirations and learning from a smart, diverse, and welcoming community. You would leave Carolina ready to make your mark whether at startups or Fortune 500s, leading non-profits, or top graduate programs in science and engineering, medicine or law, or the humanities or social sciences.
70+ majors&minors 80%
60%
96%
of classes have 40 students or fewer
of undergraduates do original research
of May 2016 graduates landed a job or entered graduate school within 6 months
First: Explore the fine arts,
humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics within the College of Arts and Sciences in your first two years while developing critical thinking skills.
Then: Declare a major within the College of Arts and Sciences or apply to one of our professional schools.
Undergraduate Programs • College of Arts and Sciences: Prepare for any challenge through our 40+ majors ranging from Biology to Studio Art to Political Science.
• Kenan-Flagler School of Business: Become an effective leader through this team-oriented program that is regularly recognized among the top 10 business schools specifically in areas such as finance, management, marketing, and operations.
• Education: Earn a bachelor degree and Master of Arts in Teaching in five years while gaining extensive classroom experience and exposure to best practices in educational research.
• Information Science: Prepare for a variety of careers and graduate programs in information architecture, database design, web design, and information consulting.
• Media and Journalism: Specialize in areas such as advertising, photo and video journalism, graphic design, interactive multimedia, public relations and strategic communication while covering the World Olympics to build your resume.
• Nursing: Gain classroom and clinical training at one of the nation’s premiere schools, which boasts a 97% nursing board pass rate on the first attempt.
• Eshelman School of Pharmacy: Apply to the nation’s top pharmacy school* as early as your sophomore year in order to earn your Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
• Gillings School of Global Public Health: Learn how to lead in improving public health and eliminating health inequities in North Carolina and across the world.
Graduate Programs
academic excellence
UNC graduates are particularly well-positioned to succeed through our pre-med, pre-law, or pre-dental tracks.
Whether you want to pursue a PhD in History, an MBA or a Masters in Journalism, graduate degrees are available in all of the colleges and schools offering undergraduate programs. UNC also offers graduate-level degrees in these additional colleges and schools:
• School of Dentistry: Become a well-rounded professional at one of the most diverse dental schools in the U.S. through interdisciplinary learning, research, and working with under-served communities.
• School of Government: Advance your leadership skills in public service and specialize in areas ranging from community and economic development to nonprofit management.
• School of Law: Learn from the nation’s finest teachers and researchers and gain expertise in civil rights, banking, environmental law, intellectual property, entrepreneurial and securities law, and constitutional inquiry.
• School of Medicine: Be at the forefront of new life-saving discoveries alongside world-renowned clinicians, researchers, and a Nobel Laureate in a school ranking nationally in the top 2 for primary care.*
• School of Social Work: Change lives at a top 10 program for Social Work with opportunities to conduct field work at over 250 agencies across N.C. and research pressing issues such as substance abuse. * US News and World Report 2017
admission to Carolina Could this be you? Every year, we seek to build an entering class of students who together will make each other better, and Carolina and the world better, too. The qualities that describe our students are too numerous to list here, but it’s fair to say that our strongest applicants tend to be smart, hard-working, talented, collaborative, and kind. They also bring fresh ideas and diverse perspectives, and they inspire one another to do great things.
Next Steps: If you’re thinking about joining our community, we look forward to getting to know you in the coming months. Here are a few tips on how to best prepare yourself for the journey ahead: •
Continue to challenge yourself. Take advantage of college--level coursework at your school (such as AP, IB or dual enrollment), but don’t feel that you need to overload yourself either.
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Follow your interests. Get involved in outside activities that are meaningful to you whether it’s playing an instrument or sport, working a part-time job or advocating for a cause that matters to you.
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Get to know your teachers. Not only can they offer support when you need it, they can also speak to your contributions inside and outside the classroom via a letter of recommendation.
Check Us Out: Visit our campus to see if Carolina is right for you. From world-class libraries and athletic facilities to an excellent food and cultural scene, you’ll find plenty to discover in Chapel Hill. The visit includes: • An information session led by an admissions counselor • A campus tour led by a current student Ready to sign up? Please visit admissions.unc.edu/visit
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A world-class education at an affordable price
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among publics 16 years in a row by Kiplinger’s
60%
of May 2015 graduates left with no federal debt at all
FINANCIAL AID Nearly 50% of UNC students receive at least some form of financial aid
We work hard to make tuition and financial aid accessible. In fact, tuition and fees for North Carolina residents and out-of-state students are lower than most top-tier national universities.
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