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FAQs FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS
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Do
many students transfer to Carolina?
Each year
a significant number of students apply for transfer admission to UNC-Chapel
Hill. In recent years, we received applications from about 2,800 transfer
candidates. From this applicant pool we offered about 1,200 admission
spots and enrolled approximately 800 transfer students. Transfer students
are welcome on the Carolina campus and usually experience a smooth transition
into the new environment.
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| Do
you accept students for the spring semester?
No, we do
not accept students for enrollment in the spring semester. Carolina only
accepts new, full-time students for fall enrollment. Students who enroll
for the fall semester have the option to begin classes during the summer.
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| What
factors make a competitive candidate for transfer admission?
We evaluate
candidates for transfer admission based on both their high school and
college records. Students must have at least a 2.0 GPA and be eligible
to return to any college or university they have attended in order to
be considered for admission. Above that requirement, there is no minimum
GPA that guarantees admission. We value a strong performance in a challenging
college curriculum, including courses in English, math, science, literature,
social sciences and foreign language.
We
strongly recommend that students complete Carolina’s required courses
in math, English, and a foreign language before transferring to the University.
- Required
Math Courses – One of the following: Math 152, Math 130, Math 231,
Math 232, STOR 151
- Required
English Courses – English 101 and English 102
- Required
Foreign Language Courses – If your intended foreign language is Spanish,
then we strongly recommend that you complete Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and
Spanish 3 (as well as Spanish 4 if it is required for your degree).
Additional
resources for determining required courses:
1. Refer
to the Undergraduate
Bulletin for degree requirements in your major.
2. View
the following resources:
As for the
high school record, like first-year admissions, we place importance on a
difficult high school curriculum and the student's performance in those
courses. Every application is carefully read and all information
submitted (essays, etc.) will be reviewed.
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| How
do I know if I will be considered a sophomore or junior transfer applicant?
Your class
standing is determined by the number of transferable hours presented at
the end of the regular academic year (not including summer sessions immediately
prior to enrollment) prior to the fall semester you wish to enroll. A
student with 30 to 59 transferable hours will receive sophomore standing.
A student with 60 to 90 transferable hours will be considered a junior.
If you have fewer than 30 transferable hours, you will be classified
as a transfer student with freshman standing.
While you will need to submit a transfer application, you will be evaluated
within the context of other students who are applying for spaces in the
freshman class. Appropriate consideration will be given to your college-level
work.
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| Is
the admission process different for sophomores and juniors?
We place
a greater emphasis on the high school record when evaluating applicants
for sophomore transfer because most students will have only one semester's
college work to present. Additionally, we require an SAT with Writing or ACT with Writing score
for sophomore applicants. When applying as a junior, the emphasis is placed
on college performance as there is more course work to review. For both
groups we place a strong emphasis on course selection and performance.
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What
are the minimum high school and college requirements?
All applicants
must present the following minimum units from high school in order to
be considered for transfer admission:
- 4 years
of English
- 3 years
of mathematics (algebra I, algebra II, and geometry or a higher level
math course for which algebra II is a prerequisite)
- 3 years
of natural science (one biological, one physical, and at least one laboratory)
- 2 years
of social science (one must be United States history)
- 2 additional
years of electives in the academic areas listed above, preferably foreign
languages and mathematics.
Transfer
applicants lacking any of the high school minimum admission requirements
listed above must satisfy one of the requirement options listed below
in order to meet minimum standards for admission.
Option
1 - 24 transferable semester hours in the following areas:
- 6 semester
hours of acceptable college-level English, not including remedial courses
- 6 semester
hours of acceptable college-level mathematics, not including remedial
courses (college algebra is considered remedial at Carolina)
- 6 semester
hours of acceptable college-level social sciences
- 6 semester
hours of acceptable natural science
Option
2 - Applicant holds or will complete an Associate of Arts, Associate
of Fine Arts, or Associate of Sciences degree prior to enrolling at Carolina.
Option 3 - Applicant must be 24 years of age or older.
To be eligible as a transfer applicant, students must also have at least
an overall combined 2.0 GPA for college course work. Please note these
are minimum requirements and competitive applicants will present credentials
that exceed these requirements.
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| Do
you accept transfer students with senior standing?
You will
be considered to have senior standing if you present more than 90 hours
of transferable credit. No more than 75 of these hours can be brought
into the University and applied toward the hours necessary for graduation.
We usually advise seniors to finish their undergraduate degrees at their
current institutions and to consider Carolina for graduate school options.
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| I
already have a bachelor's degree. Can I apply to Carolina for a second degree?
In general,
Carolina does not accept second undergraduate degree candidates. Students
wishing to be considered for a major in dental hygiene, clinical laboratory
science, health policy and administration, nursing, radiologic science,
or biostatistics are the only exceptions. If you are interested in one
of these majors, please contact the particular department
for more information. You may also wish to consider one of our graduate
programs.
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| Will
I have a better chance of being admitted as a transfer if I attend a particular
college or university? Does it matter if I attend a 2-year school?
No, we have
no preferences for students from a particular school, and specifically
students from other UNC system schools have neither an advantage, nor
disadvantage when applying for transfer to Carolina. More important than
the specific school is the curriculum the student chooses to take. We
admit students from both two-year and four-year institutions who show
strong academic performances in a challenging curriculum.
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| Should
I take certain courses in preparation for transferring to Carolina?
Although
we don't have a prerequisite college curriculum for transfer students,
we suggest that you take certain courses so that you will enter Carolina
with the same academic preparation as other sophomores and juniors. Students
should attempt to take courses in their first and second years of college
that will fulfill Carolina's general
education requirements across an array of core academic area such
as English, history, science, social science, etc.
We
strongly recommend that students complete Carolina’s required courses
in math, English, and a foreign language before transferring to the University.
- Required
Math Courses – One of the following: Math 152, Math 130, Math 231,
Math 232, STOR 151
- Required
English Courses – English 101 and English 102
- Required
Foreign LanguageCourses – If your intended foreign language is Spanish,
then we strongly recommend that you complete Spanish 1, Spanish 2, and
Spanish 3 (as well as Spanish 4 if it is required for your degree)
Additional
resources for determining required courses:
1. Refer
to the Undergraduate
Bulletin for degree requirements in your major.
2. View
the following resources:
It is usually
best to postpone specialized work within your major area or any technical
courses such as business/accounting, computer science, education, or journalism
until you enroll at Carolina. By satisfying as many perspective requirements
as possible in your first two years, your academic transition into the
University will move more smoothly.
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| Will
my intended major affect my chances for admission? Do any programs have
different admission requirements?
The intended
major of a transfer applicant with sophomore status does not affect the
student's admission process. All sophomore transfer students enter the
General College and then declare their majors or apply to professional
schools during that sophomore year at Carolina.
For juniors wishing to enter any of the professional school programs listed
below, the process is slightly different. Each of these schools have limited
enrollment for transfer students. Students apply to the Office of Undergraduate
Admissions, but individual schools also review each application for requirements
specific to that department. Some departments have priority deadlines
as well. Please contact the department directly for information about
additional requirements, pre-requisites and deadlines.
Journalism
and Mass Communication
Education
Nursing
Health Policy and Administration
Biostatistics
Clinical Laboratory Science
Dental Hygiene
Radiologic Science
Please note
students intending to major in business,
environmental sciences or nutrition
cannot transfer directly into these programs. Instead, they must gain
admission into the College of Arts and Sciences and complete one semester
before applying to these programs.
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| Do
certain programs have special tests or audition requirements?
Yes. Education
majors must take the Communications Skills and General Knowledge Test
of the PRAXIS before the end of the sophomore year, preferably in the
fall of that year. The official score should be sent promptly to the School
of Education, CB# 3500, Peabody Hall, The University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500.
Potential music majors should arrange for an audition through the Music
Department's Director of Undergraduate Studies at Hill Hall, Campus
Box 3320, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill,
NC 27599-3320. Please indicate whether you want to study voice or an instrument.
Potential
dramatic art majors should contact the Department
of Dramatic Art, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Graham Memorial,
Campus Box 3230, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, NC 27599-3230.
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Does
it matter if I have an associate's degree?
In certain
cases, the completion of an associate's degree will affect the student's
transfer process. Effective fall 1999, if a student receives an Associates
of Science or an Associates of Art degree from a North Carolina Community
College and all of the courses for this degree have been taken since the
summer of 1997 within the North Carolina Community College System, then
once the student is accepted to Carolina, a block of 64 credit hours will
transfer with that student. The credit block will satisfy the first-year/sophomore
requirement for general liberal arts degrees at the University excluding
the foreign language and physical activity requirements.
For students
receiving an associate's degree from a community college outside of North
Carolina, credit will be evaluated on a course-by-course basis.
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How
do I obtain an application? Can I apply online?
Applications
are available online at admissions.unc.edu. We provide a convenient and
secure method to submit your application electronically. You may save
your work and complete it according to your own schedule. If you have
not created your personal web site, click here
and do so now! You can also download a .PDF version of the transfer application
from our forms
page.
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| When
should I submit my application? The
transfer application deadline for students applying to the College of
Arts and Sciences is March 1 (postmark date) with notification provided
by April 21. The deadline for junior transfer applicants to dental hygiene,
clinical laboratory science, health policy and administration, radiologic
science, biostatistics, education, and journalism varies by department.
Please contact the department directly for additional requirements and
deadlines.
Students applying to nursing should contact the School
of Nursing. Enrollment deposits are due by May
14 for fall 2007 classes. We do not accept students for spring enrollment.
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| Will
I need to submit SAT/ACT scores?
The SAT, including writing, or the ACT plus writing is required for sophomore transfer applicants. Scores should be sent to Carolina directly from the College Board or the high school counselor. Our SAT reporting code is 5816 and our ACT code is 3162. SAT or ACT test scores (with or without the writing section) are optional for junior transfers.
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What materials
should I include in my application?
We stress
that it is the student's responsibility to make sure the application is
complete so that we will be able to provide a decision in a timely manner.
Please be sure to include
- Your
application form and nonrefundable $70 fee
- Official
transcripts from all colleges attended
- Your
fall/winter term grades for courses in which you are enrolled at the
time of application (Please send an updated transcript at the end of
each term. Your application is incomplete without these grades.)
- Official
high school transcript showing grades 9-12
- A complete
listing of courses that will be completed prior to your expected enrollment
at Carolina
- SAT I
with Writing or ACT with Writing results (required for sophomores, optional for juniors)
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| Does
my residency status affect my chances for admission?
No, for
transfer students, residency status only affects the cost of tuition.
For more information about residency, click here.
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How do I
determine if my courses will transfer to Carolina?
Once you
have applied and been accepted, you will receive an official evaluation
of transfer credit. However, it is possible for students to very accurately
estimate the number of credits that will transfer to Carolina from their
previous institutions. In general, you will be awarded credit for an academic
course with a grade of a C or better from an accredited institution if
Carolina has a similarly equivalent course. Please note that college algebra,
engineering, architecture, agricultural and other technical courses do
not transfer. Also professional school courses such as business, journalism,
education and nursing rarely transfer as well. You may transfer a maximum
of 75 semester hours from a four-year school and 64 semester hours from
a two-year school.
Follow these
steps to determine the transferability of your courses.
1. View
Carolina’s Undergraduate
Bulletin to assess the courses offered in your area of study.
2. View
the following resources:
3. Even if
you cannot find the exact course in the sources listed above, most general
courses, such as history, English, psychology, sociology, art, and drama
are transferable.
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Should I complete the foreign language requirement before enrolling at Carolina?
Yes. Because Carolina emphasizes internationalization, including the study of foreign languages and study abroad, all undergraduate students at Carolina are required to complete foreign language through level three. Students who place into level four through departmental placement exams—rather than through earned course credit or AP or IB exams—must complete level four in order to satisfy the requirement.
Students who complete this requirement before they transfer to Carolina will be better equipped to meet the challenges of our curriculum and take advantage of the opportunities we offer. Consequently, we encourage prospective students to complete this requirement, and we consider foreign-language preparation an important criterion in our admissions decisions. |
| At
my current college or university I received credit for AP/IB work in high
school. Will I receive the same credit at Carolina?
Once you
have enrolled at Carolina and we have received official reports for AP
or IB tests, we will award credit based on individual departmental requirements.
For more information, click here.
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