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About
how many international students study at Carolina?
What factors make a competitive candidate for admissions as an international student? Does Carolina have an English as a Second Language (ESL) program? What resources are available at Carolina for international students? What are your application deadlines? When should I begin the application process? Can international students transfer to Carolina? How do I obtain an application? Can I apply online? Will I need to submit SAT or ACT scores? Is a TOEFL score required? What materials should I include in my application?
More than 1,100 students from countries around the world studied at UNC-Chapel Hill last year. About 150 of these students were undergraduates. International students find a welcoming atmosphere and are very involved in all types of activities on campus. Carolina strongly values the contributions that international students bring to the cultural and intellectual climate of the University. What factors make a competitive candidate for admission as an international student? Each year
we receive more than 600 applications for admission from international
students. These students compete for 50 enrollment spaces within our first-year
class. Consequently, admission is highly competitive. We consider a student's
academic background as the most important factor when determining who
will receive admission offers. Students should be enrolled in a curriculum
that normally leads to a university education. For example, students applying
from British system schools are typically preparing for A-levels, those
applying from the French system are preparing for the Baccalaureat, and
those in German schools are preparing for the Abitur. These are descriptions,
not requirements. UNC-Chapel Hill has no required grade point average
(GPA) or test scores, but we look for students who are enrolled in a rigorous
secondary school curriculum and who are consistently performing well in
those courses. The average SAT-I score of admitted international students
is about 1300, and UNC-Chapel Hill considers a competitive TOEFL score
to be 250 (or 100 on the internet-based test or 600 on the computer-based test). A score of 7.0+ is competitive on the IELTS. We do not conduct
interviews for admission.
No, Carolina doesn't offer ESL programs or an English language institute. For this reason, students interested in attending the University should be proficient in English.
The Office of International Student and Scholar Services, housed in the FedEx Global Education Center, serves as the principal
administrative, programming and advising office for international students,
faculty and academic staff on the Carolina campus. In addition to administrative
services such as visa and application procedures, the center offers a
variety of programs including advising, tutorials, conversation partners,
a speaker's bureau, cross-cultural adjustment support, and social events
such as the annual International Festival. Among the more than 600 student
groups at Carolina, many are organized around an aspect of the international
community. They include the Asian Students Association, Association of
International Students, Carolina Canadian Club, Carolina Hispanic Association,
Carolina Turkish Club, Chinese Students Association, Hellenic Students
Association, Korean American Student Association, Persian Cultural Society
and many more. What are your application deadlines? When should I begin the application process? Carolina offers two deadlines for freshman applicants. We suggest that, when possible, international students submit applications well in advance of these deadlines because correspondence can sometimes be delayed. We admit new students for fall semester only (beginning in mid August). We do not admit new students in the spring semester. Please make requests for transcripts, recommendation letters, and other information in plenty of time for school officials to send the information with the completed application.
Can international students transfer to Carolina? If you have attended a college or university in the United States for one year and have at least 24 semester hours of transferable college work, you may apply as a transfer student. You should use the transfer application and refer to the information specifically designed for transfer students. If you are
an international student wishing to transfer from a university outside
of the United States, you must apply as a first-year student. Once admitted, you
may validate your course work and possibly receive credit towards a degree
by contacting the appropriate departments once you arrive on campus. If
you already have a bachelor's degree, you may wish to explore one of Carolina's
many graduate programs.
Applications
are available online at www.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 already created a personal UNC homepage, or are on our mailing
list, we will mail you an application during the fall, prior to the year
you wish to enter the University. If you have not created your personal
web site, click here
and do so now! Will I need to submit SAT or ACT scores? Yes, official
score reports for either the SAT-I
or the ACT should be sent directly to
the Office of Undergraduate Admissions (SAT reporting code 5816, ACT code
3162). Is a TOEFL score required? We require
students to submit an official TOEFL
(Test of English as a Foreign Language) score if English is not the student's
native language. We will also accept an IELTS score as an alternative
to the TOEFL. English proficiency is a consideration for admission because
Carolina does not offer English as a Second Language (ESL) programs. Test
scores should be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to
the Office of Undergraduate Admissions using the University's score reporting
code of 5816. What materials should I include in my application? We can only make a decision on your application once we have received all the required materials. Please pay special attention to the following checklist for a complete application for freshman admission.
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