Graduate Degree Programs
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| Programs Offered (click on name to visit program, obtain address and view recommended departmental application due dates) |
Degrees Offered | Major Code | Terms Offered | Admissions Closed Date subject to change without notification No applications accepted after |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | PHD | ANTH | Fall admission only. Admission for other semesters considered only in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department. | December 1 |
| Art | ||||
| Art History | MA, PHD | ARTH | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Studio Art | MFA | ART | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics* | MS, PHD | BCBP | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | see BBSP |
| Bioinformatics and Computational Biology* | PHD | BCB | Fall admission only - in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | see BBSP |
| Biology | MA, MS, PHD | BIOL | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for other semesters considered. | March 11 |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences | PHD (MS in some programs) | BBSP | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for other semesters considered. | February 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | MS, PHD | BMEJ | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for other semesters considered. | January 15 |
| Biostatistics | MPH, MS, DRPH, PHD | BIOS | Fall admission only– in unusual circumstances and only after consultation with the department is admission for other semesters considered. | March 1 |
| Business send GMAT scores to UNC Program Code D40-HL-50 |
PHD | BUSI | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | January 1 |
| Cell & Developmental Biology* | PHD | CBIO | Fall admission only - in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | see BBSP |
| Cell & Molecular Physiology* | PHD | PHYI | Fall admission only | see BBSP |
| Chemistry | MS, PHD | CHEM | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | June 15 |
| City & Regional Planning | MCRP, PHD | PLAN | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | April 4 |
| Classics | MA, PHD | CLAS | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | January 1 |
| Communication Studies | MA, PHD | COMM | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Comparative Literature | MA, PHD | CMPL | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Computer Science | MS, PHD | COMP | Spring and fall admission | Oct. 15 (spring) June 15 (fall) |
| Dentistry | ||||
| Dental Hygiene | MS | DHED | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Endodontics | MS | ENDO | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Operative Dentistry | MS | DENG | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Oral Biology (see listing below) | MS, PHD | OBIO | *Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered (by written request directly to the program director stating the reasons why admission into the program in other than the fall semester is required). | June 15 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology | MS | ORPA | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | MS | ORSU | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology | MS | ORAD | Fall admission only | January 15 |
| Orthodontics | MS | ORTH | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Pediatric Dentistry | MS | PEDO | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Periodontology | MS | PERI | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Prosthodontics | MS | PROS | Fall admission only | June 8 |
| Dramatic Art | MFA | DRAM | May not be accepting applications for each interest area every year, please view program information before applying. | April 17 |
| Ecology | MA, MS, PHD | ECOL | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | March 1 |
| Economics | MS, PHD | ECON | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for other semesters considered. | March 23 |
| Education | ||||
| doctorate/master's in Education | MA, PHD | EDUC | Fall admission only | April 1 |
| master of arts in Teaching | MAT | SESP | Second summer admission | March 1 |
| School Counseling | MED | EDGC | First summer admission | January 15 |
| School Psychology | MA, MED, PHD | EDSP | Fall admission only | January 15 |
| To apply for other degrees visit School of Education website | ||||
| English | MA, PHD | ENGL | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Environmental Sciences & Engineering |
MPH, MS, MSPH, MSENV, PHD | ENVR | Spring and fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for either summer session I or II considered. | Oct. 15 (spring) May 31 (fall) |
| Exercise & Sport Science | MA | EXSS | Fall admission only | February 4 |
| Epidemiology | MPH, PHD | EPID | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | January 15 |
| Folklore | MA | FOLK | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | January 1 |
| Genetics & Molecular Biology* | PHD | GNET | Fall admission only | see BBSP |
| Geography | MA, PHD | GEOG | Fall admission only | March 1 |
| Geological Sciences | MS, PHD | GEOL | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | May 15 |
| Germanic Languages | MA, PHD | GERL | Fall admission only – contact department regarding possible spring admission | June 15 |
| Health Behavior/Health Education | MPH, PHD | HBHE | Fall admission only for Masters. In unusual circumstances and only after consultation with the department is admission for other semesters considered. | February 15 |
| Health Policy & Administration | ||||
| Doctoral Leadership (distance) | DRPH | HCLX | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | January 1 |
| doctoral (residential) | PHD | HPAA | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | January 1 |
| master's (residential) | MHA, MPH, MSPH | HPAA | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | March 1 |
| executive master's | MHA, MPH | HPAX | Spring and Fall admission | Nov. 1 (spring) June 1 (fall) |
| History | MA, PHD | HIST | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | January 1 |
| Human Movement Science | ||||
| doctoral program | PHD | HMSC | Fall admission only | May 4 |
| Information & Library Science | ||||
| doctoral program | PHD | INLS | Spring, summer and fall admission | Oct. 15 (spring) Mar. 15 (summer) May 1 (fall) |
| master's programs | MSLS, MSIS | LIBS, INFS | Spring, summer and fall admission | Oct. 15 (spring) Mar. 15 (summer) May 1 (fall) |
| certificate program | non degree | CILS | Spring, summer and fall admission | Oct. 15 (spring) Mar. 15 (summer) May 1 (fall) |
| Journalism & Mass Communication | ||||
| Mass Communication | MA, PHD | MSCM | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Linguistics | MA, PHD | LING | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | April 18 |
| Marine Sciences | MS, PHD | MASC | Fall admission only | April 17 |
| Materials Science | MS, PHD | MTSC | Fall and spring admission | Feb. 27 (fall) Oct. 15 (spring) |
| Maternal & Child Health | ||||
| doctoral programs | DRPH, PHD | MHCH | Fall admission only | February 1 |
| master's programs | MPH, MSPH | MHCH | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | February 1 |
| Mathematics | MA, MS, PHD | MATH | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with the director of graduate studies is admission for other semesters considered. | April 17 |
| Microbiology & Immunology* | PHD | MCRO | Fall admission only | see BBSP |
| Music | MA, PHD | MUSI | Fall admission only | June 15 |
| Neurobiology* | PHD | NEUR | Fall admission only | see BBSP |
| Nursing | ||||
| master's program | MSN | NURS | Spring and Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and with approval of the director of graduate admissions, admission to summer session I may be considered | March 31 (fall) Oct. 1 (spring) |
| doctoral program | PHD | NURS | Spring and Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and with approval of the director of graduate admissions, admission to summer session I may be considered | Feb. 1 (fall) Oct. 1 (spring) |
| Nutrition | MS, MPH, DRPH, PHD | NUTR | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring or summer admission considered | March 1 |
| Occupational Science | ||||
| master's program | MS | OCCT | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| doctoral program | PHD | OCSC | Fall and spring admission | June 15 (fall) Oct. 1 (spring) |
| Oral Biology | MS, PHD | OBIO | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered (by written request directly to the program director stating the reasons why admission into the program in other than the fall semester is required). | June 15 |
| Pathology* | PHD | PATH | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and only after consultation with the graduate program is admission for other semesters considered. | see BBSP |
| Pharmacology* | MS, PHD | PHCG | Fall admission only | see BBSP |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | MS, PHD | PHRS | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered | April 1 |
| Philosophy | MA, PHD | PHIL | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Physics & Astronomy | MS, PHD | PHYS | Fall admission only - in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | June 15 |
| Political Science - PHD program | PHD | POLI | Fall admission only | January 3 |
| Political Science - Trans Atlantic Masters off campus program | MA | POLI | Fall admission only | February 1 |
| Psychology | PHD | PSYC | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Public Administration | MPA | PADM | Fall admission only | February 1 |
| Public Health Leadership | ||||
| residential | MPH | PUBH | Spring, summer II and fall admission | Oct. 1 (spring) Mar. 15 (summer II) April 1 (fall) |
| off-campus | MPH | PUBX | Fall admission only– after consultation with department is spring admission considered | April 1 |
| Public Health Nursing - residential | MS | PHNU | Spring and fall admission | Oct. 1 (spring) April 1 (fall) |
| Public Health Nursing - off-campus | MPH | PHNX | Spring and fall admission | Oct. 1 (spring) April 1 (fall) |
| Public Policy | PHD | PUPA | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is admission for other semesters considered. | February 15 |
| Rehabilitation Counseling & Psychology | MS | RPSY | Fall admission only | March 1 |
| Religious Studies | MA, PHD | RELI | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| Romance Languages | ||||
| masters or doctoral | MA, PHD | ROML | Fall admission only. Admission for other semesters considered only in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department. | March 1 |
| non-degree program | Non Degree | ROML exchange | Fall admission only. Admission for other semesters considered only in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department. | March 1 |
| Russian & East European Studies | MA | RUES | Fall and spring admission | June 15 |
| Slavic Languages & Literatures | MA, PHD | SLAV | Fall admission only | April 15 |
| Social Work | ||||
| doctoral residential | PHD | SOWO | Fall admission only | January 1 |
| masters residential | MSW | SOWO | Fall admission only | January 16 |
| part-time off-campus | MSW | SWEX | Fall admission only | January 16 |
| full-time advanced standing | MSW | SOWA | Summer 1 admission | January 16 |
| Sociology | PHD | SOCI | Fall admission only | December 31 |
| Speech & Hearing Sciences, Pathology | ||||
| master's program | MS | SPHS | Fall admission only | January 5 |
| doctoral program | PHD | SPHS | Fall admission only | February 1 |
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| Statistics & Operations Research | MS, PHD | STOR | Fall admission only – in unusual circumstances and after consultation with department is spring admission considered. | June 15 |
| Toxicology* | MS, PHD | TOXC | Fall admission – only after consultation with the graduate program is admission for other semesters considered. | see BBSP |
*Apply for these programs through Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBSP)
The following UNC-Chapel Hill graduate degree programs are not administered by the Graduate School. To apply to these programs, please contact the admissions office for the associated school or department.
The following academic degree programs are not offered at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but may be found at other schools within the 16-campus UNC system.
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