Application Instructions

APPLICATION DEADLINE:  Primary consideration will be given to completed applications (including all required materials) received by January 1st.  Applications received after this date will be considered if space is available.   Applications received after January 1st will not be eligible for merit awards and other university fellowships.  Applications received after February 15th, will not be considered.

A. Material to be sent to: The Graduate School,

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #4010,
Bynum Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4010:

1. Application for Admission to the Graduate School
2. Check or money order made payable to the University of North Carolina with application (for application fee, please refer to Graduate School application)
3. One original copy of transcripts from each college or university you have attended should be sent to the Graduate School (second original copy of transcripts must be sent directly to the department.)
4. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores -- directly from the Testing Service

Submit your Graduate School application via their online form for admission. This user-friendly, online application is faster and easier than completing a paper application and provides for the prompt receipt and distribution of your application information. Individuals with special needs, or internet access problems, can request hard copy information via this same site.

B. Material to sent to: Admissions, Ph.D. Department of Public Policy

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB #3435,
Abernethy Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3435:

READ THE SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDELINES BEFORE CONTINUING AND PLEASE VISIT OUR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs). 

To be printed, completed and mailed to the Department

1. Supplementary Questionnaire
2. The statement called for in Item 8 of the Supplementary Questionnaire
3. Confidential references: Three academic references (See Graduate School required application materials to print forms)
4. Work (Employer reference)
5. Financial Aid application (optional)                                                                                                      6. One original copy of transcripts from each college or university you have attended

7. Financial Certificate (non-resident aliens - International Students)

Applicants are encourage to take the Graduate Record Examination at the earliest possible date, preferably by October prior to the academic year for which you are applying. An Advanced Test, if one is given in the field of your undergraduate major, is optional. You may obtain a bulletin of information concerning the GRE from the nearest university, or by writing to the:

Educational Testing Service
Box 6000
Princeton, NJ 08541-6000

Also, for the applicants whose native language is not English, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required by the Graduate School, with a minimum total score of 550 or better to be considered for admission.

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OR APPLICATION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO:

Ms. Lennis Carrier
Students Services Manager
The Ph.D. Program, The Department of Public Policy
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box #3435, Abernethy Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3435
Telephone: (919) 962-1600
Fax: (919) 962-5824
Email: lcarrier@email.unc.edu

Any exhibits, papers, or portfolio material accompanying the application will not be returned unless sufficient postage is provided.

PLEASE NOTE: We respond to email inquiries using the same medium and via the email
address provided on the original inquiry. Use of a temporary email address that is disabled at
the end of the session will cause a break-down in communication. Please note that all
applications materials are on-line.

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