Summer School

Through Summer School at UNC-Chapel Hill, degree-seeking and visiting students can enroll in more than 500 courses through Maymester and two five-week summer sessions. Apply now.

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UNC Summer School offers learning beyond traditional lecture courses

To make progress toward a degree or for personal enrichment, students can select from hundreds of Summer School courses, including many that are research-intensive, experiential and that offer opportunities for travel. UNC-Chapel Hill students use summer courses to meet general education requirements and to complete majors and minors. Depending on the courses, residency status and program, tuition for students taking summer courses can be a 25 percent or greater savings over academic-year tuition.

Courses Offered

UNC Summer School 134 E. Franklin St.Chapel Hill27514

Facts & Figures

7,000students
78%North Carolina residents
95%of Summer School students are Carolina students
500+sections of courses offered
Tuitionbelow academic-year cost

Around Campus

News
- UNC School of Medicine’s Giselle Corbie-Smith elected to National Academy of Medicine
  Corbie-Smith was elected for her scholarly work on the practical and ethical issues of engaging communities in research to achieve health and equity.
- Carolina earns diversity award for fourth consecutive year
  INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine selected Carolina for the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award, which recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
- 225 years of Tar Heels: Elson Floyd
  After earning three degrees from Carolina and serving as executive vice chancellor at the University for three years, Elson Floyd went on to lead Western Michigan University, the University of Missouri System and Washington State University.
Events
- Mar 27
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  Nov 04
  “The joy is in the going”: Bayard Wootten Photographs North Carolina and the South
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Wilson Library200 South RdChapel Hill27599 | Free
  Bayard Wootten was a single mother in 1904 when she borrowed a camera and started taking and selling pictures to support her family. By the end of her life, she had made more than a million images and had gained a reputation as a true pioneer. Her work is featured in this exhibition March 27 - November 4, 2018.
- Aug 21
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  Oct 22
  Bryan Fellowship applications open
  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  | Free
  The Robert E. Bryan Fellowship in the APPLES Service-Learning program is designed for undergraduate student teams interested in creating social impact locally and/or globally through the creation of an innovative project that addresses a community-identified need.
- Sep 04
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  Jan 06
  Histories of the World: Global History in the Age of Discovery
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Wilson Library200 South RdChapel Hill27599 | Free
  This exhibition explores the genre of historical scholarship from the late-fifteenth century through the mid-seventeenth century, a transformative time in Europe’s conception of the global past. It draws on the Rare Book Collection and the North Carolina Collection, both at the Wilson Special Collections Library.
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