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.

Summer jazz workshop participants around a piano.

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.

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  • 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

    • New paradigm adds a ‘fourth trimester’ to transform care for new mothers

      A study by UNC-Chapel Hill researchers recommends enhancing attentiveness to the individual needs of new mothers and transforming postpartum care from a single encounter to an ongoing process.

    • An investment in people

      Carolina received a $10 million commitment from the John William Pope Foundation that will provide support for the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC Horizons, the track and field program, and the Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program.

    • Defining a ‘shared purpose’

      Chancellor Carol L. Folt is featured in Inc. magazine discussing the Blueprint for Next and how Carolina has thrived from a clear sense of purpose.

    • Events

      • FedEx Global Education Center301 Pittsboro StreetChapel HillNC27516 |

        View photography from around the world in this exhibition featuring work by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni, faculty, staff and students. All photography on display was submitted as part of UNC’s annual Carolina Global Photography Competition.

      • The Sonja Haynes Stone Center150 South RoadChapel HillNC27599 |

        Los Angeles-based artist Toni Scott brings her creative talents to the Stone Center through a special installation project.

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        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.

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