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 Law receives a $1.53 million gift for new entrepreneurship program
  The program will provide rigorous, hands-on training for the next generation of public-spirited lawyers while also filling gaps in North Carolina’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
- Graduate student receives Boren Fellowship
  Elizabeth Christenson, who is pursuing a doctoral degree in the environmental sciences and engineering department, will study Arabic in Amman, Jordan, during the 2018-2019 academic year.
- UNC-Chapel Hill researchers ask Americans: “What does God look like?”
  Carolina professor Kurt Gray used a new technique to construct what a large sample of 511 American Christians think God looks like.
Events
- Jan 10
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  Jul 20
  2018 Carolina Global Photography Exhibition
  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.
- 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.
- Apr 10
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  Jul 31
  The Truth in Eight-Point Type: The Daily Tar Heel Celebrates 125 Years of Editorial Freedom
  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  Wilson Library200 South RdChapel Hill27599 | Free
  An exhibition at the Wilson Special Collections Library follows the 125-year history of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, the Daily Tar Heel.
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