University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill or UNC-Chapel Hill is one of the oldest public university in the USA. Situated in the beautiful college town of Chapel Hill, the University has earned a reputation as one of the best universities in the world. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. 

Chapel Hill is a pretty Southern college town whose culture revolves around the nearly 30,000 students at the University of North Carolina.

Mobility partner

>> Information for incoming students

  • Estimated number of mobility places: 4-6 full-year or 8-12 semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Classics
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computing Science
  • Earth Science and Geology
  • Economic & Social History
  • Education
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Geography
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Psychology
  • Scottish Literature
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Theology & Religious Studies
  • Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts UNC-Chapel Hill

  • Calendar: Fall semester: mid August - mid December; Spring semester: early January - early May; Summer I: mid May - end of June (5 weeks); Summer II: early July - early August (5 weeks)
  • Grading System
  • Entry requirements
  • Credit guidance: credit range per semester = 12-17
  • Course listing 
  • Accommodation: exchange students can apply for accommodation but it is not guaranteed.
  • Note: Exchange students and Global Visiting Students cannot take courses in certain departments or the Professional Schools unless you have a specific agreement with that school. These include Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Gillings School of Public Health, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Law School, Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, School of Dentistry, School of Education, School of Government, School of Information & Library Science, Hussman School of Journalism & Media, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Social Work.

Travel and costs

  • University of Glasgow Financial Support
  • Cost of living
  • Travel
  • USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country. 

Useful weblinks


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jackson Hall, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2200

Partner web
http://www.unc.edu/

Partner mobility web
https://studyabroad.unc.edu/incoming-exchange/program-overview/

Mobility contact
abroad@unc.edu

Disability support
https://eoc.unc.edu/uncaccess/