• Table of Contents
• The Graduate School Handbook

• Graduate Education
• The Graduate School and the Administrative Board
• Graduate School Staff Directory
• Graduate Education References
• Graduate School Calendar

• General Academic Requirements and Regulations
• Admission and Matriculation
• Eligibility
• Course Credit
• Registration
• Residence Credit
• Graduate Grading
• Assistantships and Fellowships
• Tuition and Other Charges
• Graduation
• Medical or Personal Issues
• Withdrawal from the University
• Policies and Procedures
• Students as Faculty
• Certificate Programs
• Dual Degree Programs
• Generative AI Guidelines

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree

Table of Contents

• Preface
• The Graduate School Handbook
  • Changes and Updates to the Current Edition

• Graduate Education at UNC-Chapel Hill
• The Graduate School and the Administrative Board
  • Academic Policy Committee
• Graduate School Staff Directory
• Graduate Education References
• Graduate School Calendar

• General Academic Requirements and Regulations
• Admission and Matriculation
  • Non-degree Students
  • Dual Bachelor's-Master's Programs
  • Readmission
  • Reapplication
  • Faculty as Students
• Eligibility
  • Academic Eligibility
  • Reinstatement
• Student Honor Code
• Course Credit
  • Transferring Course Credit
  • Transferring Exam Credit
  • Pass/Fail Courses
  • Undergraduate Courses
  • Continuing Studies and Summer Sessions
  • Auditing Courses
• Registration
  • Full-Time Registration
  • Required Registration
  • Credit/Course Load
  • Adding Courses
  • Dropping Courses
  • Post-Semester Registration Changes
  • Inter-Institutional Registration
  • International Students
  • Cancellation of Registration
• Residence Credit
  • Calculation
• Graduate Grading
  • Grade Scale
  • Temporary Grades
  • Grade Change
  • Grade Appeals
  • Inter-Institutional Grading
  • Pass/Fail Courses
• Assistantships and Fellowships
• Tuition and Other Charges
  • Payment Schedule
  • Residence Status for Tuition Payment
  • Tuition Remission and In-State Tuition Awards
  • Mandatory Student Fees
  • Consequences of Academic Actions
  • Partial Tuition Remissions
  • Off-Campus Reduced Rate Policy
• Graduation
  • Application to Graduate
  • Degree Award
  • Enrollment
  • Clearance
• Medical or Personal Issues
  • Medical History Form
  • Leaving the University
  • Parental Leave Policy
  • Student Emergency Fund
  • Health Insurance Plans
• Withdrawal from the University
• Policies and Procedures
• Students as Faculty
  • Graduate Students Teaching Graduate Students
• Certificate Programs
• Dual Degree Programs
• Generative AI Guidelines

• Degree Requirements
• Master's Degree Requirements
  • Credit and Residence Requirements
  • Transfer Credit
  • Major Course Requirements
  • Electing a Minor
  • Foreign Language or Research Requirement
  • Examinations
  • Thesis or Approved Substitute Requirements
  • Permission to Proceed
  • Bypass the Master’s Degree
  • Time Limits
• Doctoral Degree Requirements
  • Credit and Residence Requirements
  • Transfer Credit
  • Major Course Requirements
  • Electing a Minor
  • Foreign Language or Research Requirement
  • Examinations
  • Application for Admission to Candidacy
  • Degree Level Changes
  • Dissertation Requirements
  • Time Limits

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