Student Resources
We take great pride in helping students use a Carolina education to better their lives. While you take courses, we work to provide the tools and support you need to make the best academic decisions possible.
As you scroll through this page, you can access a wide range of resources to assist you with all aspects of credit courses —academic issues, tuition and financial assistance, application and enrollment forms, textbooks, and much more.
Can’t find what you’re looking for below? Contact us and we’d be happy to help.
Advising
If you are a visiting or part-time student taking courses at UNC-Chapel Hill, we have a dedicated academic advisor available to help you plan your education.
An advisor can help you:
- Discuss academic eligibility
- Transfer credits
- Learn how to get prerequisites for graduate and medical degrees
- Choose courses aligned with your goals
- Understand visiting student policies and procedures
- Navigate prerequisites and course sequencing
- Explore graduate or professional school preparation
- Assess prior credits
- Plan a path that fits your timeline and commitments
For academic advising assistance, please contact: Melissa Solomon (mjsolomo@unc.edu).
Melissa Solomon
Senior Academic Advisor
mjsolomo@email.unc.eduHours: Monday – Friday: 8 am – 5 pm (closed daily 1-2pm)
Registration
The University Registrar determines when registration windows open, and once you are admitted, you can log into ConnectCarolina to view your registration time. Please note that visiting students in fall and spring typically register after degree-seeking students so the course(s) you want to take may not be available during your registration window. Please contact us if you have specific questions or concerns about registration.
Drop, Cancel, Withdraw
If you are a visiting student, contact us for more information on dropping, cancelling, or withdrawing from a course.
Drop
Dropping a course assumes that you have other courses on your UNC-Chapel Hill schedule for the current term (semester or summer session). You can drop a course with prorated credit to your financial account up to two weeks into the semester or three days into the summer session. For further details about financial refunds, please see the University Cashier website.
Cancel
A cancellation results in removal of all enrollments for the term and no record of enrollment appears on your official transcript. The University will only cancel registration for students who have not attended any classes in a term. It is, in effect, the same as not having registered at all. No entry is made on your permanent record and 100 percent of your prepaid tuition and fees is refunded. Visit the Registrar’s cancellation page to learn more about University-wide policies.
Withdraw
You may withdraw from all of your courses at UNC-Chapel Hill after classes have begun. You may be eligible for a prorated refund, depending on the date of withdrawal. Carefully review the University’s withdrawal policy so you can make an informed decision. Before you withdraw, please contact your academic advisor Melissa Solomon to discuss how this decision may affect your student record and to make sure this is the right step.
More information about dropping, cancelling, or withdrawing from a course can be found on the Registrar’s web page.
Attendance Policy
Regular class attendance is a student obligation. Students are responsible for all their work, including assessments, tests, written work, and all class meetings. If a course instructor chooses to take attendance and sees that a student misses three or more consecutive class meetings or misses more classes than the course instructor thinks advisable, the instructor may report the facts to the student’s advisor and/or academic dean.
Grades & Transcripts
You will use the Student Center at ConnectCarolina to view your grades. Grades are due from your instructor to the University Registrar’s office 72 hours after the final exam and are updated each night (except on weekends and during holidays).
Post-baccalaureate students taking courses numbered 0–399 will receive A–F grades but will receive no academic credit for these courses; for courses numbered 400 and higher, postbaccalaureate students will receive H/P/L/F grades and academic credit. For questions about this, please reach out to the academic advisor Melissa Solomon.
For transcripts, please use Transcript Services. The University Registrar will not automatically mail your grades.
Visiting Student Eligibility
Classes taken while enrolled as a visiting student will remain on the student’s transcript permanently. Students who intend to apply to a degree program at Carolina (or elsewhere) in the future should contact our advisor, Melissa Solomon, to discuss the implications of academic eligibility.
Visiting undergraduates (including Visiting Undergraduate Students, Summer School visitors, Dual-Enrolled high school students, and any other student who has not earned an undergraduate degree from any institution and is not enrolled in a degree program at UNC-Chapel Hill) are classified according to the following eligibility categories:
| Eligibility | Status |
|---|---|
| Good Standing | Students with a cumulative UNC-Chapel Hill grade-point average of 2.000 or higher. |
| Alert | Students who began an enrolled term in Good Standing and whose cumulative UNC-Chapel Hill grade-point average falls below 2.000 at the end of the term. |
| Ineligible | Students who began an enrolled term with a status of Alert and who do not raise their cumulative UNC-Chapel Hill grade-point average to 2.000 or higher at the end of the term. |
Visiting students (including visiting graduate [post-baccalaureate] students and Summer School visitors) who already have a bachelor’s degree and who are enrolled in graduate-level courses, numbered 400 or higher, are not eligible to continue under the following circumstances:
- Earning a single grade of F/F* (IN and AB grades convert to an F* unless the student arranges to complete their remaining work and/or take the final examination before the last day of finals of the next regularly scheduled semester [fall or spring].)
- Earning cumulative grades of L in 9 or more hours of graduate-level coursework
For more information about eligibility, please contact us.
Visiting Student Appeals
An appeal is a request for an exception to an academic policy that is currently in place, that was previously in place, or that is scheduled to take effect in the future. Appeals should be based on factors that were beyond your control, and we recommend that you contact us to discuss your circumstances before submission.
Complete the Visiting Student Appeal Form and include supporting documentation. Your appeal should be typed and concise. Appeals are reviewed by a committee of faculty and administrators on a rolling basis.
Send your completed appeal form to Melissa Solomon and cc: Erin Willis
We will send written notification of the committee’s decision when the review is complete.
The decision of the committee is final.
Student Accommodations
The University Compliance Office (UCO) assists the University community with disability, pregnancy and religious accommodation requests, including auxiliary aids and services. UCO also offers training and consulting services to address any questions or accessibility needs. If you have a documented disability, you can receive services through the University Compliance Office.
If you have a documented attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning difference, additional assistance is available through ADHD/LD Support.
In order to receive services or accommodation from either of these offices, you are required to self-identify with UCO.
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