Visiting Students
Visiting Students
The Interinstitutional Program
Under the Interinstitutional Program, any graduate or undergraduate student enrolled in a full-time degree seeking program may register for courses with appropriate approval at the following Universities:
- Duke University
- UNC-Charlotte
- UNC-Greensboro
- North Carolina Central University
- NC State
The student may take a course, provided seats are available, at a participating university if the student’s academic advisor or dean can certify that the course is appropriate for the student’s degree program. The intended course must not be available during the same academic term at their home institution.
Students interested in enrolling at UNC-Chapel Hill as a visiting student through the interinstitutional program should refer to the registrar of their home institution for information regarding the approval process.
Tuition
Visiting students are billed by the Student Accounts office at their home institution.
Grading and Grade Reporting
Grades received at UNC-Chapel Hill will be converted to the grading scale at the student’s home institution.
Online Courses
At UNC-Chapel Hill, interinstitutional students are not permitted to take distance education courses offered through the Digital and Lifelong Learning department because the tuition is not at the prevailing rate. Remote courses taught through individual departments are permitted for visiting student enrollment.
Maymester Courses
Visiting students may not enroll in Maymester courses because the interinstitutional agreement requires students to take courses concurrently at their home and host institutions. Maymester courses are denoted by an “M” on the section number, e.g. ENGL 345 01M.
UNC Chapel Hill Course Resources
Review the Course Catalog to see if your desired course is available at UNC Chapel Hill. Then use the Class Search tool to confirm it is being held in the term you wish to enroll.
Programs Requiring Additional Approval
Visiting students seeking enrollment into courses offered by the following professional schools need additional approval to register. The Interinstitutional Approval Form must be signed by the professional school’s registrar prior to submission to the student’s main campus registrar. Any requests submitted without all required signatures will be denied and returned for review.
- School of Law
Sharon Sessoms
Registrar
srsessom@email.unc.edu - Kenan Flagler Business School – MBA
MBA Registrar
MBAregistrar@kenan-flagler.unc.edu
Registration Process
Visiting students should not apply to UNC Chapel Hill directly to participate in the interinstitutional program. Registration is coordinated between the registrar’s offices of the student’s home and host institutions.
Please note: If students register for a course outside the interinstitutional process, they will not be eligible to participate via II for that term.
Step 1 : Submission of Request Form
Submission of the Interinstitutional Approval Form will only be accepted if sent directly from the registrar’s office of the student’s home institution. Any requests submitted without registrar signature will be denied and returned for review.
Step 2 : Registration Timeline
Interinstitutional enrollment processing begins at Open Enrollment on a first come, first served basis. Open Enrollment dates are listed on the Academic Calendar. Students are encouraged to submit their request to their registrar prior to this date. Enrollment is not guaranteed and further action to complete registration may be required due to class restrictions and/or closures.
Waitlists are not available to visiting students if their desired class is unavailable at the time of the registration attempt.
Step 3 : Enrollment Confirmation
Confirmation of enrollment will be sent to the student and their home institution registrar from specialenrollments@registrar.unc.edu with detailed instructions of next steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
Visiting students wishing to drop their course at UNC-Chapel Hill must request this through their home registrar.
Interinstitutional enrollment processing begins at Open Enrollment on a first come, first served basis. Open Enrollment dates are listed on the Academic Calendar. Students are encouraged to submit their request to their registrar prior to this date.
Contact the instructor of the course for approval to enroll though the class capacity has been reached. If the instructor approves, forward this confirmation to specialenrollments@registrar.unc.edu for review.
Questions about enrollment through the interinstitutional program?
Contact the Special Enrollments team via email at specialenrollments@registrar.unc.edu.