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International Student & Scholar Services

The mission of International Student & Scholar Services is to create a welcoming environment for international students & scholars by providing assistance with cultural adjustment, academic and professional growth, immigration services, and personal support. We support international students and scholars who attend UNC as well as UNC Faculty that work with these populations. We support F-1 students and their F-2 dependents, and J-1 Exchange Visitor students and scholars, and their dependents. We also provide information and assistance to campus partners who work with international students and scholars.

Student & Scholar Advising

International Student & Scholar Services is providing advising services remotely in most cases at this time.   Appointments can be scheduled directly by the student or scholar and will sync with an advisor’s availability.

UNC Global

View and update information and request services through the online portal called UNC Global.  You may also request specific services through the Resources section.  Use your UNC student credentials to login.

Topics

International Exchange Students

One of the great things about studying at UNC is that we allow students to choose any classes across our curriculum to study.  As long as you meet the pre-requisites for the course, you are permitted to register for it.  So, if you are still deciding what academic field to pursue, why not study a little bit of everything while at UNC to get a sense of what you are and are not interested in.

More information on the following topics:

Application
J-1 Immigration Information
Before you Leave Home information

Degree Seeking

The admission process for international degree-seeking students is handled by the Graduate School and International Admissions office.

After you are admitted to UNC please visit us again and we will assist you with the process of coming to UNC.

More information on the following topics:

Apply
F-1 Immigration Information
Before You Leave Home information

Visiting Scholars

The purpose of the UNC Visiting Scholar Program is to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchanges.

More information on the following topics:

Incoming Scholars
Hosting Departments

Funding

There are many types and ways to fund your education in the United States.  You will find several options in this section.

Sponsored Students

We understand how important attaining a full or partial scholarship from a sponsoring agency is, so to help answer many of the questions that come with the sponsorship and enrollment we have provided here.

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