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Main telephone: 336 334-5000 Main FAX: 336 334-5946 North Carolina, University of, Website: http://www.uncg.edu Chancellor: Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., Ph.D. Greensboro Director of Admissions: Chris Keller Admissions telephone: 336 334-5243 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Admissions FAX: 336 334-4180 Admissions e-mail: [email protected] 1400 Spring Garden Street Director of Financial Aid: Deborah Tollefson, M.A. Greensboro, North Carolina 27412 Financial aid telephone: 336 334-5702 Public university established in 1891, became coed in 1963. Financial aid FAX: 336 334-3010 Full-time undergraduates: 4,641 Men, 8,809 Women. Financial aid e-mail: [email protected] Part-time undergraduates: 761 Men, 1,740 Women. International Admissions Coordinator: Jennifer Kelley Graduate enrollment: 1,070 Men, 2,372 Women. International student contact e-mail: [email protected] Total campus enrollment: 19,393. Director of Athletics: Kim Record FICE #2976, FAFSA #002976, SAT #5913, ACT #3166, Associate Athletic Director/SWA: Jody Smith OPEID #297600, IPEDS #199148. ADMISSIONS SAT Reasoning scores of freshmen (fall 2015): Requirements Reading % Math % Writing % Graduation from secondary school required; GED not accepted. General 700-800 2 1 1 college-preparatory program recommended. 4 units of English, 4 units of 600-699 13 12 8 mathematics, 3 units of science (including 1 unit of lab), 2 units of foreign 500-599 44 49 35 language, and 2 units of social studies required. Audition required of mu- 400-499 40 38 49 sic and dance program applicants. SAT Reasoning or ACT required. The 300-399 1 0 7 SAT or ACT writing component used for admission and placement. Ad- 100% 100% 100% Range of SAT Reasoning scores for middle 50% of freshmen (fall 2015): missions interview required of some applicants. Off-campus interviews Critical Reading: 470-560 Math: 470-550 not available. Application fee $55 (may be waived in cases of financial need), nonrefundable. ACT scores of freshmen (fall 2015): English % Math % Composite % Basis for Candidate Selection 30-36 4 8 3 Academic: Secondary school record and standardized test scores 24-29 34 27 33 very important. Essay important. Recommendations 18-23 62 54 51 considered. 12-17 0 11 13 Admissions Procedure 100% 100% 100% Normal sequence: SAT Reasoning or ACT scores must be received by Au- Range of ACT scores for middle 50% of freshmen (fall 2015): gust 1. Suggest filing application by November 1; deadline is March 1. Noti- English: 20-25 Math: 19-24 fication of admission is sent on a rolling basis beginning September 15. Reply is required by May 1. $200 room deposit, refundable until May 1. Freshmen Student Body Characteristics may enter in terms other than fall. Admissions process is need-blind. 5% are from out of state. Average age of full-time undergraduates is 21. 95% of undergraduates are degree-seeking. Transfers: Transfer students are accepted. In fall 2015, 4,932 transfer ap- Composition of student body (fall 2015): plications were received, 3,126 were accepted. Application deadline is Undergraduate Freshman July 15 for fall; November 15 for spring. Minimum 30 semester hours re- Non-resident aliens 1.9 1.6 quired to apply as a transfer. Secondary school transcript, college tran- Hispanic/Latino 7.7 9.9 script, and statement of good standing from prior institutions required. Black 27.8 31.3 Minimum 2.3 college GPA required. Lowest course grade accepted is White 52.4 45.9 “C.” Unlimited number of semester hours may be transferred from American Indian 0.3 0.3 four-year schools. At least 31 semester hours must be completed at the Asian American 4.9 5.3 school to earn a bachelor’s degree. Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1 International Students: 286 degree-seeking undergraduate students en- Two or more races 4.4 5.3 rolled, 47 countries represented. Separate application required. Applica- Unknown 0.5 0.3 tion deadline is July 1 for fall; December 1 for spring. 100.0% 100.0% Placement Options: Credit may be granted for CLEP subject exams and International Baccalaureate. FINANCIAL Freshman Class Profile Expenses For fall 2015, 59% of 10,566 applicants were offered admission. 45% of Tuition (2016-17): $4,336 per year (state residents), $19,198 those accepted matriculated. (out-of-state). Room: $5,084. Board: $3,496. Required fees: $2,706. Secondary school class rank of freshmen (fall 2015): Books/misc. expenses (school’s estimate): $2,526. Top tenth 13% Financial Aid Top quarter 41% Needs analysis based on federal methodology. FAFSA: Priority filing date is Top half 79% March 1. Notification of awards is sent on a rolling basis. In 2015, the average Bottom half 21% aid package of full-time undergraduates with financial need was $10,616; Bottom quarter 3% $10,862 for full-time freshmen. 4% of students receiving financial aid parti- 88% of freshmen submitted class rank. cipated in Federal Work-Study Program. 72% of 2015 graduates incurred an Average secondary school GPA of freshmen (fall 2015): 3.62. average debt of $26,123. Of full-time undergraduates receiving need-based 66% of accepted applicants submitted SAT Reasoning; 44% submitted ACT. financial aid, an average of 57% of need was met. 573 --University of North Carolina, Greensboro (NC) -- Scholarships and Grants Academic Programs Need-based Federal Pell, SEOG, state, college/university, and private scholar- Many minors offered. Double majors. Dual degrees. Independent study. Ac- ships/grants. Non-need-based state, academic merit, creative arts/perform- celerated study. Honors program. Phi Beta Kappa. Internships. Distance ance, special achievements/activities, special characteristics, athletic, and learning. Teacher certification in elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, ROTC scholarships/grants. Individual scholarship/grant packages range from and special education and in 30 specific subject areas. Graduate programs $100 to $25,000 (undergraduates); $100 to $22,000 (freshmen). On average, offered; qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes. Preprofes- 164 non-need-based athletic scholarships are awarded with an average sional programs. Member of the Greater Greensboro Consortium, North Car- amount of $17,635. In 2015, $345,078,424 in need-based scholarships/ olina Inter-Institutional Agreement, and the University of North Carolina On- grants and $27,407,843 in non-need-based scholarships/grants was awarded. line Inter-institutional Agreement. Study abroad in many countries. 7% of all gift aid was awarded to out-of-state students. AFROTC and ROTC at North Carolina A&T St U. Loans Facilities Direct subsidized Stafford, direct unsubsidized Stafford, direct PLUS, 474 microcomputers available to all students. Internet access. E-mail ser- FederalPerkins,state,and college/university loans.AMS. Individualloan vices/accounts. Computer equipment/network access provided in resid- packages range from $100 to $25,000 (undergraduates); $100 to $22,000 ence halls, library, computer center/labs, and student center. Discounted (freshmen). In 2015, $33,680,634 in need-based self-help aid was awar- laptops to students. Digital media commons. Library of 1,200,000 titles, ded, including $33,053,056 in student loans. 65,000 current serials, 731,938 microforms, 200,000 audiovisuals, Student Employment 650,000 e-books. Interlibrary loan. Information technology and instruc- 20% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during school year. In- tion center. Computing and information systems lab. Cello music materi- stitutional employment. Students may expect to earn an average of $8 an als. Rare book, Randall Jarrell, Lois Lenski, George Herbert collections hour. Off-campus part-time employment opportunities rated “excellent.” and collections devoted to history of dance, the book as an art form, and modern private presses. The Woman’s collection. School is a member of ACADEMIC library consortium. Art museum, music library, teaching resources center. Accreditation Academic Experience Accredited by SACS; professionally by AACSB, ACBSP, ADiA, ALA, 77% of freshmen return for their sophomore year. Average GPA of fresh- APA, ASHA, CAATE, CACREP, CCNE, CEPH, CIDA, CoA-NA, CSAB, men after first year is 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. 56% of freshmen graduate within CSWE, NASD, NASM, NASPAA, NAST, NCATE, NLN, and NRPA. six years. The most popular majorsamong recent graduates were business Instructional Faculty administration, psychology, and nursing. 87% of graduates are employed Full-time: 333 men, 406 women; part-time: 97 men, 152 women. in major field within six months. Doctorates/Terminal 74% Masters 25% Guidance Facilities/Student Services Bachelors 1% Non-remedial tutoring. Placement service. Health service. Health insurance. FTE Student-Faculty ratio: 18 to 1. Many career, counseling, international, LD, and handicapped student ser- 69% of full-time faculty serve as academic advisors. vices. Campus is completely accessible to the physically handicapped. Degree Offerings Baccalaureate: B.A., B.F.A., B.Mus., B.S., B.S.N., B.S.W. Master’s: EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES M.A., M.A.T., M.B.A., M.Ed., M.F.A., M.Libr.Sci., M.Mus., M.P.H., Athletics M.S., M.S.A., M.S.Ath.Training, M.S.N., M.S.W. Doctoral: Intercollegiate baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, tennis, D.Mus.Arts, D.N.P., D.Pub.Hlth., Ed.D., Ph.D. track and field (indoor/outdoor) for men. Intercollegiate basketball, MajorsLeadingtoBachelor’sDegree cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor/out- Accounting, African-American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, door), volleyball for women. Many men’s and women’s club and intra- Art, Art Education/K-12, Biochemistry, Biology, Biology/Secondary mural/recreational sports. 3% of students participate in intercollegiate Education, Birth through Kindergarten Teacher Education, Business Ad- sports. Member of Southern Conference (Division I). ministration, Chemistry, Classical Studies, Communication Studies, Student Activities and Organizations Computer Science, Consumer/Apparel/Retail Studies, Dance, Design/ Student government, newspaper (The Carolinian, published weekly; Painting/Sculpture, Drama, Economics, Economics/Secondary Educa- Coraddi, semi-annually), literary magazine, radio station.