Admissions Requirements Printer-friendly admissions requirements checklist Instructions for re-applicants and dual degrees Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for additional details

Part I
Personal Data Sheet	Name, address, contact information, education and professional history
Résumé	Include education history and employment history with titles and dates- in reverse chronological order
Application Fee	$135 non-refundable fee can be paid by credit card.
Part II
Transcripts	U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent International applicants follow degree requirements Transcripts from every institution Must follow guidelines
Test Scores	GMAT required TOEFL or IELTS required for applicants for whom English is not the native language, with few exceptions Send scores to UNC with institution code 5816 and department code 02
Essays	Two required essays Two optional essays
Recommendations	Two required, from people who know you well, one from your workplace Online forms available for submission online or by mail
Interviews	No offer of admission will be made without an interview Schedule interviews online Interview Season - September through April Special interview arrangements for international students
Residency Form (only if NC resident)	Required for in-state tuition. See qualifications for residency If qualified, complete the short form or long form

Supporting Material

Transcript Guidelines

• Your name, exactly as it appears on the application, should be used on all supporting documents.
• Must be original documents authorized by the academic institution and stamped or embossed with the official seal.
• For international applicants, photocopies are acceptable if the institution (or an embassy or consulate) has certified them.
  • They must be made from the original document
  • Each page must be officially verified as authentic
  • Be sealed in an envelope by the official. The envelope must have the signature and title of the university, embassy or consular officer across the back.
• Official academic records must be in the original language. English versions of documents that interpret or translate marks, grades or degrees into U.S. equivalents are not acceptable.
  • If the original language is not English, then you must also provide a literal translation from the issuing institution.
  • Translations from the embassy or consulate of the country, or its designated agent, are acceptable if the institution will not provide a translation.

International Applicants

• You earned an undergraduate degree or graduate degree at a U.S. college or university
• Your total education was conducted in English in a native English-speaking country

Special Interview Arrangements
We strongly encourage international students to come to Chapel Hill for a personal interview. If that is not possible, we offer:

• Phone interviews
• Interviews at fairs and receptions we attend around the world
• Alumni interviews by invitation only

N.C. Residency - Short Form or Long Form?

• If you have lived in the state of North Carolina for three years or longer by the first day of classes of the term for which you are applying, complete the Short Residency Form.
• If you have lived in the state of North Carolina fewer than three years by the first day of classes of the term for which you are applying, complete the Long Residency Form.

Re-applicants

• Complete a Re-Open Form. [PDF:53K]
• Mail the completed form with the designated items and a US $135 application fee to UNC Kenan-Flagler.
• You do not need to repeat the personal interview.

For previous applicants NOT admitted:

• Complete the entire enrollment application for the current year and send it with a US $135 application fee to UNC Kenan-Flagler
• Send two new letters of recommendation
• You are not required to repeat the interview, but doing so could enhance your candidacy
• New transcripts not required, unless you have taken additional courses
• New GMAT or TOEFL scores not required, unless you have retaken a test and want us to consider a new score

Dual Degree Applicants

• Dual degrees are offered for:
  • City and Regional Planning : MBA/MRP, three years of study
  • Law : MBA/JD, four years of study, 74 semester hours in law and 51.5 semester hours at the Business School
  • Information and Library Science : MBA/MSIS, three years of study
  • Public Health : MBA/MHA, three years of study
• You must apply and be admitted separately to each program.
• For each dual degree, students complete the required first year in one program, and then complete the required first year of the other program during the next year
• The remainder of the curriculum is a prescribed number of elective courses from the two programs