Admissions Requirements
Application Deadlines
The application deadline for the January start date is NOVEMBER 8 . The application deadline for the July start date is MAY 8.
Degree Requirement
No specific degree level is required for admission into the Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Certificate Program.
Required Application Materials
All applicants to the Community Preparedness and Disaster Management Certificate Program must submit the following:
- Current Resume
- Essay. Prepare a two page (500 word) statement of purpose addressing the following: How will this certificate program at UNC-CH contribute to your projected career? We use a team based learning approach, and are looking for students who will benefit from and contribute to the learning environment. What do you bring to the table? Please provide any additional information that you think will strengthen your application?
- Completion of online Graduate School application. You may start your application by logging into your MyUNC account and scrolling to the bottom of the page, where you will find the Apply Online button. If you don't have an account yet, you can easily create one here. Applications for the next academic year are available in August. A current email address is a required field on the application since all correspondence is conducted by email. If you have problems with the online form, contact the Graduate School.
PLEASE NOTE: You will be required to upload a document to the college transcript section of your online application. If you do not have a college transcript, uploading a Word document indicating that a transcript does not apply is an acceptable alternative.
Mailing Address:
Department of Health Policy and Management
Certificate Programs
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB #7411
120 Rosenau Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411
Residency
For more information about residency, see the Registrar's Residency information at http://regweb.unc.edu/residency/index.php.
Long Form Complete the Long 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: http://regweb.unc.edu/residency/Residency%20Form.pdf.
Once you have submitted a residency form for the program, you will not have to submit another one unless you do not take a course in the fall or spring semester or unless your residency information changes.
Please submit the long form to Lynnette Jones, Registrar, by mail at:
120 Rosenau Hall
CB #7411
UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411
or by fax at:
919-843-4980
Tuition and Fees for the Current Academic Year
See tuition and fee information for the 2010-2011 year here. The latest information on costs for the CPDM program can be found by visiting the most current Tuition and Fee Rates document, found under the Charges for Attendance heading on the University Finance Division web site. Scroll down to the Health Affairs/School of Public Health Off Campus Programs section of the document. Please note that tuition and fees are subject to change.
Contact information
Admission Questions
Kim Sieler
Executive Programs Manager
919-966-7364
krsieler@email.unc.edu
Program Questions
Bill Gentry
Program Director
919-966-4228
wgentry@email.unc.edu |
