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Credit Programs for Part-time Students

Resources

The following is a list of some of the programs, organizations, and other resources that serve students.

The Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD

The Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD serves students with documented learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The mission of The Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD is to empower students to achieve their academic potential within the regular, academic, competitive University curriculum. The Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD provides services and accommodations to students, and it serves as an academic resource to instructors and administrators. The office is located in Suite 2109 of the Student Academic Services Building. Call 919-962-7227 or visit the Web site.

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Bookstore (Student Stores)

Required and recommended textbooks may be purchased from Student Stores Textbook Department, located in Daniels Building. Hours while school is in session are:

Monday-Friday: 7:30 am-8 pm
Saturday: 10 am-6 pm
Sunday: 1 pm-6 pm
(extended hours during buy-back and rush periods)

Refund policy: For all 100 percent refunds, a book must be in the same condition as when bought, and you must have the original receipt and a UNC One Card. You also must meet the requirements for one of the following types of refunds:

  1. Early Refund: You must have purchased the book during the period beginning two weeks before and ending two weeks after the start of classes, and you must return the book within that period.
  2. Drop Refund: You must have a drop slip, and you must return the book no more than two days after the last drop day.
  3. 48-Hour Refund: You must have purchased the book at least four weeks before exams begin, and you must return the book within 48 hours of the time you bought it.

Deadline dates for refunds are posted in the Student Stores Textbook Department. Books bought during the last four weeks of class are nonrefundable. Coursepacks are not returnable. Please allow ten business days for checks to clear. Management may grant exceptions. Please ask if you feel an exception should be made.

Please call 919-962-5024 for more detailed information or refer to the Student Stores Web site.

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Department of Disability Services

The priority of the Department of Disability Services is to identify and eliminate barriers through consultation with faculty, staff, and students to support the University’s commitment to an accessible environment, and through the provision of reasonable acommodations that address individual needs while maintaining the integrity of programs and services in the University.

Services that address barriers limiting a student’s ability to independently meet the numerous demands of university life are available to all students (undergraduate, graduate or professional, full-time, and part-time). To effectively address individual needs, documentation describing current functional abilities is required. The Department is also prepared to assist individuals who have temporary injuries. Academic services include:

The Department of Disability Services works closely with programs, offices, and departments throughout the University (including Housing and Residential Education, Parking and Transportation, Facilities Services, Athletics, and Academic Affairs) with the goal of creating an accessible environment.

The office is located in Suite 2126 of the Student Academic Services Building, 450 Ridge Road, and is open from 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The staff can be contacted by telephone at 919-962-8300 (V/T), by e-mail at disabilityservices@unc.edu, or on the Web at disabilityservices.unc.edu.

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Gym/Pool Privileges

A gym/pool privilege pass can be purchased for the academic year at the UNC One Card office for $120. A full-year pass may only be purchased if you remain enrolled in Part-time Classroom Studies. If you prefer, you may purchase a pass for either the spring or fall semester; the fee is $60 per semester. During the summer, you are automatically charged fees that permit use of the gym/pool.

If you withdraw (summer/fall/spring), your pass is deactivated. In order for your card to remain active, you must remain enrolled and a student in good standing.

The pass does not allow access to other athletic facilities or events, such as basketball or football games. Call the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 919-962-0017, for further information.

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Friday Center Books & Gifts

Friday Center Books & Gifts, a division of UNC Student Stores located at the Friday Center, offers gift and snack items in a casual setting. Textbooks for Self-paced Courses and Carolina Courses Online are also available. Earnings from Friday Center Books & Gifts' sales go to student scholarships. Please visit Friday Center Books & Gifts on your next trip to the Friday Center. Friday Center Books & Gifts is located off the Atrium and is open Monday-Friday. Hours vary during the semester. Call ahead (919-962-7481) for operational hours.

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Information Technology Services

Information Technology Services (ITS) is the central organization providing all members of the Carolina community with computing services for academic and administrative endeavors. Some of the services provided are

Visit the ITS Web site to learn more about IT at Carolina.

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The Learning Center

The Learning Center provides opportunities for you to improve the reading, studying, and problem-solving abilities that everyone needs to achieve success in University-level coursework. You can get advice while working independently to improve in such areas as time management, study strategies, and learning strategies (including reading, note-taking, and test-taking skills). In addition, the Center offers review groups to help students preparing to take standardized graduate and professional school entrance exams (LSAT, GRE, MCAT). Finally, the Learning Center sponsors free, walk-in Peer Tutoring sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings during the fall and spring semesters to assist students enrolled in "gateway" courses in chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, statistics, and several modern languages.

Current information regarding all of these services is available from the Learning Center’s Web site. The Learning Center's services are available to all UNC-Chapel Hill students, faculty, and staff at no charge, although a fee of $150 per course is charged for participation in the standardized test preparation courses. For more information, call 919-962-3782 or make inquiries in Suite 118 of the Student Academic Services Building.

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Libraries

The general library collections of the University are housed in Davis Library, House Undergraduate Library, Law Library, Health Sciences Library, and eleven subject branch libraries. Special Collections are housed in Wilson Library. All libraries in the campus system are open to all users. Your UNC One Card serves as your library card. Visit the UNC-Chapel Hill Libraries Web site for more information about campus libraries, access to the online catalog, and a wide variety of electronic resources and online services.

The hours for Davis Library, House Undergraduate Library, and Wilson Library are listed below. These hours are subject to change and vary during holidays, breaks, and exam periods. (Some services, including Reference and Manuscripts, maintain different hours.)

  Davis House Undergraduate Wilson
Monday-Thursday 8 am-midnight Open 24 hours 8 am-5 pm
Friday 8 am-10 pm Closes at 6 pm 8 am-5 pm
Saturday 10 am-10 pm 10 am-6 pm 9 am-1 pm
Sunday 11 am-midnight Open at 10 am; remains open NC Collection: 1 pm-5 pm

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Math Help Center

The Math Help Center, 224 Phillips Hall and 172 Hardin Hall, is a free walk-in tutoring service available to all students in MATH 110 through MATH 233. Although help is not guaranteed for higher courses, it may be available. Students may drop in and receive tutoring any time the Center is open (Monday–Thursday from 4 pm-8 pm in Phillips Hall, and Monday–Thursday from 4 pm–6 pm in Hardin Hall).

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Study Abroad

All Part-time Classroom Studies students are encouraged to consider the many Study Abroad opportunities offered by the University. Interested students should first visit the Web sites for Study Abroad and Summer School Abroad and then talk to one of the academic advisors at the Friday Center.

Students are encouraged to make a subsequent appointment with a study abroad advisor at the Porthole Building to discuss the particulars of any programs in which they are interested. The following considerations should be kept in mind when researching study abroad options through UNC:

Summer School Abroad

This program offers UNC-Chapel Hill credit courses taught abroad by UNC-Chapel Hill faculty during the summer. For more information see the Summer School Web site or e-mail summer_school@unc.edu.

 

University Career Services

University Career Services helps UNC-Chapel Hill students plan for their careers, learn job-search skills, and search for employment. Part-time Classroom Studies students may access the career resource room, career panels, job fairs, and job-seeking workshops, and may have one visit with a career counselor.

If you are working towards a degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and are in certain majors, you may establish a reference file. If you are within two semesters of receiving a degree from UNC-Chapel Hill, you may participate in the campus interview and résumé referral programs.

University Career Services is located in Granville Towers South and will be moving to 219 Hanes Hall in fall 2008. Office hours are 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. For further information, visit the Web site, call 919-962-6507, or e-mail ucs@unc.edu.

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University Police

The University Police can be reached at 911 in an emergency or at 919-962-8100 for routine calls. Emergency call boxes (9-foot-tall black call boxes with a blue light on top) are located around the campus for use in situations that require police, fire, or medical help. To activate the call box, push the red button for direct access to the police department telecommunication center. When activated, the blue strobe light on top flashes for better visibility. (Maps of call box locations are available online.)

In addition, the University has the capacity to send emergency warnings by text message to students, faculty, and staff. The University has installed a new UNC Emergency Alert System Siren, which will sound during an immediate life-threatening situation, such as an armed and dangerous person in the area, a major chemical spill or hazard, or a tornado.

You should avoid walking alone on campus at night. During the day, Chapel Hill Transit offers fare-free service throughout the community. After dark, you may access the Point-to-Point Express route, which runs loops around the main campus from 7 pm-3 am seven days a week during academic semesters (except on holidays when residence halls are closed), or call P2P for on-demand service during other after-dark hours. If you decide to walk, walk in groups on well-lit, well-traveled paths. All cars parked on campus should be locked and any valuables stored in the trunk if possible. Report any suspicious activity to the University Police immediately.

If you have car trouble on campus, you may call for the service of the Parking Control Division's Motorist Assistance Program at 919-962-8006 or 919-962-3951.

For information on crime prevention, to take advantage of self-defense classes for women, or to arrange for a crime prevention presentation, call the Crime Prevention office at 919-966-3230.

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Writing Center

The Writing Center is a free, noncredit service for members of the University community who want to improve their writing skills. The Center prioritizes work with degree-seeking students, but special degree-seeking (SDS) students are also welcome to make appointments. Part-time Classroom Studies students are invited to use Writing Center services on a walk-in basis as the schedule permits. Writing Center tutors address a wide range of writing skills, including topic development, organization, style, usage, word choice, and grammar. The Writing Center also provides a Grammar Hotline at 962-7710. The Writing Center tutors do not proofread or edit papers but will teach strategies for doing so. To use the online service, make appointments, and access writing handouts, please visit our Web site.

During the fall and spring semesters, the Writing Center is open Monday through Thursday from 9 am to 8 pm, Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, and Sunday from 5pm to 8 pm. Summer hours vary; consult the Web site for current information.

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