Tuition and Fees
Tuition rates are contingent on action by the North Carolina General Assembly and the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. The University reserves the right to change tuition rates at any time. For the most recent tuition charges for Part-time Classroom Studies students, check under the "Charges for Attendance" heading on the Student Billing site.
Tuition is based on your residency status (see Residence Status for Tuition Purposes), the number of credit hours you take each semester, and whether you are an undergraduate or postbaccalaureate. If you have received a bachelor's degree, you will be classified and charged as a postbaccalaureate (graduate) student regardless of the level of courses you take.
These charges include a nominal registration fee. Summer charges include student activity fees assessed by Summer School that allow use of student health services and gym facilities. During the fall and spring semesters, Part-time Classroom Studies students are not eligible to pay student fees that would provide an athletic pass or permit the use of student health services.
Tuition does not include the cost of textbooks. All new students will be charged a $15 fee for the UNC One Card (student ID card). Some courses have lab fees or special course fees that are not included in tuition rates. Refer to the Directory of Classes for a listing of these fees and add them to your payment.
Special Rates and Waivers
Certain members of the Armed Services and their dependent relatives may be eligible to be charged less than the out-of-state tuition rate even though they are not North Carolina legal residents for tuition purposes. See Military Tuition Benefit.
UNC employees may have tuition waived. See Employee Tuition Waiver.
How to Pay Your Tuition
You may make your payment in person at the Student Accounts Office at the Student and Academic Services Building on the corner of Ridge Road and Manning Drive (see Getting Around Campus). The office hours are 8 am to 4:30 pm. If you register during the billing period, Student Accounts will bill you. If your tuition is not paid by by the due date, your registration will be canceled. If you register after the billing period, you must pay Student Accounts first. A nonrefundable transaction fee is added to credit card payments, currently 2 percent of the total charge.
To pay by credit card (MasterCard or Diner's Club):
- Log in to Student Central.
- Scroll down to the Cashier Services section.
- Click the Go button beside “Pay Your Bill.”
You may mail your payment to:
Student Accounts
Suite 2215 SASB North
CB 1400
450 Ridge Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1400.
Tuition Refunds
Policy
Cancellation means you have never attended class. No entry is made on your permanent record, and 100 percent of the prepaid tuition and fees is refunded. To qualify for cancellation, non-attendance in class must be verified by the professor(s).
Withdrawal means dropping all your classes or your only class after classes have begun. Withdrawal from the University results in a prorated refund. A weekly schedule, by percentage, is provided below for calculating a prorated estimated refund.
Refund Schedule
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