THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

As the nation's first state university, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 and opened to students in 1795. UNC–Chapel Hill was the only public university to award degrees to students in the eighteenth century. Today, there are more than 3,100 faculty members and 27,000 students at UNC. Carolina's academic offerings span a broad range of fields, including seventy-one bachelor's, 110 master's, and seventy-seven doctoral degree programs as well as professional degrees in dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and law. Distance learning has been available since 1913. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Distance Learning Program

The Friday Center for Continuing Education offers a variety of credit programs for part-time students. Carolina Courses Online and Self-paced Courses are college-level distance courses that enable students to earn college credit without having to be admitted to UNC or travel to the campus. The Friday Center administers courses from eight institutions of the University of North Carolina: Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina State University, UNC–Chapel Hill, UNC–Greensboro, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. Approximately 5,000 students enroll in distance education courses through the Friday Center each year.

Delivery Media

The Self-paced Courses program offers correspondence and online courses. Students enrolled in print-based Self-paced Courses receive a printed course manual that contains all lessons, assignments, and instructions. Students enrolled in online Self-paced Courses receive information on how to access the Web pages containing this information.

Students work through the course at their own pace. Each course has an instructor who grades assignments and answers questions. The minimum completion time for a Self-paced Course is twelve weeks, and students have nine months to complete the course. Students may take two courses at a time. More than 140 Self-paced Courses are available, and most courses are offered for credit at the undergraduate college level.

The Carolina Courses Online program follows the UNC calendar. Students enrolled in a Carolina Courses Online course receive information on how to access the Web pages that contain all lessons, assignments, and instructions. They communicate with classmates and their instructor via e-mail and discussion forums and are encouraged to use the vast resources available through the Internet as they complete their course work. More than seventy Carolina Courses Online courses are available, and most courses are offered for credit at the undergraduate college level.

Programs of Study

The Friday Center offers a variety of courses in more than thirty subjects, including accounting, African and Afro-American studies, art, biology, business, chemistry, classics, criminal justice, communication studies, drama, economics, education, English, environmental sciences, French, geography, geology, history, hospitality management, Italian, journalism, Latin, law, mathematics, music, nursing, nutrition, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, recreation administration, religious studies, Russian, sociology, Spanish, and statistics. Credit earned in courses offered through the Friday Center can be applied toward degree requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill and other institutions.

Special Programs

Credit courses offered by the Friday Center may be used for teacher license renewal at the discretion of the local district. Students should visit the Friday Center Web site listed in the Contact section for more information.

Student Services

Friday Center staff members are available to answer questions, provide academic advising, and process enrollments. Online library services are available through the UNC–Chapel Hill library system.

Credit Options

Most courses are offered for credit at the undergraduate college level. Credit earned in these courses may be applied toward a degree, if the course is applicable to the requirements of the particular degree program.

Faculty

Faculty members are appointed by the department or school offering the course. Approximately 120 faculty members teach in the program at any given time.

Admission

Carolina Courses Online and Self-paced Courses are open to anyone who wishes to enroll; there are no admission requirements.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition must be paid in full at the time of enrollment. The 2006 tuition is $108 per credit hour for North Carolina residents and $220 per credit hour for nonresidents. Most courses are 3 credit hours. Tuition and other charges are subject to change without notice. Textbooks must be purchased separately.

Financial Aid

Financial aid may be available through VA benefits, vocational rehabilitation grants, local education agencies, and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES).

Applying

Enrollments in Self-paced Courses are accepted at any time by mail, fax, in person, or online. Carolina Courses Online enrollments must be received by specified deadlines. Students should visit the Friday Center Web site for more information.

CONTACT

Student Services Manager
CB #1020
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-1020
Phone: 919-962-1134 800-862-5669 (toll-free)
Fax: 919-962-5549
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site: http://fridaycenter.unc.edu