Admissions Criteria

UNC Graduate Students

• Students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program at UNC will automatically be granted admission to the Certificate program. 
• It is the responsibility of each student to inform her or his academic advisor of their admission and proposed plan of study as indicated on the application.

Non-UNC Graduate Students

Admissions for Continuing Studies (post-baccalaureate part-time classroom studies, i.e. “community”) students will be determined based on the following criteria:

• Applicable Professional Interests: Alignment between the student’s professional development goals and the goals of the Program.
• Nonprofit Work Experience: At least two years of paid, professional work with a nonprofit organization, preferably in a position with at least some managerial duties (i.e. Program Director or Coordinator, Volunteer Coordinator, Director of Development, etc.).  Substantive unpaid, professional nonprofit work experience with some managerial duties can be considered in lieu of this requirement.
• Potential to Complete Graduate-Level Work: Evidence of the ability to successfully complete graduate-level course work, including but not limited to: undergraduate transcript and GPA, transcripts of any graduate study, a professional writing sample (e.g. grant application, program report) or a brief reaction paper submitted for a writing assessment in addition to the application.

Application Procedures

Application and Registration Form  (pdf)or contact Beth Sauer (919)962-6443; email bhsauer@email.unc.edu.
 

UNC Graduate Students
UNC graduate students will submit a completed application with plan of study only.

Non-UNC Graduate Students

• Part-time Classroom Studies students will submit a completed application with plan of study, an updated resume, transcripts of undergraduate and any graduate study and a writing sample.  If a writing sample is not available, the student will be asked to complete a brief reaction paper to comprise a sample.
• In addition to completing an application, Part-Time Classroom Studies students will be required to participate in a phone or in-person interview with the Program Director during which the above criteria are discussed and explored and course completion requirements are broadly disclosed and described.