The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

College of Arts & ArchitectureGraduate Programs

Certificate• Violin• Vocal Pedagogy

Master’s• Architecture & Urban Design (dual degree)• Architecture – M. Arch I (ARC1)• Architecture – M. Arch II (ARC2)• Architecture – M. Arch III and MS Computer Science or Information Technology

(ARC3)• Urban Design

College of Business Graduate Programs

Certificate• MBA Plus (post-master’s)• Real Estate Finance & Development• Data Science and Business Analytics

Master’s• Accountancy• Business Administration• Business Administration – Executive MBA in Taipei, Taiwan• Business Administration – Global Business & Strategy in Monterrey, Mexico• Economics• Economics: Dual-Degree Program with Copenhagen Business School• Economics: Finance• Mathematical Finance• Real Estate

Doctorate• Business Administration: Finance

College of Computing & InformaticsGraduate Programs

Certificate• Advanced Databases & Knowledge Discovery• Bioinformatics – Applications• Bioinformatics – Technology• Game Design & Development• Healthcare Information Technology• Information Security & Privacy• Management of Information Technology

Master’s • Bioinformatics – Professional Science• Computer Science• Health Informatics• Information Technology

Doctorate• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology• Computing and Information Systems: Computer Science (CSCS), Software and

Information Systems (SWIS), and an Interdisciplinary Track (INDS) Program previously known as Information Technology

College of Education Graduate Programs

Certificate• Academically & Intellectually Gifted• Autism Spectrum Disorders• Curriculum & Supervision (post-master’s) – Not Currently Accepting Applications• Elementary School Mathematics• Instructional Systems Technology with a concentration in School Specialist (SITS) or Community Training and

Development (CTDV)• Play Therapy• School Administration (post-master’s)• School Counseling (post-master’s)• Substance Abuse Counseling• Teaching – Art Education, Child & Family Studies, Foreign Language: French, German, and Spanish• Teaching – Middle Grades: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies• Teaching – Secondary Education: Comprehensive Science, English, History/Social Studies, and Mathematics• Teaching – Special Education: General Curriculum, Adapted Curriculum • Teaching - English as a Second Language• Teaching – Theatre Education

Master’s• Child & Family Studies• Counseling with concentration in Addiction Counseling (CGAD), Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CGMH), School

Counseling (CGSL)• Curriculum & Supervision - Currently Not Accepting Applications• Elementary Education

College of EducationGraduate Programs - continued

Master’s – continued• Foreign Language Education • Instructional Systems Technology with concentration in School Specialist (SITS) or Community Training

and Development (CTDV) • Middle Grades: English, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies• Reading Education• School Administration• Secondary Education: Biology, Chemistry, Comprehensive Science, Earth Science, English,

History/Social Studies, Mathematics, Physics, and Social Studies• Special Education : Academically Gifted, Adapted Curriculum, and General Curriculum• Teaching – Elementary Education• Teaching English as a Second Language

Doctorate• Counseling• Curriculum & Instruction with concentrations in Urban Elementary Education (UELE), Urban Education

(UEDU), Urban Literacy (ULIT), Urban Math (UMAT)• Educational Leadership: Community, School• Special Education

College of Engineering Graduate Programs

Master’s• Civil Engineering• Construction & Facilities Management• Electrical Engineering• Engineering Management• Engineering: Civil Concentration • Engineering: Mechanical Concentration• Fire Protection & Administration• Mechanical Engineering

Doctorate• Electrical & Computer Engineering• Infrastructure & Environmental Systems• Mechanical Engineering

College of Health & Human ServicesGraduate Programs

Certificate• Community Health• Nurse Anesthesia (post-master’s)• Nursing: Nurse Educator• Nursing: Adult Nurse Practitioner ( post-master’s) – Currently Not Accepting Applications• Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner (post-master’s) • Nursing: Nurse Administrator (Online only)

Master’s• Clinical Exercise Physiology• Health Administration • Health Informatics• Nursing: Nurse Anesthesia• Nursing: Nursing Advanced Clinical – Adult Nurse Practitioner – Currently Not Accepting Applications• Nursing: Nursing Advanced Clinical – Family Nurse Practitioner• Nursing: Systems/Populations – Community Public Health Nursing (Online program)• Nursing: Systems/ Populations – Nurse Educator (Online program)• Nursing: Systems/ Populations: Nurse Administrator (Online program)• Public Health• Social Work

Doctorate• Health Services Research (interdisciplinary)• Nursing Practice• Public Health Science

College of Liberal Arts & SciencesGraduate Programs

Certificate• Africana Studies• Arts Administration• Cognitive Science• Communication Studies• Emergency Management• Ethics (applied)• Gender, Sexuality, & Women’s Studies• Gerontology• Nonprofit Management• Public Budgeting and Finance• Technical/Professional Writing• Translating/Translation Studies (Spanish)• Urban Management and Policy

Master’s• Anthropology• Biology• Chemistry• Communication Studies• Criminal Justice• Earth Sciences• English• English Education• Ethics & Applied Philosophy

College of Liberal Arts & SciencesGraduate Programs - continued

Master’s – continued• Geography: Community Planning (GECP), Geographic Information Science & Technologies, Location Analysis

(GELA), Transportation Studies (GETS), Urban-Region Analysis (GEUA)• Latin American Studies• Liberal Studies• Mathematics Education• Mathematics: Applied (MAAP), General (MAGE) , Statistics (MAAS)• Optical Science & Engineering• Physics (applied)• Psychology: Clinical/Community• Psychology; Industrial/Organizational (Not Currently Accepting Applications)• Public Administration with concentrations in Arts Administration (ARTA), Emergency Management (EMER) Non-profit

Management (PROF), Public Finance (MPPF) , Urban Management & Policy (URBA)• Religious Studies• Sociology• Spanish: Language, Literature, & Culture; Translating & Translation Studies

Doctorate• Biology• Geography & Urban Regional Analysis • Health Psychology• Mathematics (applied)

College of Liberal Arts & SciencesGraduate Programs - continued

Doctorate - continued• Nanoscale Science (interdisciplinary)• Optical Science &Engineering (interdisciplinary) • Organizational Science (interdisciplinary)• Public Policy

Why Choose Us?

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is recognized for its nationally and internationally renowned faculty, talented students, contemporary, spacious campus, state-of-the-art facilities and research labs, and strong partnerships with business and industry in the Charlotte, North Carolina, region.  The University is consistently ranked among the top ten universities in the Southeastern USA, offering a wide range of resources and opportunities to help graduate students succeed.

We hope that you will take some time to peruse the Graduate School website and discover for yourself the myriad of opportunities that await you at UNC Charlotte!  Better yet, make plans today to attend an Information Session (on campus or virtual!) and experience firsthand how graduate education can prepare you for life in an ever-changing world.

What You Need to Apply

Admissions committees typically base their decisions on the following factors:• Statement of purpose• Letters of recommendation• Standardized Test Scores (GRE, GMAT,

or Miller Analogies Test)• TOEFL (international students)• Grade Point Average (GPA)• Transcripts• Research experience• Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)• Writing Sample

Deadlines

Standard (Priority) DeadlinesFall - May 1

Spring - October 1Summer - April 1

Some programs have earlier deadlines than the Graduate School's standard deadlines listed here, so please refer to the specific deadline listed for the program to which you are applying. An application deadline means the application and any required items - test scores, transcripts, recommendations - should be received by the Graduate School.

Funding Graduate Education

Financial Aid.

The Office of Student Financial Aid administers several federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs available to graduate students at UNC Charlotte who complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). This application helps US Citizens and eligible non-citizens gain access to gift aid (such as grants) or self-help aid (like loans). International students on any temporary non-immigrant visa status are not eligible for federal financial aid. See the Financial Aid website at www.finaid.uncc.edu for more information. The federal school code for UNC Charlotte is 002975 to complete the FAFSA.

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