Designation For students in F-1 immigration status, the MS in Biostatistics (CIP Code 26.1102) is a STEM Designated degree for the purpose of applying for the 24-month STEM OPT extension.
I. Complete UNC Graduate School application The Graduate School Application is a common application system for UNC Chapel Hill programs.
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1. Application Fee Information on UNC Graduate School Fee Waiver Requests
2. Faculty Interest(s)/mentor(s) We do not require that you list faculty who support your application. Such information is not considered in the admissions process. You are asked to list faculty with whom you’d like to work; this information can be helpful to the admissions committee.
3. Applicant information, including North Carolina residency information.
4. Area(s) of interest Select all applicable areas of interest from the dropdown.
5. Educational history Please upload a copy of your most recent transcript(s), including your current term grades, if applicable. (If grades are not yet available, send them to the UNC Gillings program contact as soon as they become available.) Be sure the transcript reflects the name of the institution and any degrees you received.
We advise that you order two copies of your transcript(s) to be sent to you. If you are admitted and choose to enroll, UNC will require official transcript(s) showing degree(s) awarded.
6. Community standards You will be asked about honor code, crime, academic sanction, military discharge, etc.
7. Upload your personal statement. Statement of purpose that should include why and or how you became interested in Biostatistics. It would also be helpful to discuss research and work experience relevant to your proposed plan of study.
8. Upload your resume or CV.
9. Enter names of recommenders. UNC will then send them an email with instructions for submitting a letter on your behalf.
3 Letters of Recommendations are required. We encourage references from professors or teachers (or teaching assistants) or work/research supervisors who have worked directly and closely with you and who can speak about you with specificity.
10. Report test scores, if applicable.
GRE scores are neither required nor typically recommended for applicants.
International applicants must submit official TOEFL or IELTS standardized test scores. Code 5816 routes to UNC. TOEFL/IELTS scores must be no more than two years old.
11. Document submission (check legibility of uploads)
Applicants should preview all documents uploaded into the application system to ensure that all documents are legible for committee review.
12. Pay the Graduate School application fee.
13. Track your progress.
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