Applicants for the Certificate in Technology and Communication must have a bachelor's degree. Priority is given to those with a 3.0 GPA and three or more years in a communications-related field.
Applicants must submit a resume, college transcript and statement of purpose (250 words or less), explaining their reasons for seeking the certificate. International students must submit scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants do not have to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Prospective students may apply for admission before the start of the fall or spring semester. The deadline is May 8, 2012 for the Fall 2012 semester and October 9, 2012 for the Spring 2013 semester.
Online Application Process
- In order to log in to the online application system, you must have an Onyen ID or UNC Guest ID. If you do not have an Onyen, please obtain a UNC Guest ID at one of the following links:
- For Alumna/Alumnus, former students or anyone who has applied to a UNC-Chapel Hill program: https://acapps.unc.edu/account/register/alumni.
- For all others: https://acapps.unc.edu/account/register.
- Visit the online application form via the MyUNC portal. Click "Apply Online" to begin a new online application. Select "Graduate Degree Seeking, Certificate or Post Bacc Licensure Programs" from drop-down menu. Select the status that best matches your entry type. Select "Certificate" as your educational goal. Select "Journalism and Mass Comm" as your major. Select "Certificate in Technology and Communication" as your degree. Then, select term of entry. Select deadline for which you are applying, confirm application selection and click "Start New Application".
- Complete Personal Information and Community Standards. Click "Save" and "Continue" to move to next section.
- Complete Educational History and upload your college transcript(s) here.
- Complete Work Experience and upload your resume here.
- Within Supplemental Documents section, upload your essay and plan for study. Complete additional questions.
- Before you submit your application, we recommend that you take a few minutes and review each section carefully to verify that the information you entered is correctly displayed.
Applicants will be notified in writing of the admission committee's decision.
