The required cut-off date for applying any RDS determination has been extended from 30 to 45 days from the start of term for fall 2020 through spring 2021. The change was made to allow for adjustments to Census Day reporting in the wake of COVID-19.
The changes were outlined in a letter from Kimberly van Noort, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer for the UNC System. The letter is available for download.
ETS and the GRE® Program recently released a discussion guide that poses questions faculty and administrators should consider in preparing for, collecting and accepting applications.
The guide is available for download.
Applicants offered admission are required to submit a final official transcript from the college or university where the bachelor’s degree was earned prior to registering for the second semester in the Graduate School at UNC Charlotte.
Final transcripts for spring 2021 admits are due Aug. 15. Fall semester transcript submissions are due in October. Final transcripts can be mailed to the Graduate School or sent electronically directly from the College or University to gradcounselor@uncc.edu.
Offered through the Graduate School, the Certificate in Workplace Competencies helps develop professional skills in written and verbal communication, presentation-building, managing new initiatives, and working on diverse teams.
This program would be of interest to doctoral and Master’s students in all disciplines as well as working professionals with a bachelor’s degree who want to build key workplace skills to promote professional success.
For more information or to apply, visit the Center for Graduate Life.
We actively post updates to our Graduate Admissions social media accounts (Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn) to encourage people to explore different programs or attend a virtual information session.
Please let us know if you have any information about your program (videos, articles about current students,pictures, etc) you would like us to share.
Send any information or questions to Ellie Ivey, efeely@uncc.edu.
For questions, please contact Sandra Krause, Sandra.Krause@uncc.edu.
GRE® Search Service expert Ayo Strange will lead a free 30-minute webinar entitled Discover How to Cost-effectively Target Graduate and Professional School Students Wed., June 10 at 1 p.m.
The webinar focuses on finding graduate-level prospects through GRE® test performance with the GRE® Search Service.
To register, please visit ETS GRE.
The International Student and Scholar Office (ISSO) sent a message to UNC Charlotte students from China aimed at clarifying the presidential proclamation issued May 29.
Following is the text of that message:
Dear Students,
On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation titled: Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Non-immigrants of Certain Students and Researchers from the People’s Republic of China.
The Proclamation is mostly applicable to graduate level students and researchers, who are PRC nationals seeking to enter the U.S. as F/J non-immigrants or applying for an F/J U.S. visa stamp and who:
or
While the term ‘military-civil fusion strategy’ has been defined as ‘actions by or at the behest of the PRC to acquire and divert foreign technologies, specifically critical and emerging technologies, to incorporate into and advance the PRC’s military capabilities’, currently there is no list published by U.S. authorities of institutions or entities that meet that criteria.
It is important to know that this proclamation does NOT include:
or
Future Entry to the U.S.
It is also important to note that the proclamation only applies to future entry to the U.S. and future F/J visa applications. While it instructs the Secretary of State to consider whether PRC nationals currently in the U.S. in F/J status should have their visas revoked, the order itself doesn’t revoke any existing visas. Most importantly, visa revocation, in and of itself, should not result in removal, deportation, or expulsion from the U.S. Rather, visa revocation means that the visa can no longer be used to enter the U.S. even if the visa appears valid and the expiration date has not yet passed (which would only impact those who depart the U.S. or are abroad at the time the visa were revoked.)
Evolving Situation
At this time, there is no information yet about how this proclamation will be executed. This is an evolving situation and we will continue to keep you updated. In the meantime, please monitor the email accounts you used to apply for your F or J visa. If you receive notification that your visa has been revoked, please contact the ISSO so that we can advise you accordingly.
The UNC Charlotte Global NinerNation
We realize that the tone of these proclamations may be deeply concerning to you and your loved ones. Please know that the ISSO and its professional associations work tirelessly to interpret these presidential proclamations, executive orders, and other changes in U.S. immigration while advocating for the benefits of international education.
The ISSO wishes to remind you that we support you throughout this difficult time. We appreciate the diversity of skills, cultural exchange and the many other gifts that you bring to the UNC Charlotte community. Please be in touch and let us know how we can help you.
Sincerely,
Tarek Elshayeb, Director
Denise Medeiros, Associate Director
May 29 is the submission deadline for the 2020 Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award recognizing outstanding research and scholarship by a doctoral student.
The nomination form for the award and more info can be found on the Graduate School’s Awards Gateway. Supporting materials must be submitted by nominees to Aura Young (aura.young@uncc.edu) by 5:00 p.m. May 29, so allow your nominee time to assemble their packet.
The 2020 fields of competition are mathematics, physical sciences, and engineering; and social sciences.
Please circulate this reminder among your faculty.
As part of UNC Charlotte’s plan for the phased reopening of campus operations, the Research Restart and Restoration Task Force was convened in April by Research and Economic Development. The report was distributed by Academic Affairs.
For more details on research plans, please review the Research and Restoration Task Force Report. More information on campus reopening plans is available from Academic Affairs.
Due to COVID-19, the Duolingo English Test is being accepted in addition to the TOEFL and IELTS tests. The initial minimum score of 105 has been increased to 115 based on the experience of admission offices across the country and on bench-marking data.
Visit Graduate Admissions for more information on meeting English language requirements.
Ventureprise® is seeking research topics, such as a response to COVID-19, that can earn researchers up to $5,000.
Ventureprise® is UNC Charlotte’s innovation and entrepreneurship center serving the campus and Charlotte region as a center of excellence for evidence based entrepreneurship.
The Summer 2020 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps virtual cohort is being formed now. The program provides UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students with commercialization training and up to an initial $5,000 in NSF funding. The goal of the program is to identify potential commercial uses and prepare for more substantial commercialization funding opportunities.
The next stage is a six month $50,000 NSF I-Corps Teams grant. The cohort will begin May 13 (rolling applications, last day to submit is May 10). For more information and to apply, please visit Ventureprise®. For questions, please contact Laura Smailes, lsmailes@uncc.edu.
Graduate School senior leadership hosted a virtual forum with GPDs Apr. 29 to discuss a number of COVID-19-driven policy adjustments and to respond to questions.
The forum was recorded and is available on WebEx.
