To provide accommodations during the spring 2021 semester, UNC Charlotte has expanded its withdrawal practices to allow students to withdraw with extenuating circumstances (WE) if they have personal issues that have negatively impacted their studies as a result of COVID-19. Graduate students should submit their withdrawal request directly to the Graduate School using the Graduate Academic Petition rather than through the Dean of Students portal. For more information on withdrawals, please visit the Graduate School website.
Graduate School News
Fall 2020 Graduation Stats
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the following statistics for fall 2020 graduation:
Doctoral Students – 52
Master’s Students – 495
Graduate Certificate Students – 262
Congratulations to our hard working faculty and staff for moving the class through during these difficult times.
Holistically Recruiting and Admitting Diverse Students
Hear from Dr. Steve Matson, former graduate dean at UNC Chapel Hill and ETS advisor where you’ll learn about the main principles of holistic admissions, as well as the various approaches you can adopt to make your process truly holistic. January 28th at 3:00 pm est.
Spring 2021 Residency Details
Students who want to be considered for North Carolina residency must complete an RDS application at www.NCresidency.org The deadline for spring 2021 decision is March 5, 2021. Out of state, non-resident students can direct their questions regarding Residency to:
Residency Determination Service (RDS)
Phone: 844-319-3640
Email: rdsinfo@ncresidency.org
Website: www.NCresidency.org
Welcome New Graduate Students
The Center for Graduate Life will be welcoming over 750 new students at New Graduate Student Orientation on Tuesday, January 19th at 4:30 est. Dean Reynolds will get the virtual session started followed by student led panels. More details can be found on the CGL’s website and if you haven’t already, please encourage your new students to attend.
21-22 Tuition Support Details Available in Canvas
Graduate student tuition support for ’21-22 – call for nominations with details, information and training can be found in Canvas.
For more information, please contact Julie Goodliffe, Director of Funding and Fellowships.
Nominations Open for Graduate School Fellowships
Nominations for the Herschel and Cornelia Everett First-Year Master’s and Doctoral Graduate Fellowship and Wayland H. Cato Doctoral Fellowship are open for 2021 awards.
These fellowships, which are available only to outstanding UNC Charlotte graduate students, are administered by the Graduate School each year. Awards begin in the upcoming academic year.
The deadline to submit nominations is Mar. 15, 2021. To nominate, please visit the Scholarship Office Nomination Portal.
Mar. 30, 2021 is the deadline for student applications for nominated and matched awards. Application is available through the Scholarship Office Application Portal.
For more information, please visit the Graduate School’s Fellowships site.
Ventureprise Spring 2021 Virtual Cohort Accepting Applications
Apply to participate in the Spring 2021 Ventureprise Launch National Science Foundation I-Corps Virtual Cohort. The program, which starts Feb. 10, provides up to $5000 for a research or business idea, plus commercialization training and new NSF funding.
The second stage is a six-month, $50,000 NSF I-Corps Teams grant. Applications are currently open and are reviewed as they are submitted. More information and the application form can be found on the NSF I-Corps webpage. For questions, please contact Devin Collins or Laura Smailes.
Few Seats Remain for Jan. Mentor Training
The Graduate School’s upcoming Mentor Training session has a few more openings. Graduate faculty are invited to enroll for the Jan. 28-29 session. The class runs from 9:30-12:30 each day.
To register, please complete the Mentor Training registration form. The form will be closed when all seats are taken.
Important reminders from the Graduate School
Final graduation clearance begins on Wednesday, January 6. In order to be cleared for graduation students must have satisfied all degree requirements. All milestone forms and petitions must be received by the end of the day Tuesday, January 5th in order for degrees to be awarded.
The Graduate School is NO longer considering requests to change a grade type from standard letter grade to Pass/ Unsatisfactory. The deadline was December 14, 2020. This allowed the grade mode change to be processed prior to the faculty entering final grades.
This option will not be available to Graduate students for Spring 2021.
Please share this information with your faculty and students.
QA Certificate Boosts Educational Outcomes
The Graduate Certificate in Quantitative Analyses program targets experienced educators, counselors, and other professionals who seek to deepen their statistical skills for improving educational outcomes.
Who should apply:
- Current graduates students earning their master’s or doctorate can use elective hours to complete the certificate
- Current faculty and staff with an interest in refreshing or adding to current quantitative analysis skills
- Potential Ph.D. students who have earned a master’s degree in an education-related field can first earn the doctoral level certificate and apply all 12 credits to the ERME Ph.D. program.
For detailed information on admissions visit GradAdmissions.uncc.edu
and edld.uncc.edu/programs. For more information, contact Xiaoxia Newton, Ph.D., xnewton@uncc.edu, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director-Educational Leadership.
and edld.uncc.edu/programs. For more information, contact Xiaoxia Newton, Ph.D., xnewton@uncc.edu, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Director-Educational Leadership.
Window Open for Ignite Planning Grants
Research and Economic Development (RED) is soliciting applications through Feb. 15 for the Spring 2021 Ignite Planning Grants program.
Ignite Planning Grants promote new collaborative research efforts and facilitate the development of interdisciplinary teams focused on preparing competitive, large-scale collaborative proposals for significant external funding. Ignite planning grants are intended to enhance existing areas of excellence, accelerate the development of emerging research strengths, and foster interactions between UNC Charlotte faculty and potential collaborators at other institutions. The program aims to lower and eliminate barriers to building collaborative teams and coordinating, planning, and preparing large, interdisciplinary multi-investigator research proposals by providing funds to (1) convene conferences and meetings, (2) coordinate workshops, (3) support travel costs for potential collaborators from other institutions, (4) hire grant-writing consultants and content specialists, and (5) conduct other proposal-development and team-development activities.
Proposals must be submitted electronically as an email attachment to ignite-planning@uncc.edu by 5 pm Feb.15. Questions may be sent to Lesley Brown, Director of the Center for Research Excellence.
Zoom Sessions Put GPDs in Touch with Prospects
Beginning spring semester, Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) will have an opportunity to meet with interested prospective students via zoom breakout rooms following a presentation by Graduate Admissions.
The first information session will be Jan. 21, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Interested GPDs should RSVP to participate by Jan. 4.
For more information and to register, please visit the Graduate Admissions Information Session page.
UNC Charlotte Ranked High in SEVIS Report
In data shared by the International Student & Scholar Office, UNC Charlotte ranked high in a recent U.S. Immigration Department SEVIS by the Numbers (SBTN) report.
The report was part of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) which reports data and trends on foreign national students pursuing an education at SEVP-certified schools.
Following are UNC Charlotte’s rankings on three such lists released by SEVP:
- Top 500 F-1 Schools by Number of Active SEVIS Records (enrolled students). Rank: #98 (Download)
- Top 100 School Campuses with Optional Practical Training (OPT) Authorizations by Active SEVIS records. Rank #60 (Download)
- Top 100 School Campuses with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) OPT Authorizations by Active SEVIS Records. Rank #44 (Download)
Students Sent Residency Guidance
New graduate students admitted for the Spring 2021 term who are classified as nonresidents for tuition purposes recently were sent a message outlining the requirements for residency determination
A copy of the message students received is available for download.
Students with questions should contact the Residency Determination Service (RDS): 844-319-3640; rdsinfo@ncresidency.org.
For faculty questions, please contact Brenda.Sawyer@uncc.edu, 704-687-5122, https://ncresidency.uncc.edu/.
Dec. 17 Session Covers Tuition-Free Graduate Courses
The Graduate School will conduct an information session Dec. 17 at 2 p.m. for University employees who hold a baccalaureate degree and wish to pursue their graduate education. Enrollment counselors will explain the easy application process, answer program questions and distribute HR information for the tuition waiver and free textbook rental programs.
Full-time employees can take three classes per year, tuition free. Additionally, employees can apply easily for admission as a graduate certificate or post-baccalaureate (non-degree) student without standardized tests, transcripts or recommendation requirements.
To reserve your seat, please register.
New Dissertation, Thesis Formatting Guidance Provided
Atkins Library has provided new guidance for dissertation and thesis formatting in ProQuest.
After creating the ProQuest account, the title of the dissertation or thesis should be listed in title caps (as opposed to the all caps title required on the title page).
More tips and help with writing style is available from J. Murrey Atkins Library. The Graduate School also provides guidance on its Manuals and Templates page.
Data Science Seed Grants Available
The School of Data Science is accepting cross-disciplinary research proposals through January 10 for the summer 2021 seed grants for data science funding cycle. This grant opportunity is $10,000 per award, a grand total of $20,000 in funding for UNC Charlotte and partnering faculty and researchers.
For more information or to submit a proposal, please visit the School of Data Science.
ENCCA Virtual Career Fair Set Feb. 17
The Eastern North Carolina Career Alliance (ENCCA) will host a virtual Career Fair Feb. 17, 10-2.
Students and alumni from eight colleges regional colleges and universities will attend.
For more information and to register, please visit ENCCA’s Career Fair page.
Check DegreeWorks for Accurate Advisor Assignments
Advisor assignments in Banner must be manually updated for accurate information to appear in DegreeWorks. If the advisor appearing in DegreeWorks is not accurate, please make corrections on the Academic Affairs Advisor Assignments page.
For questions, please contact Michelle Hypki (mlhypki@uncc.edu) in the Graduate School.
