North Carolina Master’s student tuition and mandatory fees: $23,764.

North Carolina Nonresident Master’s student tuition and mandatory fees: $42,421.

Mandatory Student Health Insurance is added to each semester. 
Value Plan: $1,182.28 | Premium Plan: $1,475.32 
To waive this charge, you must have other health insurance and request a waiver before September 10 for fall semester and January 31 for spring semester. 

No direct financial aid is provided by the program. However, Master’s students will have access to the resources at the University of North Carolina Office of Financial Aid. If submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), it is recommended that you submit this at the same time as you submit your program application.

The Graduate School offers a variety of funding opportunities to assist graduate students. The Graduate School provides information and support to students applying for external fellowships, as well as providing fellowships and other direct financial support to graduate students, which supplements what the individual school or department provides. For updated information, please see The Graduate School’s funding resources website. 

Graduate Tuition Incentive Scholarship: Helps cover the remaining cost of in-state tuition for graduate students who are receiving external funding awards in support of their thesis or dissertation research 

Graduate Student Opportunity Fund: Assists students with small, nonrecurring, unusual and unexpected academic expenses 

The Graduate Funding Information Center is a resource for graduate students seeking information on funding sources for independent research, collaborative projects, fellowships, program development, and other scholarly activities. 

You are welcome to contact the Fellowships Office at gradfunding@unc.edu. 

No, letters of recommendation are not required for initial application submission. Applicants only need to provide the names and email addresses of their references to submit. After submission, letter writers are contacted with instructions on how to upload their recommendations. However, although the application may be considered by the admission committee with only 2 reference letters in the system, no formal offer of acceptance can be made without 3 reference letters fully uploaded. It may be to the applicant’s benefit in some cases to request 4 reference letters if a reference letter may be delayed so that formal decisions can be made.

No, this Master’s program is full-time only; attending part-time is not an option. The program contains required rigorous coursework each morning and intensive hands-on biomedical research each afternoon. Due to the demands of the program, we do not recommend employment, outside course work, or other extracurricular activities. Outside commitments cannot interfere with attendance in any scheduled Master’s program activity.

No. The graduate grading scale is H (high pass), P (pass), L (low pass), F (fail), in (work incomplete) (https://registrar.unc.edu/explanation-of-grading-system/). These grades cannot be converted to the more traditional ABC grading scale. Because not letter grades are assigned, there is no impact on GPA.

In general, this is not a program to satisfy prerequisite coursework for professional programs. Students who require specific prerequisite coursework should check with their program of interest.

The Program’s Assessments are guided by the Program Objectives. Each student will be assessed on each of the Program Objectives and receive formative feedback over the course of the year to maximize each student’s chance for success. 

Students will receive varied assessments in each of two classroom courses and one practicum to optimally assess their achievement of Program Objectives. In the Human Physiology Courses (CBPH 850/851) and in the Biomedical Sciences Course (CBPH 891) the assessments will be principally multiple-choice questions and short answer questions that assess medical knowledge. The Practicum (CBPH 990) will be assessed using a combination of self-reflections/reports and direct observation and judgement of performance. Preparation, participation, demonstration of professional demeanor, respect for all, initiative and contributions will be measured across all three components of the Program with an additional short report at the end of the 2nd semester. 

All students will receive assistance in finding a research lab placement under the mentorship of a CBP-affiliated faculty member.

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