{"id":6148,"date":"2025-09-02T14:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/?page_id=6148"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:51:25","slug":"military-student-admissions-and-deferments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/prospectivestudents\/military-student-admissions-and-deferments\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Student Admissions and Deferments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with state law, the University of North Carolina provides admissions deferments to members of the military and their spouses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reserved Armed Forces: two-year minimum deferment period<\/li>\n<li>Active Duty Armed Forces: five-year minimum deferment period<\/li>\n<li>Students must request a deferment at least 30 days prior to enrollment<\/li>\n<li>No applicant will be denied admission to the University solely based on military service or the intent to enter military service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, please note that the University offers <strong>in-state tuition<\/strong>\u00a0to student veterans who meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Served <strong>active duty for at least 90 days<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Received an <strong>honorable discharge<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Meet <strong>one<\/strong>\u00a0of the following:\n<ul>\n<li>Served active duty with a <strong>permanent station in North Carolina<\/strong>\u00a0for at least 90 consecutive days<\/li>\n<li>Graduated from a <strong>North Carolina high school<\/strong>\u00a0on or after January 1, 2004<\/li>\n<li>Was awarded a <strong>Purple Heart<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are responsible for providing documentation to verify eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In accordance with state law, the University of North Carolina provides admissions deferments to members of the military and their spouses. 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