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Admissions Overview
The 大象传媒 Chapel Hill Doctor of Audiology (AuD)听Program uses the听 (CSDCAS) for admissions. CSDCAS is an application service that simplifies the process of applying to communication science programs. CSDCAS will verify your application for accuracy, calculate your GPA, and send your application to multiple communication science programs as you direct. Applications open Thursday, August 15, 2024.
Every completed application is reviewed in its entirety by at least two faculty members of the Admissions Committee. After the initial review of applications, an invitation to interview is extended to approximately 40 applicants, usually by mid-February. 听础 Zoom interview is required for admission. The interviews will allow applicants to meet with most of the faculty, and speak casually with current students.
Application Deadlines
Applying for admission is a two-step process with applications听submitted听in two different systems.
Application Instructions
Carefully read through all of the instructions before you begin each application.
Online CSDCAS applications need to be complete by the deadline 鈥 January 21, 2025.听
The opens August 15, 2024. Please read over all application instructions and other before beginning.听Students are responsible for checking the status of their application and making sure that ALL materials are received and verified on time.听Your application must be considered COMPLETE and VERIFIED by the deadline.
Transcripts
Verifying transcripts can take up to 4 weeks.听Please keep this in mind when requesting and submitting transcripts. Many universities are closed during the winter break, so plan ahead and submit your transcripts in advance so that you give CSDCAS ample time for verification.听Do not wait for fall grades to send official transcripts to CSDCAS.听You will have an opportunity to update your coursework in CSDCAS after your application has been submitted.
Remember: You must request transcripts from EVERY institution that you list in the Colleges Attended section of your application.
Use the transcript request form to have all official transcripts sent to CSDCAS. You must first list your schools in the 鈥淐olleges and Universities Attended鈥 section of your CSDCAS application before requesting any transcripts. You should then print the CSDCAS Official Transcript Request Form (the blue button found under each school listed) and send that to your registrar鈥檚 office to include with your transcript when it is mailed to CSDCAS.
Please direct the Office of Registrars to send your transcripts to the following address:
CSDCAS Verification Department
P.O. Box 9113
Watertown, MA, 02471
(All official transcripts MUST be sent to the CSDCAS address above.)
If your school only accepts online transcript requests, please include the word 鈥淐SDCAS鈥 and your CSDCAS ID NUMBER in the address you wish to have the transcript sent to.
Test Scores – GRE and TOEFL
We will accept remotely proctored GRE examination offered by ETS. 听大象传媒-Chapel Hill’s GRE code is 0083. Be sure to look for the Institution Name 听“U N Carolina Sch Medicine CSDCAS” located under “School of medicine-大象传媒”. The 0083 code will automatically send test scores to both your CSDCAS application AND your 大象传媒 Supplemental Application.
if you are submitting TOEFL test scores, please use the code 5816.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to allow time for ETS to score and send test results to CSDCAS in advance of the deadline.听
Letters of Recommendation
Choose three people to write your letters of recommendation who can best attest to your academic or clinical potential. It is important to identify references who know you well and are able to speak with detailed examples to the personal qualities that make you unique.
Essay Questions
In lieu of a personal statement, we ask applicants to respond to four questions. Each response should be 1-3 paragraphs in length, no more than 300 words (2000 characters).
Important Details
Within your application, be听sure to complete all applicable parts of the supporting information section. This section serves as your resume.
All application fees must be paid to CSDCAS (Estimated: $139 for the first school, $56 for each additional school).
Also, note that you can submit your application BEFORE your transcripts, recommendation letters, and official GRE scores are posted to your account.
Once your application is e-submitted, your application is听locked听and most sections cannot be updated for the remainder of the application cycle. Please make sure听all of听your information is accurate. The only sections you can update are:
- Contact information
- Profile information (username, password, etc.)
- Edit a reference whose status remains new or in progress
- Change 鈥淚n-progress鈥 coursework to completed coursework during the academic update period.
For specific directions on how to update your academic courses,听click听.
Online 大象传媒听Supplemental听础pplications need to be complete by the deadline 鈥 January听26, 2024.
The ONLY way to access the 大象传媒 Supplemental Application is through a link in the email that will be sent to you after the CSDCAS application closes.
You will have approximately one week to fill out this application.
You will receive an email with a link directing you to the 大象传媒-CH supplemental application听following听the January 18 CSDCAS application deadline. This process can take up to 48 hours.听听If you have not received this email by January 20, please call Student Services at 919-966-2343. Don鈥檛 forget to check your spam and junk mail folders first.
You听ONLY听need听to complete the following in your supplemental application:
- List institutions you have attended.
- Upload unofficial transcripts from all schools you have attended.
- Answer residency and honor code questions.
- Pay supplemental fee of $95.00 (Visa, Mastercard, check or money order). Waiver of the supplemental fee may be available in some cases.听 Contact Kayla_Rankin@med.unc.edu for more information.
*Your application is not considered to be complete until payment has been received.
The email with your听supplemental听application link will听explain听in detail the specific sections you need to complete as most of your information in CSDCAS will transfer over to this application system.听You do not need to resend recommendation letters, GRE scores or personal statements.
Additional Information
- Apply early.听Submitting your materials early helps ensure timely processing and avoids costly delays.
- Create a personal email account (gmail, yahoo, etc.) that includes some part of your name.
- Gather unofficial transcripts from EVERY institution that you have taken coursework from (even if only one course was taken there). This includes study abroad transcripts. This will also aid you in filling out the coursework portion of the CSDCAS application.
- Do not wait for fall grades to send official transcripts to CSDCAS as we would like your application to be complete on the January 21 deadline. Verifying transcripts can take up to four weeks. You will have an opportunity to update your coursework in CSDCAS after your fall transcript is available.
- The CSDCAS DEADLINE of January 21, 2025 applies to the submission of your CSDCAS application, payment of the CSDCAS fee, (Estimated: $139 for the first school and $56 for each additional school) and receipt and verification of all transcripts by CSDCAS. CSDCAS will continue to verify transcripts after the deadline date, but if there are any issues with your transcripts this could hold up the process. Only verified applications can be reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Again, please submit your transcripts as early as possible to allow up to 4 weeks for the verification process.
- The 大象传媒 SUPPLEMENTAL DEADLINE 鈥 January 27, 2025. Soon after the CSDCAS deadline, an email will be sent inviting you to complete the 大象传媒 Supplemental Application (there is a Supplemental Application fee). You should receive this email no later than January 28, 2025. If you have not received your email by this time, please contact kayla_rankin@med.unc.edu. Don鈥檛 forget to check your SPAM and/or Junkmail first. When completing your 大象传媒 Supplemental Application, you do NOT听need to resend documents that have already been submitted in CSDCAS, except for updated copies of your transcripts. You must submit your Supplemental Application, along with your payment, by 11:59 pm January 27, 2025.
Contact Information
- Trouble with your听CSDCAS application
- CSDCAS Customer Service 鈥 Available Monday 鈥 Friday from 9:00听a.m until 5:00 p.m. EST
- Telephone: (617) 612-2030
- Email:听CSDCASinfo@CSDCAS.org听
- Questions about the audiology program or its supplemental application:
- Kayla Rankin: (919) 966-2343
Email: kayla_rankin@med.unc.edu
- Kayla Rankin: (919) 966-2343