Academic Common Market

The Graduate School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill proudly participates in the Academic Common Market (ACM). Facilitated by the Southern Regional Education Board, the ACM is a cooperative arrangement among universities in16 states in the southeastern United States. Applicants accepted into one of the following graduate programs at Carolina, and who qualify and are selected for the ACM, are charged tuition at the in-state rate.

To qualify for the ACM you first need to be accepted in one of the graduate programs listed below. Once accepted, you will need to contact the ACM coordinator in your home state. You can find the name of your ACM home coordinator here. Your ACM state coordinator will need to verify that you are a legal resident of that state and the program for which you have been accepted is not offered in your home state. Available slots for qualified ACM students are limited.

The ACM deadline to apply for in-state financial status for Fall 2008 is August 25, 2008. For Spring 2009, the deadline to apply is January 16, 2009.

Degree Programs Offered Department/Curriculum CIP
AuD Audiology Speech & Hearing Sciences 51.0202
MS Dental Hygiene Education Dental Hygiene Education Program 51.0504
MA
MS
PhD
Ecology Ecology 26.1301
MPH Health Behavior/Health Education Health Behavior/Health Education 51.2207
MSLS
PhD
Library Science
Information & Library Science
Information & Library Science 25.0101
MPH
MSPH
DrPH
PhD
Maternal & Child Health Maternal & Child Health 51.2209
MA
PhD
Musicology Music 50.0905
MPH
DrPH
PhD
Nutrition Nutrition 30.1901
PhD Public Policy Public Policy 44.0501
MA Russian & East European Studies Russian & East European Studies 05.0110
MA
PhD
Slavic Languages & Literatures Slavic Languages & Literatures 16.0499
PhD Speech & Hearing Sciences Speech & Hearing Sciences 51.0204

Expanded Graduate Degree Options for North Carolina Residents

For more information on the ACM, please visit their web site at https://register.rti.org/acm/.

For more information about the ACM at Carolina, please contact:
Leslie Van Meter
Program Review, Student Services Coordinator
UNC-Chapel Hill ACM Campus Coordinator
The Graduate School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB 4010
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-4010
lvanmeter@unc.edu
919.962.8145