Students who have graduated from a four-year accredited college or university and wish to take undergraduate classes on-campus (or at one of our extension sites), but do not want to earn a second degree are classified as special undergraduates.
This application option is also available for students who need to take classes toward completion of teacher certification or licensure requirements on-campus (or at an extension site). Please note - If you would like to earn a second degree, you must apply as a transfer student.
Student must have graduated with a Bachelor's degree from a four-year regionally accredited institution in good academic standing.
Admissions decision letters will be uploaded to your UNCW Applicant Portal.
Academic advising is not available for Special Undergraduate students. If the course you wish to enroll in has pre-requisites, it is the student's responsibility to work with the Department to obtain the necessary override to enroll in the course. Students working toward teacher certification or teacher licensure are encouraged to contact the Watson Academic Advising Center.
Upon admission to UNCW as a Special Undergraduate student, students may then register for classes by accessing SeaNet. For more information on class registration please visit the Office of the Registrar.
Transcripts of work completed at UNCW must be requested through the Office of the Registrar.
Please be aware enrollment as a permission/visiting student from another institution in no way obligates the university to continue one's enrollment at UNCW at the expiration of the permission/visiting period.
Students currently enrolled in another college or university, who intend to return to their home institution, may attend UNCW as permission (visiting) student in the fall or spring semester. A student may only attend as a permission student for two consecutive semesters (not including summer sessions).
To attend during the fall or spring semesters, students must have:
Admissions decision letters will be uploaded to your UNCW Applicant Portal and sent via US mail.
Academic advising is not available for Permission students. If the course you wish to enroll in has pre-requisites, it is the student's responsibility to work with the Department to obtain the necessary override to enroll in the course.
Upon admission to UNCW as a Permission student, students may then register for classes by accessing SeaNet. For more information on class registration please visit the Office of the Registrar.
If you have questions about participating in the Horatio Alger Scholarship Program, please contact swain@uncw.edu. Please note the application fee is waived for students in the Horatio Alger Scholarship Program.
The university does not assume responsibility in determining a student's course selection when such credits are to be transferred elsewhere. Students are encouraged to work with their home institution to ensure credits completed at UNCW are transferable.
Transcripts of work completed at UNCW must be requested through the Office of the Registrar to assure a record of academic work is sent to the home institution of the permission/visiting student.
Summer visiting students (those currently enrolled at another institution) may enroll in classes at UNCW for Summer School only.
Academic advising is not available for summer visiting students. If the course you wish to enroll in has pre-requisites, it is the student's responsibility to work with the Department to obtain the necessary override to enroll in the course.
Upon admission to UNCW as a Permission student, students may then register for classes by accessing SeaNet. If you have questions about registration, please email the Office of the Registrar. Please email the Summer School for general questions. If you have questions about participating in the Horatio Alger E-Business Course on Entrepreneurship or the Horatio Alger Personal Finance courses please email the Swain Center.
If you wish to continue your enrollment from Summer School into the fall or spring semesters, you will need to apply as a Permission student.
