IMPORTANT NOTE(S):

See program details in GPS for requirements such as prequisites, prior degree, work experience, any test score waivers, as well as a tuition estimate and program overview.

• All UNC Gillings applications for graduate-level programs fall under the purview of the UNC Graduate School. Accordingly, you will apply to UNC Gillings via the Graduate School Application, and UNC Gillings programs will make admissions recommendations to the UNC Graduate School for final approval.
  Once a recommendation is finalized, you will receive notice via email from the UNC Graduate School. Throughout the process, most of your questions can be answered by your program contact.

• NOTE: To be considered for UNC Graduate School scholarships, apply before priority deadline.

Faculty interest(s)/mentor(s)

• Please list faculty with whom you'd like to work.

Applicant information,  including North Carolina residency information.

Area(s) of interest

• Select all applicable areas of interest from the dropdown.

Educational history

• Please upload a copy of your most recent transcript(s), including your current term grades, if applicable. (If grades are not yet available, send them to the UNC Gillings program contact as soon as they become available.) Be sure the transcript reflects the name of the institution and any degrees you received.
• We advise that you order two copies of your transcript(s) to be sent to you.
  • If you are admitted and choose to enroll, UNC will require official transcript(s) showing degree(s) awarded.

Community standards

You will be asked about honor code, crime, academic sanction, military discharge, etc.

Upload your personal statement.

• The statement is a critical piece of the admissions process. We will evaluate both the content of the statement and your writing skills in considering your application. The statement should not exceed two pages in length. All applicants should review our six focus areas and include a ranked list of your preference in your personal statement: Master's applicants should include a discussion of personal goals and research interests. All applicants who have specific interests in lab, field, and/or computational research should indicate these interests in their statements. All statements should include the names of ESE faculty with whom the applicant would like to work. Please visit the 'Department Research' link on our departmental website toolbar for more information.
• • Contaminant sources, fate and transport;
  • Design and analysis of engineered systems;
  • Exposure biology, biomarkers and mechanisms of disease;
  • Global environmental health;
  • Impacts and mitigation of climate change; and
  • Policy, decision-making and risk analysis.

Upload your resume or CV.

Enter names of recommenders. UNC will then send them an email with instructions for submitting a letter on your behalf. We encourage references from professors or teachers (or teaching assistants) or work/research supervisors who have worked directly and closely with you and who can speak about you with specificity.

• • 3 (academic and/or professional; at least one academic)

Report test scores.

GRE scores are neither required nor typically recommended for applicants to the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering program.

International applicants must submit official TOEFL or IELTS standardized test scores. Code 5816 routes to UNC. TOEFL/IELTS scores must be no more than two years old.

Document submission (check legibility of uploads)

Pay the Graduate School application fee.

Track your progress.

• You will be able to track status through the Graduate School application. Once a decision is made, you will receive an email instructing login to the Graduate School application portal to see the decision letter.