University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA)

By Marisa Gilbreth

•Campus Information•One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804•828.251.6600

•Undergraduate Admission•215 University HallOne University Heights, CPO 1320Asheville, NC 28804•828.251.6481•admissions@unca.edu

History• 1927: September 12- first 86 students attended Buncombe

County Junior College• 1934: Due to Depression, financial support for the college

was withdrawn. City School System provides financial support• 1936: chartered as Asheville-Biltmore College; accreditied by

US Department of education• 1940: Due to population pressures, college is forced to move

to Asheville Normal and Teacher’s School• 1942: College moves to former County Home for Children• 1957: Becomes first two-year college in NC to receive state

funds

History Cont.

• 1959: Groundbreaking on Seely’s Castle for Phillips Hall• 1963: becomes a senior institution authorized to offer

baccalaureate degrees • 1969: Joins the University of North Carolina System and is

chartered as The University of North Carolina at Asheville• 1984: Honors Program founded• 1895: First fraternity (Pi Lambda Phi) and sorority (Alpha Xi

Delta) chartered

History Cont.

• 1986: UNCA becomes a NCAA Division I school• 1992: Officially recognized as one of the nation’s

first public liberal arts colleges• 2001: UNCA’s Alma Mater is dedicated

Interesting Facts• UNCA is ranked seventh in the nation among Public Liberal Arts

Colleges• UNCA is listed among America’s “green” colleges and

universities (Princeton Review’s “Guide to 322 Green Colleges for 2012)

• Earthfest: nationwide environmental awareness day led by students that organize fairs, speakers, and activities that endorse recycling, walking and bicycle riding, trash cleanups, and other ways to protect the environment

• Average class size: 19• More than half of students complete origi-Nal research in their field of study.

AP Policy AP TEST GRADE CREDIT HOURS

English Language & Composition

5 4

English Literature & Composition

5 4

American Government & Politics

3, 4, 5 3

United States History 4, 5 3

World History 3, 4, 5 3

Psychology 3, 4, 5 3

http://www.unca.edu/admissions/credits

Tuition & Housing Costs (In-State)

ON CAMPUS OFF CAMPUS AT HOME

Tuition & Fees $5,866 $5,866 $5,866

Room & Board $7,584 $7,620 $2,000

Books & Supplies $950 $950 $950

Estimated Personal Expenses

$2,250 $,2,250 $2,250

Transportation expenses

$1,000 $1,000 $1,000

Estimated Total $17,650 $17,686 $12,066

Tuition & Housing Costs (Out-Of-State)

ON CAMPUS OFF CAMPUS AT HOME

Tuition & Fees $19,682 $19,682 $19,682

Room & Board $7,584 $7,620 $2,000

Books & Supplies $950 $950 $950

Estimated Personal Expenses

$2,250 $2,250 $2,250

Transportation Expenses

$1,000 $1,000 $1,000

Estimated Total $31,466 $31,502 $25,88

Course Requirements in Psychology Major

• Required core classes: • Introductory Psychology (3)• Research Methods I • Research Methods II • Senior Seminar

• 3, 200-level non-lab classes (3 hours)• Social Psychology • Abnormal Psychology • Developmental Psychology• NEUR 21 Fundamentals of

Neuroscience• Psychology: Past and Present

• 2, 300-level lab classes, (4 hours)• Cognitive Psychology• Learning and Memory• Psychology of Women• Community Psychology • Advanced Neuroscience• Psychology of Close Relationships

• 2, 300-400-level non-lab classes (3 hours)• Health Psychology• Psychology of Adolescence• Psychology of Exceptional Children• Psychology and Law• Educational Psychology• Sensation and Perception• Theories of Personality• The Psychology of Language• Child Clinical Psychology • Human Sexuality

High School Requirements

• Strong B+ average• College prep curriculum (AP, honors, DC)• Ranked in top 50% percent of class• Average SAT composite score of 1180• Average ACT composite score of 26• Extra-curricular activities in and out of school• Honors, awards, special talents, and/or skills

High School Requirements Cont.

• 4 units of college preparatory English• 4 units on mathematics– Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, class beyond Algebra

II

• 3 units of science– Biological, physical, laboratory

• 2 units of social studies– United States

• 2 units of the same foreign language

Resources

• www.unca.edu/• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-uni

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