Transfer Credit Now Awarded for Military Leadership Training

An ROTC student on Polk Place.
Photo by Dan Sears, UNC-Chapel Hill

If you've served in the military and taken leadership training, you may be eligible for transfer credit when you enroll at Carolina. In an effort to better serve the men and women who have served our country in the military, the University is now able to award some transfer credit for educational training completed while enlisted.

We've traditionally awarded credit for the LFIT (physical fitness) requirement to students who have previously served in the military, but now additional credit is available to students who completed certain leadership courses. A full listing of the transfer equivalencies is available here. Credit is available for courses in our departments of Aerospace Studies, Military Science, and Naval Science.

To have the credit awarded, be sure we receive an official military (ACE, AARTS or SMARTS) transcript listing the completed coursework. If you're a current student, you can email us at unchelp@admissions.unc.edu to request the credit be awarded. If you're a new student (enrolling in Fall 2013 or later), we'll award the credit automatically so long as we receive the official transcript.

To learn more about resources to help veterans transition to life at Carolina, visit our Information for Veterans page. And please let us know if you have any questions.

Honoring Our Fallen Heroes

As the nation prepares to observe Memorial Day on Monday, we hope that you'll join us and take a few moments to think of the hundreds of thousands of men and women who have given their lives in service to our nation.

To the left is the centerpiece of UNC's own memorial—a bronze Book of Names with pull-out "pages" engraved with the names of the 684 UNC alumni known to have perished in service. Blank space has been left to allow for the inclusion of alumni yet to be discovered, as well as those who may be lost in the future. The General Alumni Association also publishes an online edition.