The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill / Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is located in Chapel Hill, NC, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Experimental pathology

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral exam, proposal defense

Admissions

Applying

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 7th	December 7th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 7
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

Total Graduate Students

16%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	12%
Black or African American	12%
White or Caucasian	48%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	Not Reported
Unknown	12%

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (64%)

Faculty

Total faculty

Full-time - 69

Part-time - 5

Male (48)

Female (26)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Carcinogenesis, mutagenesis and cancer biology; molecular biology, genetics and animal models of human disease; cardiovascular biology, hemostasis, and thrombosis; immunology and infectious disease; progenitor cell research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	14,202,708

Location & Contact

Address 305B Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
CB# 7525
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525
United States

Contact Dr. J. Charles Jennette
Professor/Chair
Email: charles.jennette@pathology.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-4676
Fax: 919-966-6718

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