BS Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Programme overview

The Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) major prepares individuals for professional practice in the health specialties of neurodiagnostics and sleep science. The NDSS major also allows current practitioners to continue their professional development, while learning new skills in an increasingly important and rapidly expanding segment of health science. The emphasis of the curriculum is to enhance and advance the student's professional career in neurodiagnostics and sleep sciences with additional education skills in critical thinking and creative problem solving needed for key leadership, educational, and management positions.

Faculty: School of Medicine | Department: Medicine-Health Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

Required courses include BIOC 107 Introduction to Biochemistry; MATH 130 Precalculus Mathematics; MATH 231 Calculus of Functions of One Variable I; PHYS 114 General Physics I: For Students of the Life Sciences; PHYS 118 Introductory Calculus-based Mechanics and Relativity; PHYS 115 General Physics II: For Students of the Life Sciences.

Career pathways

The emphasis of the curriculum is to enhance and advance the student's professional career in neurodiagnostics and sleep sciences with additional education skills in critical thinking and creative problem solving needed for key leadership, educational, and management positions.

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Entry requirements

University-level admission applies (not programme-specific): apply through UNC-Chapel Hill Undergraduate Admissions; international applicants submit an English proficiency score (TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, Cambridge C1/C2) unless they qualify for the waiver, and transcripts translated into English. Programme-specific: You must apply to UNC and to the NDSS program through Undergraduate Admissions. Non-degree or prospective students may have the option to take this course prior to applying and receive credit towards the NDSS major once they have applied and been admitted to the program.

Domestic applicants: USD 7,230 a year (2026-27). Full-time (12+ credit hours) undergraduate tuition for the year, stated as the tuition line of the 2026-27 in-state budget; one undergraduate rate band applies to all undergraduate degree programmes (NC resident rate, $3,615 per semester on the University Source

International applicants: USD 47,472 a year (2026-27). Full-time (12+ credit hours) undergraduate tuition for the year, stated as the tuition line of the 2026-27 out-of-state budget; one undergraduate rate band applies to all undergraduate degree programmes (non-resident rate, $23,736 per semester on the Univ Source

First-year applicants apply for fall enrollment (fall 2027 entry); transfer applicants apply through the Common Application with decisions by April 30.

First-year Early Action (non-binding): application deadline October 15, decision by December 20 for North Carolina residents and by February 15 for all other applicants. Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, decision by March 31. Enrollment confirmation deadline for both is May 1. Apply through the Common Application. The non-refundable application fee is $85, with a fee waiver available. SAT or ACT scores are optional with a weighted GPA of 2.8 or above on a 4.0 scale; students below 2.8 must submit an ACT of 17 or higher or an SAT of 930 or higher.

Transfer applicants: application and fee or waiver due February 15; supporting materials and residency due March 15; decisions by April 30; enrollment confirmation by May 15. Apply through the Common Application; the non-refundable application fee is $85.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.unc.edu/

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