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A SAFE , SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CAROLINA STUDENTS IN RECOVERY WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE PERSONALLY AND SHINE ACADEMICALLY
A SAFE , SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
FOR CAROLINA STUDENTS IN RECOVERY
WHERE THEY CAN THRIVE PERSONALLY AND SHINE ACADEMICALLY
The Carolina Recovery Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides a safe and nurturing environment where students in recovery can thrive personally and academically through a substance-free collegiate experience.
We welcome all students: full-time and part-time, undergrad and graduate, who are committed to academic excellence, community service and a substance-free life.
We offer access to a full-time addiction specialist and support services, on- and off-campus housing, as well as fun and educational programming designed to foster resiliency and a sense of community. Peer support, service projects and research opportunities are all an important part of our mission.
CAROLINA RECOVERY PROGRAM OFFERS MANY OPPORTUNITIES
TO SUPPORT YOUR RECOVERY.
INTRODUCTION
Weekly Carolina Recovery Program group meetings
Peer-to-peer support
Alumni Mentor Program
Frequent, local Alcoholics Anonymous, SMART Recovery and Narcotics Anonymous meetings
Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist on staff
RECOVERY SUPPORT
Regular dinners and events such as sober tailgating parties and movie nights
Outdoor activities such as ropes courses, hiking and rock climbing
Community service projects and outreach opportunities and activities
Trips to the NC Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous, Rally for Recovery in Raleigh, Unite to Face Addiction in Washington, D.C. and the Association for Recovery in Higher Education Conference
GROUP ACTIVITIES
Study and final exam prep workshops hosted by The Learning Center
Recovery-focused career workshops hosted by University Career Services
Final exam study halls with stress reduction activities
ACADEMIC SUPPORT
Carolina Recovery Program’s on-campus housing is
embedded in Balance, a substance-free Residential
Learning Program that promotes a holistic understanding
of what it means to be healthy. Balance is a community
in which students learn from their peers, share their
own perspective and integrate a fuller understanding of
wellness into their own lives.
Balance students live in the Joyner Residence Hall, located
on North Campus, where they have access to on-site
Resident Advisors and recovery students have regular
recovery-focused programming. Students live steps from
classes, libraries and recreation facilities and have a variety
of meal plan options, enjoy the benefits of one-fee billing
and are fully integrated into the vibrancy of campus life.
JOYNER RESIDENCE HALL
HOUSING
LIVING ON CAMPUS
Carolina Recovery Program partners with Oxford House, a national addiction recovery nonprofit, to provide off-campus student housing. Oxford Houses are
democratically run small group homes in residential neighborhoods where residents receive 24-hour support from
their peers, learn skills for living and share responsibility for the running and maintenance of the household.
Students who live in an Oxford House can expect to be actively involved in household decisions and develop close supportive relationships with others in the house. Oxford
House students are more autonomous than their on-campus peers, as they are responsible for the maintenance of the
house, pay their own utilities and other expenses and commute to campus.
OXFORD HOUSE
LIVING OFF CAMPUS
“ NOT DRINKING IN COLLEGE
IS CHALLENGING, BUT I
AM SO THANKFUL FOR
THE CAROLINA RECOVERY
PROGRAM AT UNC-CH.
BECAUSE OF THEM, I ’M INVOLVED WITH PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE AND HELP ME TO GET THROUGH EACH AND EVERY DAY!”
- CURRENT STUDENT
The Carolina Recovery Program is open to all UNC students. All prospective students who wish to participate must apply to UNC through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and follow the University’s standard application deadlines and procedures.
If you are a high achieving student, but your past academic record does not reflect your true capabilities there may be a secondary path to regular admission. This is an arduous and time consuming path, but one that may enable you to become a full time UNC-CH student. In addition to regular enrollment, students also have the option to take up to eight credits per semester through the UNC Friday Center for Continuing Education which offers online, self-paced and part-time studies.
Part-time studies students may apply to become full-time if they have completed at least three fall or spring semesters (not including summer terms) and earned a minimum of 24 classroom hours, or at least two fall or spring semesters (not including summer terms) and earned a minimum of 12 classroom hours at UNC, in addition to enough transfer credit from other institutions to bring the total to 51 credit hours. To qualify, students must have been away from a college for at least a year and lived in North Carolina for at least six months.
APPLYING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
UNC APPLICATION DEADLINES admissions.unc.edu
Regular Admissions: Mid-January Transfer Students: Mid-February
UNC FRIDAY CENTER DEADLINES fridaycenter.unc.edu
Summer Session I: Mid-April Summer Session II: Mid-May Fall 2016: Mid-July
Check website for exact dates
Check website for exact dates
