Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Attention New Seahawks: Final Grades Due!

It is necessary that UNCW receives a copy of your final high school transcript showing all senior grades. The transcript must verify the actual graduation date, not the expected graduation date. UNCW also requires official sealed documentation of any advanced credit you may be eligible for. This includes: community college or university-level coursework completed while in high school, AP credit, and IB credit.

Final high school transcript and advanced credit report/transcripts should be sent to UNCW as soon as possible at the following address:


UNCW Office of Admissions

601 S College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403-5904

For further information, please refer to your Teal Ticket (Step 16).

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

UNCW Office of Admissions Summer Hours & Tours

UNCW is currently operating on our summer hour schedule and the university will be open Monday-Thursday from 7:30am-5pm and Friday from 7:30am-11:30am. These hours run from May 10, 2010 thru August 6, 2010.

Tours are offered when classes are in session; tours are not offered on holidays and when classes are not in session (student breaks, intersessions in Summer School, etc.). If a date is not available, you will not be able to select it when signing up via SeaLevel. Tours are offered Monday & Wednesday at 10am & 2pm, Tuesday & Thursday at 11am & 2pm, and Fridays at 10am. Campus tours will last approximately two hours. Your tour will begin with a 20-30 minute information session with an admission counselor, which serves as a brief overview and introduction to the university and an in-depth look at the admission process and requirements. A walking tour of campus will begin immediately after this information session and cover all academic and student life aspects of campus.

To register for a campus tour, login to your SeaLevel account and click on "Visit UNCW" on the navigation area on the left of your homepage. Then choose "Schedule a Tour" from the drop-down menu. Finally, select the date you will be joining us for your campus tour and input the required information. A confirmation e-mail will be sent to the e-mail on file with your SeaLevel account confirming your visit.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.uncw.edu/admissions/visit.html.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

UNC Wilmington Ultimate Club Teams Compete in National College Championships May 28-31

The University of North Carolina Wilmington Ultimate Frisbee men's and women's clubs competed for a national title at the 2010 USA Ultimate College Championships May 28-31 in Madison, Wis. USA Ultimate is the national governing body for the sport of Ultimate in the United States.

More than 200 women's teams compete in the Ultimate leagues. UNCW has had a Club Ultimate team since 1988. The UNCW women's team, the Seaweed, went into the tournament play ranked sixth in the nation. They defeated UNC Chapel Hill's team at the Atlantic Coast College Open Regionals May 8-9 to advance to nationals. The win marks the second time in two years that the women's team has won the regional tournament on its way to national competition. The men's team, the Seamen, finished second in regional competition behind the University of Florida. As the runner-up, they went on to compete in Wisconsin.

Both the men's and women's teams have track records of tournament success. The UNCW women were Atlantic Coast Regional Champs and N.C. Sectional Champs in 2010. The men's team is ranked 19th in the nation and was the N.C. Sectional Champ in 2009 and Atlantic Coast Regional Runner-Up in 2010.