• Beginning registration
• Obtaining a PID (Person ID Number)
• Paying tuition/fees
• Filling out North Carolina residency forms
• Ordering textbooks 

Beginning registration 

OHN Faculty will contact you to discuss your coursework and schedule, and coordinate your courses with the Public Health Leadership Program registrar.

Obtaining a PID (Person ID Number)

The Person ID Number (PID) is an identification number assigned to all persons with a university relationship.  This number is designed to give all persons a universal number (PID or Person ID) that is unique to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  The number is nine digits long and is the primary record keeping key for all departments within the university and must be used for all communication.

The PID is automatically generated when you apply to UNC.  Once you have you PID, you can get your ONYEN (Only name you’ll ever need). 

Go to:  https://onyen.unc.edu/cgi-bin/unc_id/services (direct link)

Paying tuition/fees

OHN Faculty will email you the cost of tuition and fees you will have to pay.  Depending on the amount of traineeship money available, a portion of your tuition may be paid.  Once the amount of tuition or balance you will need to pay is determined, you may make payment by check, credit card, online payment from checking, etc.  Payment options are further defined at http://cashiers.unc.edu/paymentoptions.htm.  Checks and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank.

If you are mailing in your payment you need to write OHN Certificate/your PID number/ term you are registering for on the memo section of your check or money order.  Checks need to be made payable to UNC-CH.  Once payment is made you will be allowed to register for courses. Please make sure that you send in your tuition before you register for classes or you will not be able to process your registration.  In order to be registered for classes, your tuition payment MUST be received in the cashier's office.  The tuition rate (in-state $269 per credit hour; out-of-state $538 per credit hour) is dependent upon your residency status as determined by University policies.

*Tuition rates are determined by the NC legislature and therefore subject to change without notice.  Tuition and fee schedules can be viewed at http:cashiers.unc.edu/stufinfo.htm.

There is an additional registration fee of $32.00 per semester in addition to tuition fees for the fall and spring semesters and $1.21 per credit hour for the summer semester.  This fee must be included in your total tuition submitted to the cashier office.

For credit card payments access the Student Central system, by logging on with your ONYEN and password (or PAC and PID) and selecting the "Pay Your Bill" option found under the Cashier Services menu.  You will enter the amount owed according to your residence status and the number of credit hours you are enrolling in.  You must also include the additional registration fee in your total that you enter in the system.

If you decide to make your payment with a credit card, a nonrefundable transaction fee will be added to your bill to cover the cost of providing credit card services.  The transaction fee is currently 2% of the total charge and is subject to change if there is a change in the cost of providing the credit card service.

Filling out North Carolina Residency Forms

Once you have submitted a residency form for the program, you will not have to submit another one unless you do not take a course in the fall or spring semester, or your residency information changes.

If you have lived in the state of North Carolina for three years or longer by the start of your first day of class, complete the Short Residency Form.  If additional information is needed, we will notify you by mail.

If you have lived in the state of North Carolina less than three years by the start of your first day of class, complete the Long Residency Form.

Ordering Textbooks—Required

You can order your textbooks from the Health Affairs Bookstore either by phone at (919) 966-2208 or online.

Of course, if you live close enough, you can come to campus to buy them.  To order books online your ONYEN (User ID) will need to be active.  The textbooks and course packs are usually not available to order online until the month that the course begins.

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