Ensure Eligibility

• Applicants must currently be in the 10th grade.

• Applicants’ parents/legal guardians must be bona fide, legal residents of North Carolina by December 1st of the applicant's 10th grade year.  Residency established solely for the purpose of qualifying for admission will not be honored.  If bona fide, legal residency is not established by December 1st of the applicant's sophomore year, then he or she will be disqualified from the NCSSM application process.

 

Create an Application Account

• The NCSSM electronic application will open November 1, 2013. 

• The NCSSM Application can be completed by electronic means only. There are no exceptions.  In order to apply, students must have an application account.

 

To create an application account, please click on the Application Log In button in the headings above.  The next webpage will give instructions on how to proceed with creating your account, so that you may access the NCSSM application.  Applicants must have each section of the electronic application completed by January 15, 2014.  There are no exceptions to this deadline.

 

Take the SAT

• All applicants must take the SAT as a sophomore as part of the application process.  Applicants do not have to take the SAT before creating an application account.

• Only score reports from tests administered on the following dates will be accepted:

 

October 5, 2013

November 2, 2013

December 7, 2013

January 25, 2014

 

 

We recommend that applicants register to take the SAT prior to the January test date.  Test site cancellations due to inclement weather often occur during January.

 

• To ensure that test results are sent directly to the NCSSM Admissions Office, students using a hard copy of the SAT registration form must enter the NCSSM special code 2241 in Block 11A.  Students registering online for the SAT must select North Carolina School of Science and Math from the list of schools, to send the score report.

 

Obtain Teacher and Counselor Evaluations

• As part of the application process, applicants must secure evaluations from three teachers and his or her current guidance counselor.  Applicants must have a teacher evaluation form completed by their:

 

          *9^th or 10^th grade Science Teacher

          *9^th or 10^th grade Mathematics Teacher

          *9^th or 10^th grade English Teacher

 

It is the responsibility of the applicant to ask their teachers and counselor to complete an evaluation on their behalf.

 

By early February, teachers and guidance counselors will be sent via email, a username and password to login to their evaluation accounts.  The login credentials will be sent to the email address provided by the student, in his or her electronic application.

 

Submit a Transcript

NCSSM has partnered with the College Foundation of North Carolina (CFNC) to enable applicants to submit their transcripts electronically.  To submit your transcript you must have a CFNC account.  To create an account, please go to www.cfnc.org and click Create My CFNC Account.  Once you have created an account or if you already have a CFNC account: 

1. Log into CFNC.org
2. Under the Apply Section, click ‘To College,’ and then ‘Transcript Manager’
3. Select North Carolina School of Science and Math from the pull down menu

 

The NCSSM Office of Admissions will accept transcripts from March 1st until March 15th.

 

Discovery Days

In addition to the requirements listed above, all residential applicants are required to attend an assigned Discovery Day on the campus of NCSSM. On Discovery Day, residential applicants will take an NCSSM math test and parents will attend an information session highlighting academics and student life. Details concerning Discovery Day will be updated in the student’s application account, after he or she has completed and submitted the application.