Financial Planning Resources

Alumni of UNC Charlotte are eligible for a 10% discount off the FULL PRICE registration fee for courses. If you graduated with a degree from UNC Charlotte you can send an email to our registration office (ceregistration@charlotte.edu) with the subject ‘Alumni’. In the email please state the certificate you would like to register for and your full name at the time you were a student and, if you have it, your 800 ID number. We’ll confirm you are an alum and then provide you with a code to enter when you register.

Continuing education courses and certificates eligible for the discount will indicate the Alumni price adjustment option for the course section. When you add the course section to your shopping cart, select the option for Coupon Code Discount and enter the code provided to you.

Continuing education course discounts are not layered – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another.

Benefits

By paying for all the courses in a certificate upfront, you can enroll at a discounted rate. Our certificate bundle options help save you both time and money as you are registering for all the certificate courses in advance.

How does it work?

As you select the certificate bundle, click on “add to cart” and select the individual course sections you want. Click on “Checkout” and continue following the instructions to login or create your account. After checkout, you will receive a confirmation email and other reminders regarding course specifics.

For assistance, contact our Registration Center at ceregistration@charlotte.edu or 704-687-8900.

You will receive a 5% discount off the FULL PRICE fee for early registration if you register 2 weeks or more prior to the course start date. Course sections eligible for a discount will indicate discount options you may choose as a Price Adjustment after you add the course section to your shopping cart. After selecting a discount, click Update and you will see the revised total amount due.

Be advised; some courses fill to capacity before the Early Bird deadline, so early registration is strongly recommended.

Continuing education course discounts are not layered – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another.

20% off the FULL PRICE registration fee for UNC Charlotte faculty and staff.

You must be an eligible UNC Charlotte faculty or staff member to receive the discount. Course sections eligible for this discount will be marked accordingly on our website and you may choose this discount as a Price Adjustment after you add the course section to your shopping cart. After selecting a discount, click Update and you will see the revised total amount due. 

If your department is paying for your registration fee, you may use your P-Card online or call our Registration Center at 704-687-8900 to register and for details on payment paperwork required. 

Continuing education course discounts are not layered  – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another. 

All current UNC Charlotte graduate students receive a 20% discount off the full price registration fee for this course section.

After you add this course section to your shopping cart, select Graduate Student Discount as a Price Adjustment. After selecting the discount, click Update and you will see the revised total amount due.

Continuing education course discounts are not layered  – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another. 

Loan options reduce out-of-pocket costs so that you may begin your program without paying up front and enable you to reserve your seat ASAP!

How does it work?

There are plenty of options for continuing education loans – you just need to know where to look. Many of the traditional student loan companies also offer loans for those taking continuing education courses. For your convenience, we offer this handy ELM Select alternative loan tool that walks you through private educational loan options for continuing education programs.

Reminder: When applying for a loan, please ensure you are choosing the correct school name to have your loan application sent to the correct office. Not doing so will create delays in processing.

• For Sallie Mae, our office is listed as “UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – CHARLOTTE- CONTINUING ED (CENTER CITY CAMPUS- UPTOWN), CHARLOTTE, NC, 00297598.”
• For PNC Bank, our office is listed as “University of North Carolina – Charlotte School of Professional Studies.”
• For College Ave, our office is listed as ‘University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Continuing Education’.  Use the school code 00297598.

For assistance, contact our Registration Center at ceregistration@charlotte.edu or 704-687-8900.

Benefits

• Pay for each course one at a time, when you are ready
• Enables you to stretch out payments, rather than paying for the entire certificate at once
• Be careful not to wait too long–courses can fill up!
• Not interested in completing the entire certificate? Just pay for the individual courses that you need.

How does it work?

As you select the individual courses you want to take, click on “add to cart” and then checkout when finished. Select the registration fee amount or deposit (if applicable) for your selected courses and continue to follow the instructions to login or create your account. After checkout, you will receive a confirmation email and other reminders regarding course specifics. For assistance, contact our Registration Center at ceregistration@charlotte.edu or 704-687-8900.

Benefits

• Allows you to reserve your seat today
• Unique “create it yourself” payment schedule.
• Receive an email reminder 7 days before the remaining balance payment is due.

How does it work?

• Save your spot by making the initial course deposit either online or by calling our Registration Center.
• Make payments of any amount up until 14 days prior to the course start date. At this time the remaining balance is due.
• To make payments call our Registration Center at 704-687-8900 or pay via your student portal.

Members of the following professional associations receive a 15% discount off the FULL PRICE registration fee for this course section:

• ASQ (American Society for Quality)
• ATD (Association for Talent Development) formerly known as ASTD
• IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis)
• PMI (Project Management Institute)
• SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)

To receive the discount, you must register two or more weeks in advance of the course start date. After you add this course section to your shopping cart, select Professional Association Discount as a Price Adjustment. After selecting the discount, click Update and you will see the revised total amount due.

Continuing education course discounts are not layered  – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another.

SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) members receive a 15% discount off the FULL PRICE registration fee for the HR Certification Exam Prep: HRCI PHR®/SPHR® and SHRM CP/SCP program (HRE102). To receive the discount, you must register two or more weeks in advance of the program start date.

Course sections eligible for a discount will indicate discount options you may choose as a Price Adjustment after you add the course section to your shopping cart. After selecting a discount, click Update and you will see the revised total amount due.

Continuing education course discounts are not layered  – i.e., the single best discount is applied but multiple discounts are not layered on top of one another.