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Frequently Asked Questions:

What is your registration and payment policy?
How do I register?
What is your NEW Agency Group Rate policy?
What is your Waiting List process and policy?
How are Late Registrations & Walk-Ins handled?
How do I receive credit for attending the program?
What type of credit will I receive for attending a CE program?
How do I get to the Friday Center?
Where do I park at the Friday Center?
Where do I park at UNC?
How do I get to the UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing?
Is lunch included with my registration fee?
What is the Very Important Participant (VIP) Program?
What is the JMJ Scholarship and how do I qualify?
What hotels are nearby since I need overnight accommodations?

• For CE Courses, please refer to the Continuing Education Course Registration, Refund and Cancellation Policy

1. For Summer Research Institutes and Courses, please refer to the Summer Institute Registration, Refund and Cancellation Policy

1. Remember, until we receive payment, you are not officially registered and, if the program fills, you may not be able to attend.

1. To register and pay by credit card, please call the CE office at 919-966-3638 and we will be happy to do this for you.

1. Checks and money orders are also accepted as payment. Please send them and your registration form to:

UNC-CH School of Nursing
Continuing Education Department
CB# 7460, Carrington Hall
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460

Registration can be completed in four ways:

• On-Line: Complete the online registration form at http://nursing.ce.unc.edu. At this time, we cannot accept credit card payments online, so you must either mail your check or call the CE office at (919) 966-3638 to pay by credit card.
• Mail: Registration may be completed by mailing in a registration form with payment to the Continuing Education Department, CB #7460, UNC School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460.
• Fax: The Registration form can also be faxed to the CE Department at FAX # (919)966-0870.
• Phone: Phone-in registrations can be completed by calling our CE Program office at (919) 966-3638, Mondays through Fridays, 8:00am-5:00pm.

• If 5 or more persons from the same facility/agency register at the same time to attend the same CE program, a 6th person may attend for free.  Please notify us if your agency will use this group rate option.
  

• If the program is full and you are placed on a waiting list, we will notify you immediately.
• If you are placed on a waiting list and have included payment with your registration, we will hold your payment until we can confirm your registration.

• If you register less than 48 hours prior to a program, on-line registration will not be available.  Please call our CE office at (919) 966-3638 to see if there is space available, and to complete registration and provide payment.
• If you arrive on the day of a program and payment has not been received by our office, your name will not be listed on the sign-in sheet.  If space remains in the program, you will be processed as a walk-in with an additional walk-in fee of $35 and no available JMJ scholarship.
• Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows on the day of the program. A walk-in fee of $35 will be added to the program cost for walk-ins. No JMJ scholarships are available on the day of the CE program.  Please call the CE office at (919) 966-3638 in advance to check on space availability.  

• Verification of attendance is required for single and multiple day CE activities in order for participants to receive a certificate documenting successful completion of the activity. Attendance is verified by participants completing the "sign-in" sheet for the activity and the NEW Verification of Attendance form.
• NEW Policy: Participants must attend 100% of the conference to receive a certificate of completion. Partial credit is available.

• RNs and Nurse practitioners will receive ANCC contact hours for attending our CE programs. ANCC contact hours are nursing-specific credit hours. ANCC stands for "American Nurses Credentialing Center," our accreditation organization.
• ANCC contact hours are based on a 60-minute hour of instruction. So, a CE program with 6.5 hours of instruction provides 6.5 ANCC contact hours to nurses.
• For LPNs and all other health professionals, we provide UNC-Chapel Hill CEUs (Continuing Education Units). These generic units are based on a 60-minute hour of instruction and it takes 10 contact hours to equal 1.0 CEU of credit. For example, a CE program with 6 contact hours will provide 0.6 CEUs

• The Friday Center is located at 100 Friday Center Drive, approximately three miles east of the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, just off Highway 54 East (Raleigh Road). The Center is located about 2 miles from Interstate 40 (take exit 273 towards Chapel Hill).
• To see a map of the Friday Center as well as driving directions, please click on the following link: to http://www.fridaycenter.unc.edu/directions/index.htm.
• Also, you may find this Google Map of the Friday Center location helpful.

• Parking is free in the Friday Center Visitors’ lot. This lot is located on your right after you pass the Friday Center itself. DO NOT park in the first lot on your right before the Friday center as this is the CAP program (Commuter Alternative Program) and you will receive a ticket.

• There is a visitor parking deck called the Dogwood Deck across from UNC Hospitals that you can park in on the weekdays. This deck charges by the hour with the current rate $1.00/hr. or $7.00/day. Click here for directions.

• From the parking deck: The parking deck is directly across from UNC Hospitals. Cross the street toward the hospital. Turn toward your left (toward Columbia Street). Walk to the intersection of Columbia Street and Manning Drive (1 Block). Turn right onto Columbia. Walk roughly 2 blocks and the School of Nursing (Carrington Hall) is on your right. The school is on the corner of Columbia Street and Medical Drive. Please allow about 15-20 minutes for parking and walking for the parking deck to the school.
• The Continuing Education Dept office and L700 CE classroom are located in the new addition to Carrington Hall. The best entrance to use is the one located across from the Health Affairs bookstore on Medical Drive. You will enter the building on the lobby (L) level. Come down the hallway to the CE Dept office or the CE classroom (L700).

• Generally, lunch is included for full day conference sessions. Please check the brochure of the conference you are attending as it will be indicated if lunch is provided.

• Participants who attend 6 conferences and submit their fully stamped or signed VIP card to a CE staff member will receive a free certificate by mail for a one day conference. Certificates will be mailed to participants only after said conferences have been verified. Participants should allow at least two to three weeks to receive the certificate.
• The VIP program began on January 1, 2003. This program is valid for conferences held after this date only. There is no expiration date for the program.
• Any person who attends a conference sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing is eligible. Conferences by UNC Hospitals are not eligible for redemption.
• Cards will be stamped by a CE staff member during lunch and any session breaks of the conference attended. Cards will not be stamped during morning registration.
• Attendance in any course up to three days in length sponsored by UNC Chapel Hill School of Nursing Continuing Education will be counted as one conference in the VIP program. Attendance in a four or five day course will count as two conferences in the VIP program.

• The James M. Johnston Scholarship is open to any registered nurse at time of registration, and provides a discounted rate for selected CE conferences. These funds are granted on a first-come/first-served basis. Due to a limited number of scholarships, early registration with payment is recommended.
• Please call CE to confirm availability of scholarship funds. If payment is received after all the scholarships have been declared, participants will be responsible for the full price of the conference. No scholarships will be given the day of the program.

The following list, organized alphabetically, are hotels within 5 miles of the Friday Center:

• The Carolina Inn
  211 Pittsboro Street St. (Downtown)
  Chapel Hill, NC 27516
  800-962-8519 or 919-933-2001
• Courtyard by Marriott
  100 Marriott Way (off NC Hwy 54 East)
  Chapel Hill, NC 27516
  800-321-2211, 919-883-0700
  
• Hampton Inn & Suites
  6137 Farrington Rd (at I-40 & Hwy 54)
  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  919-403-8700
  
• Holiday Inn Chapel Hill
  1301 Fordham Blvd
  US 15-501 Bypass
  Chapel Hill, NC 27515
  919-929-2171
  
• Holiday Inn Express
  6119 Farrington Road (at I-40 & Hwy 54)
  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  919-489-7555
  
• Residence Inn By Marriott—Chapel Hill
  101 Erwin Road (off US Highway 15/501)
  Chapel Hill, NC 27514
  919-933-4848,
• Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel
  One Europa Drive
  Chapel Hill, NC  27517
  919-968-4900, 1-800-325-3535

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