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As the premier public undergraduate institution in North Carolina, App State offers world-class preparation for life and career success. In your time here, you’ll learn to innovate and thrive and be uniquely positioned to adapt, lead and serve — learn more about the top reasons you should go to App State.

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Discover Research at Appalachian

Discover Research at Appalachian

Our faculty engage in research critical to understanding environmental changes and their impacts, locally and across the globe. One example — installing Mount Everest weather stations to provide data on mountain conditions and monitor the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

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Find your sustainability

Find your sustainability

At Appalachian, we continually develop ways for our students to work alongside their professors to research and innovate in areas of sustainability, and have maintained a long-standing position as a national leader in sustainable curriculum development.

What’s in App’s future?

What’s in App’s future?

We’re enhancing the Appalachian Experience — with a stronger physical infrastructure and five-year goals that further empower human potential. Get the full picture through a new, special website detailing our growth and change.

Consider graduate school at Appalachian

Consider graduate school at Appalachian

The Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies offers more than 75 graduate degree and certificate programs to help you achieve your goals.

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  • App State coronavirus information
    App State coronavirus information

    Find Appalachian State University’s latest updates, resources, prevention tips, travel information and more regarding Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

  • US News & World Report names App State Online programs among nation’s best for 2021
    US News & World Report names App State Online programs among nation’s best for 2021

    U.S. News & World Report has released its 2021 “Best Online Programs” rankings, recognizing App State’s online bachelor’s and graduate education degree programs among the best in the nation. App State was named a top-20 school for “Best Business Programs.” Learn more about the rankings and App State Online programs.

  • App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value
    App State’s premier signature scholarships — a lifetime of value

    Three of App State’s signature scholarships — the Chancellor’s Scholarship, the Dr. Willie C. Fleming Scholarship and the Diversity Scholars Program — provide full in-state tuition and fees, plus additional benefits to provide a lifetime of value.

  • National publications, Money.com agree — App State a ‘Best’ for 2021
    National publications, Money.com agree — App State a ‘Best’ for 2021

    This fall, national publications U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review and personal finance magazine Money.com recognized Appalachian as one of the nation’s top-performing schools for its academics, value, innovation and student veteran services, among other aspects.

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  • The 2021 10-minute play festival
    May
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    The 2021 10-minute play festival
    May 1, 2021

    Theatre students in the Directing Techniques course are producing more than 12 new 10-minute plays from playwrights across the country.

  • COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    May
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    COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    May 5, 2021
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    The university is offering free COVID-19 tests for App State students, faculty and staff at “pop-up” testing events. Both walk-up and drive-up testing will be available. No appointments required; however, you will be asked to show your AppCard.

  • Spring 2021 Commencement
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    Spring 2021 Commencement
    May 7 - 12, 2021

    Commencement signifies one of the most important achievements of our graduates’ lifetime. App State will hold in-person commencement over the course of several days, to allow for the greatest possible participation and maximize health and safety of all participants. Additionally, we will make a virtual conferring of degrees available for those who prefer a virtual option.

  • COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    May
    8
    COVID-19 surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff
    May 8, 2021
    12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    The university is offering free COVID-19 tests for App State students, faculty and staff at “pop-up” testing events. Both walk-up and drive-up testing will be available. No appointments required; however, you will be asked to show your AppCard.

  • An Appalachian Summer Festival
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    An Appalachian Summer Festival
    July 2 - 31, 2021

    An Appalachian Summer Festival will feature nearly 30 days of live, in-person, socially distanced and COVID-compliant performances, plus additional livestreams and virtual programming.

  • Exhibition Celebration
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    Exhibition Celebration
    July 2, 2021
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

    This event is tentative and will be confirmed closer to the date. Several times a year, to celebrate new exhibitions, the Turchin Center invites the public inside after hours, to “engage, discover and connect through the arts.” It’s an opportunity for art lovers to meet the artists, have some food and enjoy a cocktail while wandering one of the most exciting venues in town: a collection of seven galleries filled with a diverse mix of contemporary art from local, regional, national and international artists.

  • Virtual 6th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
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    Virtual 6th Annual Women in Educational Leadership Symposium (WIELS)
    October 1 - 2, 2021

    WIELS is a partnership between faculty members in the Leadership and Educational Studies at Appalachian State University and practicing educators. Our mandate is the development of an 'armoring process' that will equip women with pragmatic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that prepare them for success as educational leaders.

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