Undergraduate and graduate catalog

              Bulletin of North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
University Undergraduate Catalog
2008-2011
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Of the University of North Carolina
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Volume XXV
August 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Directory of Key University Offices
Letter from the Chancellor
Academic Calendar – 2008-2011 1
Guidelines and General Information 12
The University of North Carolina System 12
North Carolina Central University
Board of Trustees 13
Directory 13
Administration
History, Mission, and Facilities 23
Library Services and Facilities 30
Information Technology Services 31 Institutional Advancement 31
University Career Services 32
Academic Community Service 33
Learning Program (ACSLP)
Undergraduate Admissions 37
Finances 44
Student Expenses 44
Tuition and Fees 44
Scholarships and Financial Aid 53
Satisfactory Academic Progress Undergraduate Policy 64
Related to Finance
Division of Student Affairs 67
Athletics and the Athletics Program Philosophy 81
Undergraduate Academic Regulations 83
Orientation 83
Academic Advising 83
Registration 83
The Comprehensive Academic Support Center 86
Student Code of Academic Integrity 86
Academic Dishonesty 86
Class Attendance 88
Withdrawal Policy 88
Auditing and Challenging Courses 90
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) 91
Taking Courses Off –Campus 92
Credits and Grades 93
Calculating the Grade Point Average (GPA) 93
Incomplete and Repeat Grade Policies 93
Classification of Students 94 Grade Appeals 95
Final Examinations 97
Academic Warning, Probation, and Suspension 98
Readmission 99
Tuition Surcharge and Excessive Credit Hours 99
The Academic Forgiveness Policy 100
The University Honors Program 102
Academic Excellence Awards 103
Requirements for Graduation 103
Policy on Student Participation in Commencement Exercises 104
Academic Programs and Institutes 106
Dual Degree Program in the Study of Engineering 107
Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute 108
Institute for the Study of Minority Issues 108
The Center For University Teaching and Learning 109
North Carolina Health Careers Access Program and Center 110
Historically Minority Colleges and Universities Consortium 111
Undergraduate Studies and Degree Programs 112
Standard and Official Class Times 113
The University College 114
History, Purpose, Mission, Vision, Core Values 114
Competencies
Academic Advising 117
Two-Year Plan for Students Who Have Not Declared a Major 117
Community College Partnerships and Transfer Students 118
Thurgood Marshall College Fund 119
National Student Exchange Program 120
Initiative for Transforming and Sustaining Science, Technology, 120
Engineering, and Mathematics (ITSSTEM)
Introduction to Banner 121
The University Testing Center 121
Office of Extended Studies 123
Distance Education/ E-Learning 123
Summer School 125
Special Students 126
Evening/Weekend Program 128
General Education Curriculum (GEC) 130
Policies Related to the GEC 134
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 137
Criminal Justice 138
Human Sciences 145
Physical Education and Recreation 160
Political Science 183 Psychology 188
Public Administration 193
Public Health Education 198
Social Work 204
Sociology 209
College of Liberal Arts 215
Aerospace and Military Science 215
Art 218
English and Mass Communication 231
History 250
Modern Foreign Languages 260
Music 274
Theatre 297
College of Science and Technology 305
Biology 306
Chemistry 318
Environmental, Earth, and Geospatial Sciences 329
Mathematics and Computer Science 350
Physics 366
Biomanufacturing/ Biotechnology Research Institute 373
and Technology Enterprise – BRITE/Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Nursing 378
School of Business 389
Computer Information Systems 394
Hospitality and Tourism Administration Program 394
Accounting 393
Finance 393
General Business 393
Management and Marketing 393
School of Education 414 The Teaching Fellows Program 415
The Teacher Education Program 415
Elementary Education K-6 415
Middle Grades Education 415
Licensure Only Division 417
Administration and Faculty 434
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2008-2011 Academic Calendar for
All Colleges and Schools
(Calendars are subject to change)
Fall 2008
August 12, 2008, Tuesday
Faculty Institute and University Conference at 9:00 am
August 12, 2008, Tuesday
Residence Hall check-in from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for new students who DID NOT participate in the Eagle Institute. Financial Aid posted for Fall 2008 term.
August 13, 2008, Wednesday
Opening Session for new students. Placement testing and advising at 8:30 am for new students. Advising and registration for new students exempt from placement testing and transfer students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00 am for new students who DID participate in the Eagle Institute.
August 14, 2008, Thursday
Week of Welcome (WOW) begins. Advising and late registration continue for ALL students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00 am for continuing students. Late fees imposed.
August 15, 2008, Friday
Late Registration continues.
August 16, 2008, Saturday
Advising and registration conclude at 1:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements.
August 17, 2008, Sunday
WOW activities end. Preliminary class lists available through Banner.
August 18, 2008, Monday
First day of classes. (Late fee applicable).
August 19, 2008, Tuesday
Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add) begins. Class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm, Tuesday, August 26.
August 20, 2008, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues. Notification of impending drop for students who have not submitted final immunization records.
August 21, 2008, Thursday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues.
August 22, 2008, Friday
Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add/ Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for all students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm.
August 25, 2008, Monday
First day students with WC grade issued.
August 25, 2008, Monday
Residence check in for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours.
August 26, 2008, Tuesday
All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm.
August 27, 2008, Wednesday
Final Class lists available in Banner.
*Law students may withdraw from a class with a WC grade until the day of the final examination.
August, 29, 2008, Friday
10th day of class census date.
September 1, 2008, Monday
Labor Day Observance, no classes.
September 4, 2008, Thursday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
September 12, 2008, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Master’s foreign language examinations to be taken this semester. Last day for Deans to submit course offerings for Spring, 2009.
September 19, 2008, Friday
Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund. Students who have not met the
State immunization requirements will be dropped from classes. Early Warning Progress Reports due to Registrar by 5:00 pm.
September 26, 2008, Friday
Fall Convocation at 10:15 am
in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend).
October 10, 2008 , Friday
Mid-Term Progress Grades due in Banner by 4:00 pm. Last day to apply for December graduation.
October 11, 2008, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
October 17, 2008,Friday
General Faculty Meeting
October 18, 2008, Saturday
Fall Break begins after classes.
October 21, 2008, Tuesday
Classes resume at 8:00 am.
October 22, 2008, Wednesday
Last day to file applications for admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester. Registration for Spring 2009 begins. Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the University with a WC grade.
October 29, 2008, Wednesday
Last day for filing applications for the Master’s written examination to be taken this semester.
October 31, 2008, Friday
Founder’s Day
November 8, 2008, Saturday
Written examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
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November 26, 2008, Wednesday
Residence Halls close at 10:00 am.
November 26-29, 2008, Wednesday-Saturday
Thanksgiving Holiday Observance – no classes.
November 30, 2008, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 12:00 noon.
December 1, 2008, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am. Last day of classes for all Law students. Last day of classes for graduating students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade *
December 2, 2008, Tuesday
Reading day for Law students. Reading day for graduating students.
December 3, 2008, Wednesday
Deadline for submission of undergraduate applications for admission to the Spring semester.
December 3-4, 2008, Wednesday-Thursday
Final examinations for all graduating students
December 3-12, 2008, Wednesday - Friday
Final examinations for Law students.
December 5, 2008, Friday
Last day of classes for non graduating students. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester. Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
December 6, 2008, Saturday
Reading day for non-graduating students.
December 8-13, 2008, Monday-Saturday
Final Examinations for non-graduating students.
December 12, 2008, Friday
Commencement Rehearsal, 11:00am. Chancellor’s Reception for graduating students and their families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union.
December 13, 2008, Saturday
All Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon for non-graduating students.
December 13, 2008, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 9:00 am.
December 17, 2008, Wednesday
All grades due in Banner by 5:00pm.
December 21, 2008, Sunday
Financial Aid posted for Spring term.
December 22, 2008, Monday
Spring 2009 tuition fees due in Banner 5:00 pm.
December 23, 2008, Tuesday
First drop for non-payment
December 29, 2008, Monday
Financial Aid posted.
Spring 2009
January 1, 2009, Thursday
New Year’s Day Observance
January 2, 2009, Friday
University business resumes for all NCCU employees.
January 4, 2009, Sunday
Residence Hall check-in at 10:00 am for all new students. Orientation session begins at 1:00 p.m. for all new students. Residence Hall check-in at 12:00 noon for continuing students.
January 5, 2009, Monday
Placement testing, advising, and Late registration for all students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm). Late fee applicable.
January 6, 2009, Tuesday
Advising and late registration conclude at 4:00 pm.
January 7, 2009, Wednesday
First day of Classes. Classes begin at 8:00 am for all students. 1st Preliminary class lists available in Banner. Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop /Add) begins.
January 14, 2009, Wednesday
Late registration and schedule adjustment period (Drop/Add/Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course
schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Residence check for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours. Notification of impending drop for students who have not submitted final immunization records. All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm. Final class lists available in Banner.
January 19, 2009 Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance, no class.
January 21, 2009, Wednesday
10th day of class census date.
January 21, 2009, Wednesday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
February 2, 2009, Monday
Last day to file for May graduation.
February 4, 2009, Wednesday
Early Warning Progress Reports due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
February 11, 2009, Wednesday
Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund. Last day for Deans to submit course offerings for the Summer Sessions and Fall Term 2009.
February 13, 2009, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Masters foreign language examinations to be taken this semester.
February 28, 2009, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Masters candidates.
March 3, 2009, Tuesday
Mid-Term Progress Reports due in the Banner by 4:00 pm. LAW SCHOOL ONLY December 1, Monday Last day of classes December 2 Wednesday-Friday, Reading Day December 3-12 Wednesday-Friday Final Examinations 3
March 4, 2009, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the University with a WC grade.
March 7, 2009, Saturday
Spring Break begins after Saturday classes. Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon.
March 15, 2009, Sunday
Residence Halls re-open at 12:00 noon.
March 16, 2009, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am. Registration opens for Summer Sessions and Fall 2009. Last day to file applications for admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester.
March 19, 2009, Thursday
General Faculty Meeting.
March 20, 2009, Friday
Good Friday Observance, no classes.
March 27, 2009, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Masters written examinations to be taken this semester.
April 3, 2009, Friday
Honors Convocation at 10:00 am in the McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend).
April 4, 2009, Saturday
Written examinations for Masters degree candidates.
April 9, 2009, Thursday
Law students follow Monday schedule.
April 17, 2009, Friday
Last day of classes for Law students.
April 18, 2009, Saturday
Reading Day for Law Students.
April 20-30, 2009, Monday-Thursday
Final examinations for Law students.
May 1, 2009, Friday
Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester. Last day of classes for ALL students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade. *
May 2, 2009, Saturday
Reading Day for all graduating students.
May 4-6, 2009, Monday-Wednesday
Final examinations for graduating students beginning 8:00 am.
May 4-9, 2009, Monday-Saturday
Final examinations for non-graduating students.
May 7, 2009, Thursday
Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 11, 2009, Monday
All grades due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 15, 2009, Friday
Alumni Day. Commencement Rehearsal at 11:00 am. Chancellor’s Reception for graduating students and their families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union.
May 16, 2009, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 8:00 am. Residence Halls close at 12:00 for graduating students.
*Law students may withdraw from a class with a WC grade until the day of the final examination.
LAW SCHOOL ONLY January 7, 2009 Wednesday First day of classes April 17, 2009 Wednesday Last Day of Classes April 18, 2009 Saturday Reading Day April 20-30, 2009, Monday-Thursday Final Examinations
Summer 2009
May 24, 2009, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am
May 25, 2009, Monday
Memorial Day Observance, no classes.
May 26, 2009, Tuesday
Registration for all students. First day of classes for Law students.
May 27, 2009, Wednesday
First day of classes for non-Law students. Late Registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
May 28, 2009, Thursday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST AND DUAL SESSIONS
END AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and /or refund.
June 1, 2009, Monday
Equivalent 10-day census date.
June 5, 2009, Friday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
June 9, 2009, Tuesday
Teachers’ Session classes begin; ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES END FOR TEACHERS’ SESSION.
June 11, 2009, Thursday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s foreign language examination to be taken this summer.
June 20, 2009, Saturday
Foreign language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
June 30, 2009, Tuesday
Last day of classes. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this summer session. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
July 1-2, 2009, Wednesday-Thursday
Final examinations
July 3, 2009, Friday
Residence Halls close at 10:00 am (First Session Only) Final grades for First Summer Session due in Banner by 4:00 pm
July 3, 2009, Friday
First day of Registration. Eagle Institute for new students. Last day of classes for Teachers’ Session.
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SECOND SUMMER SESSION, 2009
July 5, 2009, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am.
July 6, 2009, Monday
Registration for all students, 1st day of classes for Law students.
July 7, 2009, Tuesday
First day of classes for non-Law students. Late registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
July 8, 2009, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR SECOND SESSION END
AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and refund. EOP-Eagle Institute for new students.
July 13, 2009, Monday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s Written Examination to be taken this summer.
July 14, 2009, Tuesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a “WC” grade.
July 17, 2009, Friday
Equivalent 10-day census date. Eagle Institute for new students.
July 18, 2009, Saturday
Written examination for Master’s degree candidates. Eagle Institute for new students: Freshmen and transfers.
Fall 2009
July 31, 2009, Friday
All tuition payments due by 5:00 pm.
August 3, 2009, Monday
First drop for non-payment.
August 4, 2009, Tuesday
Late registration begins/Late registration fees are imposed for all students.
August 4-12, 2009, Tuesday-Wednesday
On-Line Late Registration
August 7, 2009, Friday
Financial Aid posted.
August 11, 2009, Tuesday
Faculty Institute and University Conference at 9:00 am.
August 11, 2009, Tuesday
Residence Hall check-in from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for new students who DID NOT participate in the EOP-Eagle Institute. Financial Aid posted for Fall 2009 term.
August 12, 2009, Wednesday
Opening Session for new students. Placement testing and advising at 8:30 am for new students. Advising and registration for new students exempt from placement testing and transfer students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00 am for new students who DID participate in the Eagle Institute.
August 13, 2009, Thursday
Week of Welcome (WOW) begins. Advising and late registration continues for ALL students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00 am for continuing students. Late fees imposed.
August 14, 2009, Friday
Late Registration continues. Late fees imposed.
August 15, 2009, Saturday
Advising and late registration conclude at 1:00 pm.
August 16, 2009, Sunday
WOW activities end. Preliminary class lists available through Banner.
August 17, 2009, Monday
First day of classes.
August 18, 2009, Tuesday
Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add) begins. Class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm, Tuesday, August 25.
August 19, 2009, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues. Notification of impending drop for students who have not submitted final immunization records.
August 20, 2009, Thursday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues.
August 21, 2009, Friday
Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add/Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for all students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm.
August 24, 2009, Monday
First day students with WC grade issued.
August 24, 2009, Monday
Residence check for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours.
August 25, 2009, Tuesday
All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm.
August 26, 2009, Wednesday
Final Class lists available in Banner.
August 28, 2009, Friday
10th day of class census date.
September 3, 2009, Thursday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
September 7, 2009, Monday
Labor Day Observance, no classes.
September 11, 2009, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Master’s foreign language examinations to be taken this semester. Last day for Deans to submit course offerings for Spring, 2010.
September 18, 2009, Friday
Students who have not met the State immunization requirements will be dropped from classes. Early Warning Progress grades due in Banner by 5:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund.
September 25, 2009, Friday
Fall Convocation at 10:15 am in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend). 5
October 9, 2009, Friday
Mid-Term Progress Reports due in Banner by 4:00 pm. Last day to apply for December graduation.
October 10, 2009, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
October 16, 2009, Friday
General Faculty Meeting
October 17, 2009, Saturday
Fall Break begins after classes.
October 20, 2009, Tuesday
Classes resume at 8:00 am.
October 21, 2009, Wednesday
Last day to file applications for admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester. Registration for Spring 2010 begins. Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the University with a WC grade.
October 28, 2009, Wednesday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s written examination to be taken this semester.
October 30, 2009, Friday
Founder’s Day
November 7, 2009, Saturday
Written examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
November 25, 2009, Wednesday
Study Day
November 25-28, 2009, Wednesday-Saturday
Thanksgiving Holiday Observance – no classes.
November 29, 2009, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 12:00 noon.
November 30, 2009, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am. Last day of classes for all Law students. Last day of classes for graduating students.
December 2, 2009, Wednesday
Deadline for submission of undergraduate applications for admission to the spring semester.
December 2-3, 2009, Wednesday-Thursday
Final examinations for graduating students beginning 8:00 am.
December 2 -11, 2009, Wednesday - Friday
Final examinations for Law students.
(December 3, 2009 - treat same as a Monday class day)
December 4, 2009, Friday
Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 12:00 noon
December 4, 2009, Friday
Last day of classes for all students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester.
December 5, 2009, Saturday
Reading day for non-graduating students.
December 7-14, 2009,
Monday-Monday
Final examinations for non-graduating students.
December 11, 2009, Friday
Commencement Rehearsal, 11:00 am. Chancellor’s Reception for graduating students and their families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union.
December 12, 2009, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 9:00 am.
December 15, 2009, Saturday
All Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. for non-graduating students.
December 16, 2009, Wednesday
All grades due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
December 20, 2009, Sunday
Financial Aid posted for Spring term.
December 21, 2009, Monday
Spring 2010 tuition fees due in Banner 5:00 pm.
December 22, 2009, Tuesday
First drop for non-payment.
December 28, 2009, Monday
Financial Aid posted.
LAW SCHOOL ONLY November 30, 2009, Monday Last day of classes December 1, 2009, Tuesday Reading Day December 2-11,009 Wednesday-Friday Final Examinations Final Examin
Spring 2010
January 1, 2010, Friday
New Year’s Day Observance
January 3, 2010, Sunday
Residence Hall check-in at 10:00 am for all new students. Orientation session begins at 1:00 p.m. for all new students. Residence Hall check-in at 12:00 noon for continuing students.
January 4, 2010, Monday
University business resumes for all NCCU employees.
January 4, 2010, Monday
Placement testing, advising, and late registration for all students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm). Late fee applicable.
January 5, 2010, Tuesday
Advising and late registration conclude at 4:00 pm.
January 6, 2010, Wednesday
First day of Classes. Classes begin at 8:00 am for all students. 1st Preliminary class lists available in Banner. Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop /Add) begins.
January 13, 2010, Wednesday
Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add/Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course
December 1, 2009, Tuesday
Reading day for Law students.
Reading day for graduating students.
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schedules canceled for all students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Residence check for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours. Notification of impending drop for students who have not submitted final immunization records. All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm. Final class lists available in Banner.
January 18, 2010, Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance, no classes.
January 20, 2010, Wednesday
10th day of class census date.
January 20, 2010, Wednesday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
February 1, 2010, Monday
Last day to file for May graduation.
February 3, 2010, Wednesday
Early Warning Progress Reports due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
February 10, 2010, Wednesday
Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund. Last day for Deans to submit
course offerings for the Summer Sessions and Fall Term 2010.
February 12, 2010, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Masters foreign language examinations to be taken this semester.
February 27, 2010, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Masters candidates.
March 2, 2010, Tuesday
Mid-Term Progress Reports due in Banner by 4:00 pm.
March 4, 2010, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the university with a WC grade.
March 6, 2010, Saturday
Spring Break begins after Saturday classes. Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon.
March 14, 2010, Sunday
Residence Halls re-open at 12:00 noon.
March 15, 2010, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am; Registration opens for Summer Sessions and Fall 2010. Last day to file applications for
admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester.
March 18, 2010, Thursday
General Faculty Meeting.
March 26, 2010, Friday
Last Day for filing applications for the Masters written examinations to be taken this semester.
April 2, 2010, Friday
Good Friday Observance, no classes.
April 8, 2010, Thursday
Law students follow Monday’s schedule
April 9, 2010, Friday
Honors Convocation at 10:00 am in the McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend).
April 10, 2010, Saturday
Written examinations for Masters degree candidates.
April 16, 2010, Friday
Last day of classes for Law students.
April 17, 2010, Saturday
Reading Day for Law students.
April 19-29, 2010, Monday - Thursday
Final examinations for Law students.
April 30, 2010, Friday
Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester. Last day of classes for all students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
May 3, 2010, Monday
Reading Day for all graduating students.
May 4-5, 2010, Tuesday – Wednesday
Final examinations for graduating students beginning 8:00 am.
May 4-10, 2010, Tuesday - Monday
Final examinations for non-graduating students.
May 6, 2010, Thursday
Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 12, 2010, Wednesday
All grades due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 14, 2010, Friday
Alumni Day. Commencement Rehearsal at 11:00 am. Chancellor’s Reception for graduating students and their
families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union
May 15, 2010, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 8:00 am. Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon for non-graduating students.
Summer 2010
May 19, 2010, Wednesday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am
May 20, 2010, Thursday
Registration for all students. First day of classes for Law students.
May 21, 2010, Friday
First day of classes for non-Law students. Late Registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
May 26, 2010, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST AND DUAL SESSIONS
END AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and /or refund.
LAW SCHOOL ONLY
January 11, 2010, Monday
First day of classes
April 21, 2010, Wednesday
Last day of classes
April 22-23, 2010, Thursday-Friday, Reading Day
April 24-May 4, 2010
Saturday-Tuesday
Final Examinations 7
May 31, 2010, Monday
Memorial Day Observance, no classes.
June 8, 2010, Tuesday
Equivalent 10-day census date.
June 14, 2010, Monday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
June 16, 2010, Wednesday
Teachers’ Session classes begin; ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES END FOR TEACHERS’ SESSION.
June 16, 2010, Wednesday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s foreign language examination to be taken this summer.
June 26, 2010, Saturday
Foreign language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
June 25, 2010, Friday
Last day of classes. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this summer session. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
June 26 & 28, 2010,
Friday and Monday
Final examinations
June 29, 2010, Tuesday
Residence Halls close at 10:00 a.m. (First Session Only) Final grades for First Summer Session due in Banner by 4:00 pm
July 1, 2010, Thursday
First day of Registration. Eagle Institute for new students. Last day of classes for Teachers’ Session.
SECOND SUMMER SESSION, 2010
June 30, 2010, Wednesday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am. and Registration begins.
July 1, 2010, Thursday
First day of classes for all students
July 2, 2010, Friday
Late registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
July 7, 2010, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR SECOND SESSION END
AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and/or refund.
July 15, 2010, Thursday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s Written Examination to be taken this summer.
July 16, 2010, Thursday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
July 19, 2010, Monday
Equivalent 10-day census date. Eagle Institute for new students.
July 24, 2010, Saturday
Written examination for Master’s
degree candidates. Eagle Institute for new students: Freshmen and transfers.
August 5, 2010, Thursday
Last day of classes. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this summer session. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
August 6-7, 2010, Friday-Saturday
Final examinations
August 7, 2010, Saturday
Residence Halls close at 6:00 p.m.
August 9, 2010, Monday
Final grades for Second Summer Session due in Banner by 4:00 pm
*Law students may withdraw from a class with a WC grade until the day of the final examination.
Fall 2010
July 30, 2010, Friday
All tuition payments due by 5:00 pm.
August 2, 2010, Monday
First drop for non-payment.
August 3, 2010, Tuesday
Late registration begins/Late registration fees are imposed for all students.
August 3-11, 2010, Tuesday-Wednesday
On-Line Late Registration
August 6, 2010, Friday
Financial Aid posted.
August 10, 2010, Tuesday
Faculty Institute and University Conference at 8:00 am.
August 10, 2010, Tuesday
Residence Hall check-in from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm for new students who DID NOT participate in the EOP-Eagle Institute. Financial Aid posted for Fall 2010 term.
August 11, 2010, Wednesday Opening Session for new students. Placement testing and advising at 8:30 am for new students. Advising and registration for new students exempt from placement testing and transfer students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00
am for new students who DID participate in the Eagle Institute.
August 12, 2010, Thursday
Week of Welcome (WOW) begins. Advising and late registration continues for ALL students. Residence Hall check-in at 9:00 am for continuing students. Late fees imposed.
August 13, 2010, Friday
Late Registration continues. Late fees imposed.
August 14, 2010, Saturday
Advising and late registration conclude at 1:00 pm.
August 15, 2010, Sunday
WOW activities end. Preliminary class lists available through Banner.
August 16, 2010, Monday
First day of classes.
August 17, 2010, Tuesday
Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add) begins. Class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm, Tuesday, August 25.
August 18, 2010, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues. Notification of impending drop for 8
students who have not submitted final immunization records.
August 19, 2010, Thursday
Schedule Adjustment Period continues.
August 20, 2010, Friday
Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add/Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for all students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm.
August 23, 2010, Monday
First day students with WC grade issued.
August 23, 2010, Monday
Residence check for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours.
August 24, 2010, Tuesday
All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm.
August 25, 2010, Wednesday
Final Class lists available in Banner.
August 27, 2010, Friday
10th day of class census date.
September 2, 2010, Thursday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
September 6, 2010, Monday
Labor Day Observance, no classes.
September 10, 2010, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Master’s foreign language examinations to be taken this semester. Last day for Deans to submit course offerings for Spring, 2010.
September 17, 2010, Friday
Students who have not met the State immunization requirements will be dropped from classes. Early Warning Progress grades due in Banner by 5:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund.
September 24, 2010, Friday
Fall Convocation at 10:15 am in McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend).
October 8, 2010, Friday
Mid-Term Progress Reports due in Banner by 4:00 pm. Last day to apply for December graduation.
October 9, 2010, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
October 15, 2010, Friday
General Faculty Meeting
October 16, 2010, Saturday
Fall Break begins after classes.
October 19, 2010, Tuesday
Classes resume at 8:00 am.
October 20, 2010, Wednesday
Last day to file applications for admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester. Registration for Spring 2011 begins. Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the University with a WC grade.
October 27, 2010, Wednesday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s written examination to be taken this semester.
October 29, 2010, Friday
Founder’s Day
November 6, 2010, Saturday
Written examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
November 24, 2010, Wednesday
Residence Halls close at 10:00 am.
November 24-27, 2010, Wednesday-Saturday
Thanksgiving Holiday Observance – no classes.
November 28, 2010, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 12:00 noon.
November 29, 2010, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am. Last day of classes for all Law students. Last day of classes for graduating students.
November 30, 2010, Tuesday
Reading day for Law students. Reading day for graduating students.
December 1, 2010, Wednesday
Deadline for submission of undergraduate applications for admission to the spring semester.
December 1-2, 2010, Wednesday-Thursday
Final examinations for graduating students beginning 8:00 am.
December 1-10, 2010, Wednesday - Friday
Final examinations for Law students.
December 3, 2010, Friday
Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 12:00 noon
December 6, 2010, Monday
Last day of classes for all students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester.
December 7, 2010, Tuesday
Reading day for non-graduating students.
December 8-14, 2010, Wednesday-Tuesday
Final examinations for non-graduating students.
December 10, 2010, Friday
Commencement Rehearsal, 11:00 am. Chancellor’s Reception for graduating students and their families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union.
December 11, 2010, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 9:00 am.
December 11, 2010, Saturday
All Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon for non-graduating students.
December 15, 2010, Wednesday
All grades due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
December 19, 2010, Sunday
Financial Aid posted for Spring term.
December 20, 2010, Monday
Spring 2010 tuition fees due in Banner 5:00 pm.
December 21, 2010, Tuesday
First drop for non-payment.
December 27, 2010, Monday
Financial Aid posted.
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Spring 2011
January 1, 2011, Saturday
New Year’s Day Observance
January 2, 2011, Sunday
Residence Hall check-in at 10:00 am for all new students. Orientation session begins at 1:00 p.m. for all new students. Residence Hall check-in at 12:00 noon for continuing students.
January 3, 2011, Monday
University business resumes for all NCCU employees.
January 3, 2011, Monday
Placement testing, advising, and late registration for all students (8:00 am - 4:00 pm). Late fee applicable.
January 4, 2011, Tuesday
Advising and late registration conclude at 4:00 pm.
January 5, 2011, Wednesday
First day of Classes. Classes begin at 8:00 am for all students. 1st Preliminary class lists available in Banner. Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop /Add) begins.
January 12, 2011, Wednesday
Late Registration and Schedule Adjustment Period (Drop/Add/Section Changes) conclude at 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for all students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Residence check for on-campus students not registered or registered less than 12 hours. Notification of impending drop for students who have not submitted final immunization records. All class lists for Saturday classes with updates to be in the Office of the Registrar by 4:00 pm. Final class lists available in Banner.
January 17, 2011, Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observance, no classes.
January 19, 2011, Wednesday
10th day of class census date.
January 19, 2011, Wednesday
Last day to challenge courses by examination for credit.
January 31, 2011, Monday
Last day to file for May graduation.
February 2, 2011, Wednesday
Early Warning Progress Reports due in Banner by 5:00 pm.
February 9, 2010, Wednesday
Last day to withdraw from the University with a prorated bill adjustment and/or refund. Last day for Deans to submit
course offerings for the Summer Sessions and Fall Term 2010.
February 11, 2010, Friday
Last day for filing applications for the Masters foreign language examinations to be taken this semester.
February 26, 2011, Saturday
Foreign Language examinations for Masters candidates.
March 1, 2011, Tuesday
Mid-Term Progress Reports due in Banner by 4:00 pm.
March 3, 2011, Wednesday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class or the university with a WC grade.
March 5, 2011, Saturday
Spring Break begins after Saturday classes. Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon.
March 13, 2011, Sunday
Residence Halls re-open at 12:00 noon.
March 14, 2011, Monday
Classes resume at 8:00 am; Registration opens for Summer Sessions and Fall 2011. Last day to file applications for
admission to candidacy for graduate students planning to complete degrees this semester.
March 17, 2011, Thursday
General Faculty Meeting.
March 25, 2011, Friday
Last Day for filing applications for the Masters written examinations to be taken this semester.
April 7, 2011, Thursday
Law students follow Monday’s schedule
April 8, 2011, Friday
Honors Convocation at 10:00 am in the McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium (Classes should attend).
April 9, 2011, Saturday
Written examinations for Masters degree candidates.
April 15, 2011, Friday
Last day of classes for Law students.
April 16, 2011, Saturday
Reading Day for Law students.
April 22, 2011
Good Friday Observance – no classes.
April 18-28, 2011, Monday - Thursday
Final examinations for Law students.
April 29, 2011, Friday
Last day to submit thesis/projects for this semester. Last day of classes for all students. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
May 2, 2011, Monday
Reading Day for all graduating students.
May 3-4, 2011, Tuesday – Wednesday
Final examinations for graduating students beginning 8:00 am.
May 3-9, 2011, Tuesday - Monday
Final examinations for non-graduating students.
May 5, 2011, Thursday
Final grades for graduating students due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 9, 2011, Monday
All grades due in Banner by 9:00 am.
May 13, 2011, Friday
Alumni Day. Commencement Rehearsal at 11:00 am. Chancellor’s Reception for LAW SCHOOL ONLY November 29, 2010, Monday Last day of classes November 30, 2010, Tuesday Reading Day December 1-10, 2010 Wednesday-Friday Final Examinations 10
graduating students and their families, 6:00 pm, Alfonso Elder Student Union
May 14, 2011, Saturday
Commencement Exercises at 8:00 am. Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon for non-graduating students.
LAW SCHOOL ONLY Spring 2011 January 10, 2011, Monday First day of classes January 14, 011, Friday Late Registration and Drop/Add April 20, 2011, Wednesday Last day of classes April 21-22, 2011, Thursday - Friday Reading Day April 23-May 4, 2011 Saturday - Wednesday Final Examinations May 9, 2011, Monday Grades due in Banner for graduating students.
Summer 2011
May 22, 2011, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am
May 23, 2011, Monday
Registration for all students. First day of classes for Law students.
May 24, 2011, Tuesday
First day of classes for non-Law students. Late Registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
May 25, 2011, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR FIRST AND DUAL SESSIONS
END AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and /or refund.
May 30, 2011, Monday
Memorial Day Observance, no classes.
June 7, 2011, Tuesday
Equivalent 10-day census date.
June 13, 2011, Monday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
June 15, 2011, Wednesday
Teachers’ Session classes begin; ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES END FOR TEACHERS’ SESSION.
June 15, 2011, Wednesday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s foreign language examination to be taken this summer.
June 25, 2011, Saturday
Foreign language examinations for Master’s degree candidates.
June 27, 2011, Monday
Last day of classes. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this summer session. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
June 28-29, 2011, Tuesday - Wednesday
Final examinations
June 30, 2011, Thursday
Residence Halls close at 10:00 am (First Session Only) Final grades for First Summer Session due in Banner by 4:00 pm.
June 30, 2011, Thursday
First day of Registration. Eagle Institute for new students. Last day of classes for Teachers’ Session.
SECOND SUMMER SESSION, 2011
July 3, 2011, Sunday
Residence Halls open at 9:00 am.
July 5, 2011, Tuesday
Registration for all students, 1st day of classes for Law students.
July 5, 2011, Tuesday
First day of classes for non-Law students. Late registration/Schedule Adjustment Period begins.
July 6, 2011, Wednesday
Schedule Adjustment concludes at 4:00 pm. ALL REGISTRATION ACTIVITIES FOR SECOND SESSION END
AT 4:00 pm. Course schedules canceled for students who have not made satisfactory payment arrangements by 4:00 pm. Last day to withdraw from the University with a tuition adjustment and/or refund.
July 14, 2011, Thursday
Last day for filing application for the Master’s Written Examination to be taken this summer.
July 14, 2011, Thursday
Last day for undergraduates to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.
July 18, 2011, Monday
Equivalent 10-day census date. Eagle Institute for new students.
July 23, 2011, Saturday
Written examination for Master’s degree candidates. Eagle Institute for new students: Freshmen and transfers.
August 4, 2011, Thursday
Last day of classes. Last day to submit thesis/projects for this summer session. Last day for graduate students to withdraw from a class with a WC grade.*
August 5-6, 2011, Friday-Saturday
Final examinations
August 7, 2011, Sunday
Residence Halls close at 12:00 noon. Final grades for Second Summer Session due in Banner by 4:00 pm
*Law students may withdraw from a class with a WC grade until the day of the final examination.
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Guidelines The University of
And General North Carolina System
Information The University of North Carolina Sixteen Constituent Institutions
Administrative Officers
Erskine Bowles , President
Alan Mabe, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Harold Martin, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs -2006-2009
Jeffrey R. Davies, Chief of Staff
Other Vice Presidents and Officers
Bart Corgnati, Secretary of the University
Steven Leath, Vice President for research
John Leydon, Vice President for information Resources and CIO
Laura Luger, Vice President and Legal Counsel
Vacant, Vice President for Academic Planning and University- School programs
Kitty McCollum, Vice President for Human Resources
Rob Nelson, Vice President for Finance
Kimrey Rhinehardt, Vice President for Federal Relations
Anita Watkins, Vice President for Governmental Relations
Joni Worthington, Vice President for Communications
The University of North Carolina
Board of Governors
Hannah D. Gage
Chairperson
Peter D. Hans
Vice Chairperson
Estelle “Bunny” Sanders
Secretary
Brent D. Barringer Charles A. Hayes
John M. Blackburn James E. Holshouser, Jr.
Peaches Gunter Blank Adelaide Daniels Key
R. Steve Bowden G. Leroy Lail
Laura Buffaloe Ronald C. Leatherwood
Frank Daniels, Jr. Cheryl Ransom Locklear
Bill Daughtridge, Jr. Franklin E. McCain
Walter C. Davenport Charles H. Mercer, Jr.
John W. Davis, III Fred G. Mills
James M. Deal, Jr. Burley B. Mitchell, Jr.
Phillip R. Dixon Jim W. Phillips, Jr.
T. Greg Doucette Marshall B. Pitts, Jr.
Dudley E. Flood Gladys Ashe Robinson
Paul Fulton, Jr. Irvin A. Roseman
Ann B. Goodnight Priscilla P. Taylor
Clarice Cato Goodyear J. Bradley Wilson
David W. Young
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NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Kay T. Thomas, Chairperson Chancellor’s Office
Glenn B. Adams, Vice Chairperson Charlie Nelms, Chancellor 530-6104
Charles Baron Susan Hester, Chief of Staff 530-7400
Robert E. Dolan Melissa Jackson, 530-6105
Special Assistant for Legal Affairs
George Hamilton
Miji Bell, Special Assistant for Public Relations 530-6295
Dwayne Johnson
Roger Gregory, 530-7099
Eddie Long Special Assistant to the Chancellor
Eric Michaux Najla Shareef, Internal Auditor 530-6189
George W. Miller, III Secretary Greg Marrow, Chief Information Officer 530-7423
Dwight D. Perry Ingrid Wicker McCree, Director of Athletics 530-7057
Avon L. Ruifin Brenda Shaw, Director, Title III 530-7853
R. Edward Stewart Willie Williams, Chief of Police 530-5326
Nancy J. Wysenski Cynthia Fobert, 530-7266
Public Communications Specialist
Betty Willingham, 530-6104
Executive Assistant to the Chancellor
Anthony Jarman, Assistant to the Chancellor 530-6104
Dottie Fuller, Administrative Assistant 530-7074
Allison Sampson, 530-6104
Administrative Support Specialist
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Academic Affairs
Kwesi Eduful Aggrey 530-6230 kaggrey@nccu.edu
Provost and Vice Chancellor 310 Hoey Administration Building
Janice Harper 530-5069 jharper@nccu.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor for University Programs 308-A Hoey Administration Building
Shawn Stewart 530-6367 sstewart@nccu.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research, 2027 H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education
Evaluation, and Planning
Jerome Goodwin 530-6739 jgoodwin@nccu.edu
University Registrar 110 Hoey Administration Building
Pauletta Brown Bracy 530-6900 pbracy@nccu.edu
Director of Accreditation 315 Hubbard Totten Chemistry Building
Logan Darensburg, II 530-6492 idarensburg@nccu.edu
Interim Director of the Office 214 Hoey Administration Building
of Budget and Finance
Ayza Alston 530-6492 aalston@nccu.edu
Administrative Support Associate 214 Hoey Administration Building
Selina Mumford 530-6230 smumford@nccu.edu
Administrative Support Associate 310 Hoey Administration Building
Belinda Simmons 530-6230 bsimmons@nccu.edu
Administrative Support Associate 310 Hoey Administration Building
Terri Godwin 530-6230 tgodwin@nccu.edu
Communications Officer 310 Hoey Administration Building
Deans
Caesar R. Jackson 530-7082 crjackson@nccu.edu
College of Science and Technology 1209 Mary Townes Science Complex
Elwood Robinson 530-7642 robin@nccu.edu
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 115 Taylor Education Building
Mary Mathew 530-6794 mtmathew@nccu.edu
College of Liberal Arts 115 Farrison-Newton Communications Building
Percy Murray 530-7395 pmurray@nccu.edu
School of Graduate Studies 123 Taylor Education Building
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Deans
Bernice Duffy Johnson 530-5234 bjohnson@nccu.edu
University College 238 Alexander-Dunn Building
Irene Owens 530-7438 iowens@nccu.edu
School of Library and Information Sciences 310 James E. Shepard Library
Raymond Pierce 530-6112 rpierce@nccu.edu
Law School 260 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Bijoy Sahoo 530-7738 bsahoo@nccu.edu
School of Business 201 Willis Commerce Building
Cecelia Steppe-Jones 530-5327 csteppej@nccu.edu
School of Education 2062 H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education
Kimberly Phifer-McGhee, Director 530-7593 kpmcghee@nccu.edu
Office of Extended Studies 115 Farrison-Newton Communications
Theodosia Shields, Director 530-5233 tshields@nccu.edu
James E. Shepard Library 1st Floor James E. Shepard Library
Associate and Assistant Deans
Saundra DeLauder 530-6456 sdelauder@nccu.edu
College of Science and Technology 3201 Mary Townes Science Complex
Ibrahim Salama 530-7387 isalama@nccu.edu
School of Business 218 Willis Commerce Building
Sybil Henderson 530-6398 shenderson@nccu.edu
School of Business 216 Wills Commerce Building
Robert Chapman 530-6458 rchapman@nccu.edu
School of Business 222 Willis Commerce Building
Linda Sims 530-6843 lsims@nccu.edu
Law School 174 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Tammi Jackson 530-6506 tjackson@nccu.edu
Law School 242 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Wendy Scott 530-6171 wscott@nccu.edu
Law School 264 Albert L. Turner Law Building
Lisa Morgan 530-6115 lmorgan@nccu.edu
Law School 160 Albert L. Turner Law Building
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Associate and Assistant Deans
Stephanie Williams 530-7701 stwilliams@nccu.edu
Law School 10 Ground Floor Albert L. Turner Law Building
LaVerne Reid 530-5349 lreid@nccu.edu
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences 104 Taylor Education Building
Diane Scott 530-7297 discott@nccu.edu
School of Education 2067 H.M. Michaux, Jr. School of Education
Deborah Swain 530-7320 dswain@nccu.edu
School of Library and Information Sciences 321 James E. Shepard Library
Robin Williams 530-6933 rwilliams@nccu.edu
University College 233 Alexander-Dunn Building
Ontario Wooden 530-6658 owooden@nccu.edu
University College 205 Alexander-Dunn Building
Director of Research Institutes
Li-An Yeh 530-7001 lyeh@nccu.edu
Biomanufacturing/ Research Institute 1011 Biomanufacturing Research Institute Technology Enterprise (BRITE) and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)
Faye Calhoun, Interim Director 530-7025 fcalhoun@nccu.edu
Julius L. Chambers 104 Julius L. Chambers BBRI Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI)
Director of Programs
Jarvis Hall 530-7256 jhall@nccu.edu
Director, Institute for Civic Engagement 109 Edmonds Classroom Building
and Social Change
Sandra White 530-7060 swhite@nccu.edu
Director, Center for Science, Math 305 Lee Biology Building
and Technology Education
Ira Wiggins 530-7214 iwiggins@nccu.edu
Director, NCCU Jazz Institute 114 B.N. Duke Auditorium
Jasper Harris 530-6394 jharris@nccu.edu
Director, Summer Ventures in Science and Math 1234 Mary Townes Science Complex
Timothy Holley 530-5379 tholley@nccu.edu
Director, University Honors Program 211 Alexander Dunn Building
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Director of Programs
Emmanuel Oritsejafor 530-7912 eoritsejafor@nccu.edu
Director, International Affairs 102 Lee Biology Building
Deborah Bailey 530-7078 dbailey@nccu.edu
Director, Academic Community Service Learning Holy Cross Annex
Program
Administration & Finance
Alan D. Robertson 530-6204 arobertson@nccu.edu
Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance 301 Hoey Administration Building
Zack Abegunrin 530-7403 zabegunrin@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management 121 Hubbard-Totton Chemistry Building
Mark Steelman 530-5214 msteelman@nccu.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources 213 Hubbard-Totton Chemistry Building
Yolanda Banks Deaver 530-7432 ybanks@nccu.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administration and 11 Hoey Administration Building
Finance and Comptroller
Cynthia Carter 530-7355 ccarter@nccu.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget 218 Hoey Administration
and Financial Planning
Deborah Lane 530-7424 lanedp@nccu.edu
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Administration 301 B. Hoey Administration Building
and Finance Operations and Project Management
Godfrey Herndon, Director of Purchasing 530-5063 gherndon@nccu.edu
305 Hoey Administration Building
John Lambeth, Director of Health and Safety 530-7943 jlambeth@nccu.edu
Cottage One
Tim Moore, Director of Auxiliaries 530-7420 tmoore@nccu.edu
and Business Services Lower Level Cafeteria
Phillip Powell, Director of Facilities Services 530-6392 ppowell@nccu.edu
Physical Plant
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Institutional Advancement
Latanya Afolayan, Vice Chancellor 530-7856 lafolayan@nccu.edu
133 William Jones Building
Johnnie Southerland 530-5321 jsoutherland@nccu.edu
Interim Associate Vice Chancellor 131 William Jones Building
Lamisa McCoy 530-7785 lmccoy@nccu.edu
Director of Stewardship
32 William Jones Building
Frances Wilson
Stewardship/ Data Coordinator
530-6141 fwilson@nccu.edu
29 William Jones Building
Gerri Woods 530-7784 gwoods@nccu.edu
Processing Associate III 29 William Jones Building
Doug Yopp 530-7313 dyopp@nccu.edu
Director of Annual Giving 111 William Jones Building
Randal Childs 530-5264 rchilds@nccu.edu
Director of Major Gifts 129 William Jones Building
Jennifer Bynum 530-7404 jbynum@nccu.edu
Grants officer 39 William Jones Building
Brian Culbreath 530-7089 bculbreath@nccu.edu
Public Communications Specialist 119 William Jones Building
Leslie Guy 530-6151 lguy@nccu.edu
Administrative Support Associate 132 William Jones Building
Helen Tannis 530-5259 htannis@nccu.edu
Prospect Researcher 39 William Jones Building
Institutional Advancement
Shaun Johnson, Interim 530-6731 sjohn101@nccu.edu
Associate Director NCCU Foundation 40 William Jones Building
KaSandra Bryant 530-5059 kbryant@nccu.edu
Accountant, NCCU Foundation 23 William Jones Building
Leslie Allen-Howell 530-7397 lhowell@nccu.edu
Account Payable Technician 22 William Jones Building
NCCU Foundation
Joan Morrison, Assistant Director 530-7830 jmorrison@nccu.edu
Alumni Relations Alumni House
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Enoch Bonds 530-6363 ebonds@nccu.edu
Alumni Relations Coordinator Alumni House
Graduate Education and Research
Hazell Reed, Vice Chancellor 530-6931 hreed@nccu.edu
304 Hoey Administration Building
Percy Murray, Dean 530-7919 pmurray@nccu.edu
Graduate School 123 Taylor Education Building
Faye Calhoun, Interim Director –BBRI 530-7025 fcalhoun@nccu.edu
105 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
Li-an Yeh, Director 530-7001 lyeh@nccu.edu
Biomanufacturing, Biotechnology 1011 BRITE Building
Research Enterprise (BRITE)
Tyrone Eaton, Director 530-7333 teaton@nccu.edu
Sponsored Research Program Lee Biology Building
Pamela Allison, Director 530-6785 pallison@nccu.edu
Enrolled Student Services 118 Taylor Education Building
Thomasine Toxey 530-6718 ttoxey@nccu.edcu
Graduate Admissions Coordinator 121 Taylor Education Building
Kendra Cardwell 530-7756 kcardwell@nccu.edu
Post Award Manager Lee Biology Building
Wallecia L. Barnett 530-7333 wbarnett@nccu.edu
Administrative Support Associate Lee Biology Building
Cheryl Harrington 530-7012 charrington@nccu.edu
Research Operations Manager 116 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
Connie Key 530-7022 ckey@nccu.edu
Administrative Officer II Julius L. Chambers BBRI
Derek Norford 530-7023 dnorford@nccu.edu
University Veterinarian 005 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
Mildred Pointer 530-7016 mpointer@nccu.edu
Director of Cardiovascular Unit 124 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
Ricardo Richardson 530-6421 rricardo@nccu.edu
Director Cancer Research 220 Julius L. Chambers BBRI
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Student Affairs
Alexander, Peggy, Director
Student Leadership, Training & Development
530-7088 palex@nccu.edu
134 Student Union
Bannerman-Russell, Vernestine, Asst. Director,Scholarships/Student Aid
530-7414 vthorpe@nccu.edu
115 Student Services Building
Botstein, Sandi, Physician
Student Health
530-5229 sbotstein@nccu.edu
Old Health Building
Bowen, Charles, Director
Student Health
530-7908 cbowen@nccu.edu
120 Old Health Building
Boyd-Keyes, Chimi, Director
Women’s Center
530-6811 cboydkeyes@nccu.edu
118 Student Services Building
Brown, Gary, Asst. Dean
Dean of Students Office
530-7466 gbrown@nccu.edu
224 Student Services Building
Doxey, Tia, Assoc. Director
Residential Life
530-7233 tdoxey@nccu.edu
G-06 Student Services Building
Edmonds Harris, LuAnn, Assoc. Director
Athletics/Undergraduate Admissions
530-6713 lharris@nccu.edu
McDougald Gym
Graham, Frances, Assoc. Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
530-7452 fdgraham@nccu.edu
221 Student Services Building
Grant Cynthia, Assoc. Director
Scholarship/Student Aid
530-7413 cgrant@nccu.edu
111 Student Services Building
Hazel, Letitia, Medical Director
Student Health
530-7335 lhazel@nccu.edu
Old Health Building
Johnson, Marquita, Asst. Director
Student Union/Student Activities
530-7848 mjjohnson@nccu.edu
120 Student Union
Lee, Kesha, Director
Student Support Services
530-6325 klee@nccu.edu
G-20 Student Services Building
McNeil, Vickie, Special Assistant
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
530-5198 vmmcneil@nccu.edu
208 Student Services Building
Moore, Carolyn, Director
Counseling Services
530-5294 cmoore@nccu.edu
209 Old Health Building
Mosby, Emma, Asst. Dean
Dean of Students Office
530-7492 emosby@nccu.edu
232 Student Services Building 21
Nelson, Pat, Executive Assistant
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
530-6303 pnelson@nccu.edu
208 Student Services Building
Oliver, Sharon, Assoc Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
530-7412 soliver@nccu.edu
142 Student Services Building
Page, Michael, Director
Campus Ministry
530-5263 mpage@nccu.edu
Roberson, Constance, Director
Student Union/Student Activities
530-6316 croberso@nccu.edu
125 Student Union
Rome, Kevin, Vice Chancellor
Student Affairs and Enrollment Management
530-6342 krome@nccu.edu
208 Student Services Building
Simmons, Janelle, Director
Orientation/First Year
530-6736 jsimmons@nccu.edu
122 Student Services Building
Velez, Louis, Dean
Dean of Students Office
530-5287 lvelez@nccu.edu
226 Student Services Building
Wilder, Jennifer, Director
Residential Life
530-7498 jwilder@nccu.edu
G-06 Student Services Building
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
TBA, Director 530-5218
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
TBA, Senior Associate Director TBA
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Ronnie Chalmers, Sr. Assistant Director 530-7654 rchalmers@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Tracey Daye Wilson, Sr. Assistant Director 530-7345 twilson@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Camilla Ross, Office Manager 530-7344 cross@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Juella Tanner, Applicant Services Manager 530-7347 jtanner@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Jairo McMican , Assistant Director 530-7743 jmcmican@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
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Brandon Jones , Assistant Director 530-5308 bjones@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Paul Phipps, Assistant Director 530-5219 pphipps@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Alexandra Thomas, Assistant Director 530-7745 athomas@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Karen Godwin, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7254 kgodwin@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Terra Anthony, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7348 tanthony@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Tonya Moses, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7346 tmoses@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Dorothy Webster, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7351 dwebster@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Diana Green, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7643 dmgreen@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Angela Hawkins, Administrative Support Specialist 530-7897 ahawkins@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
Doris Cunningham, Administrative Support Specialist 530- 6665 dcunningham@nccu.edu
Undergraduate Admissions McDougald House
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History of the University
of North Carolina
Mission Statement
In North Carolina, all public educational institutions that grant baccalaureate degrees are part of the University of North Carolina. North Carolina Central is one of the 16 constituent institutions of the multi-campus university.
The University of North Carolina, chartered by the
N. C. General Assembly in 1789, was the first public university in the United States to open its doors and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century. The first class was admitted in Chapel Hill in 1795. For the next 136 years, the only campus of the University of North Carolina was at Chapel Hill.
In 1877, the N. C. General Assembly began sponsoring additional institutions of higher education, diverse in origin and purpose. Five were historically black institutions, and another was founded to educate American Indians. Several were created to prepare teachers for the public schools. Others had a technological emphasis. One is a training school for performing artists. In 1931, the N. C. General Assembly redefined the University of North Carolina to include three state-sponsored institutions: the campus at Chapel Hill (now the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), North Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University at Raleigh), and Woman’s College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). The new multi-campus University operated with one board of trustees and one president. By 1969, three additional campuses had joined the University through legislative action: the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
By 1971, the General Assembly passed legislation bringing into the University of North Carolina the state’s ten remaining public senior institutions, each of which had until then been legally separate: Appalachian State University, East Carolina University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina Central University, the North Carolina School of the Arts, Pembroke State University, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University. This action created the current 16-campus University. (In 1985, the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, a residential high school for gifted students, was declared an affiliated school of the University; and in 1996, Pembroke State University was renamed The University of North Carolina at Pembroke through legislative action.)
The UNC Board of Governors is the policy-making body legally charged with “the general determination, control, supervision, management, and governance of all affairs of the constituent institutions.” It elects the president, who is the chief executive officer of the University. The 32 voting members of the Board of Governors are elected by the General Assembly for four-year terms. Former board chairmen and board members who are former governors of North Carolina may continue to serve for limited periods as non-voting members Emeriti. The president of the UNC Association of Student Governments, or that student’s designee, is also a non-voting member.
Each of the sixteen constituent institutions is headed by a chancellor, who is chosen by the Board of Governors on the president’s nomination and is responsible to the president. Each institution has a board of trustees, consisting of eight members elected by the Board of Governors, four appointed by the governor, and the president of the student body, who serves ex-officio. (The NC School of the Arts has two additional ex-officio members.) Each board of trustees holds extensive powers over academic and other operations of its institutions on delegation from the Board of Governors.
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North Carolina Central University Mission Statement
The following mission statement was formally adopted by the Board of Trustees of North Carolina Central University in July of 2004.
North Carolina Central University is a comprehensive university offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and selected professional levels. It is the nation’s first public liberal arts institution founded for African Americans. The university maintains a strong liberal arts tradition and a commitment to academic excellence in a diverse educational and cultural environment. It seeks to encourage intellectual productivity and to enhance the academic and professional skills of its students and faculty.
The mission of the university is to prepare students academically and professionally to become leaders prepared to advance the consciousness of social responsibility in a diverse, global society. The university will serve its traditional clientele of African American students; it will also expand its commitment to meet the educational needs of a student body that is diverse in race and other socioeconomic attributes.
Teaching, supported by research, is the primary focus of the university. As a part of that focus, the university encourages the faculty to pursue intellectual development and rewards effective teaching and research. The university recognizes, however, the mutually reinforcing impact of scholarship and service on effective teaching and learning. North Carolina Central University, therefore, encourages and expects faculty and students to engage in scholarly, creative, and service activities that benefit the community.
Academic Standing and Accreditation
North Carolina Central University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, (404) 679-4501, to award bachelor’s and master’s degrees.
The School of Law is accredited by the American Bar Association. The School of Business is fully accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, programs in the School of Library and Information Sciences are accredited by the American Library Association, and the program in nursing is accredited by the Accrediting Services, National League for Nursing, Inc. Programs in the School of Education at the bachelor’s and master’s levels in early childhood education, elementary teaching, secondary teaching, and k-12 teaching; and at the master’s level in educational communications and information technology, school principalship, supervision/curriculum development, and guidance counseling are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. All of these specialized accrediting bodies are recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education.
Teacher education programs are approved by the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. The North Carolina Board of Nursing approves the nursing program. The School of Law is approved by the North Carolina State Bar council.
The Colleges of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, and Science and Technology have fourteen accredited teacher education programs including: art education, biology education, chemistry education, family and consumer sciences education, health education, math education, French, Spanish, music education, physical education, physics 25
education, social science and birth to kindergarten. In addition, six programs in these Colleges offer graduate teacher education programs: biology, chemistry, family and consumer sciences, math, physical education, and social sciences. The Child Development Laboratory in the department of Human Sciences is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Specialized accreditations and/or certifications in the following areas contribute to the University’s goal of ensuring academic rigor and integrity in all degree programs:
Athletic Trainer (Department of Physical Education)
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Communication Disorders (School of Education)
American Speech –Language-Hearing Association
Counseling (School of Education)
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Criminal Justice
North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission
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History and Background
North Carolina Central University, a state-supported liberal arts institution, was chartered in 1909 as a private institution and opened to students on July 10, 1910. It was founded by Dr. James E. Shepard. From the beginning, when it was known as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, its purpose has been the development in young men and women of that fine character and sound academic training requisite for real service to the nation. To this end, the training of all students has been entrusted to the most capable teachers available.
The institution’s early years were characterized by a wealth of enthusiasm and high endeavor, but not of money. Private donations and student fees constituted the total financial support of the school, and the heavy burden of collecting funds rested on the President.
In 1915 the school was sold and reorganized, then becoming the National Training School. During this period of its history, Mrs. Russell Sage of New York was a generous benefactor of the school. In 1923, the General Assembly of North Carolina appropriated funds for the purchase and maintenance of the school; thus in that year it became a publicly supported institution and was renamed Durham State Normal School. Two years later, the General Assembly converted the institution into the North Carolina College for Negroes, dedicating it to the offering of liberal arts education and the preparation of teachers and principals of secondary schools.
At its 1927 session, the General Assembly began a program of expansion of the college plant to conform to the needs of an enlarged academic program. The interest of the Honorable Angus W. McLean, then Governor of North Carolina, and his belief in the institution, aided greatly in the promotion of this program. State appropriations were supplemented by a generous gift from B. N. Duke, and by contributions from citizens of Durham in 1929. The 1930’s afforded federal grants and State appropriations for a new program of physical expansion and improvement of educational facilities; this program continued until the beginning of World War II.
The College was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools as an “A” class institution in 1937 and was admitted to membership in that association in 1957.
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The General Assembly of 1939 authorized the establishment of graduate work in liberal arts and the professions. Pursuant thereto, graduate courses in the Arts and Sciences were first offered in that same year; the School of Law began operation in 1940, and the School of Library Science was established in 1941.
In 1947 the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina College at Durham.
On October 6, 1947, Dr. Shepard, founder and President of the college, died. The Board of Trustees appointed an interim committee consisting of Dr. Albert E. Manley, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Miss Ruth G. Rush, Dean of Women; and Dr. Albert L. Turner, Dean of the School of Law, to administer the affairs of the institution until the election of the second president.
On January 20, 1948, Dr. Alfonso Elder was elected President of the institution. At the time of his election, Dr. Elder was serving as the head of the Graduate Department of Education and had formerly been Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Elder retired September 1, 1963.
Dr. Samuel P. Massie was elected as the third President of the College on August 9, 1963. Dr. Massie came to the institution from Washington D. C., where he was Associate Program Director for Undergraduate Science Education at the National Science Foundation and Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Howard University. He resigned on February 1, 1966.
The Board of Trustees appointed an interim committee consisting of Mr. William Jones, Business Manager; Dr. Helen G. Edmonds, Graduate Dean; and Dr. William H. Brown, Professor of Education, to administer the affairs of the institution until the fourth president took office.
On July 20, 1966, Dr. Albert N. Whiting was named fourth President of the institution. He came to North Carolina College from Baltimore, Maryland, where he had been Dean of the Faculty at Morgan State College. Dr. Whiting served as President and Chancellor from July 1, 1967, until his retirement June 30, 1983.
In 1969, the General Assembly changed the name of the institution to North Carolina Central University. On July 1, 1972, North Carolina Central University became a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. On July 1, 1983, Dr. LeRoy T. Walker became interim Chancellor of the University. He had served the institution as Chairman of the Department of Physical Education and Recreation, Head Track Coach and Vice Chancellor for University Relations. At their February 1986 meeting, the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, at the request of the University’s Board of Trustees, decreed that Dr. Walker was Chancellor of the University rather than Interim Chancellor and made that action retroactive to the beginning of his term.
Dr. Tyronza R. Richmond, formerly Dean of the School of Business, succeeded Dr. Walker as Chancellor on July 1, 1986. Prior to his arrival at North Carolina Central University, Dr. Richmond was Associate Dean and Professor at the School of Business and Public Administration at Howard University.
In December 1991 Dr. Richmond resigned as Chancellor to return to the classroom and was succeeded on January 1, 1992, by Dr. Donna j. Benson as Interim Chancellor. Dr. Benson was succeeded in January 1993 by
Attorney Julius L. Chambers, former director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense Fund.
Mr. Chambers led the University for over eight years, stepping down on June 1, 2001. At that time, Dr. James H. Ammons, Jr., became the ninth chief administrator of North Carolina Central University. Prior to his election, Dr. 27
Ammons was the Provost and Vice President at Florida A & M University in Tallahassee, Florida.
Dr. Charlie Nelms became the tenth chief administrator of North Carolina Central University in August of 2007. He came with a “Destination Graduation” slogan. Prior to joining North Carolina Central University, Dr. Nelms served as Vice President for Institutional Development and Student Affairs for the Indiana University System.
The Faculty
North Carolina Central University seeks to attract and maintain an outstanding faculty of individuals who are capable of contributing to the enrichment of its educational and research programs. The University’s faculty members come from all sections of the United States as well as from several foreign countries, bringing to the campus a rich diversity of training and experience.
In addition to the primary responsibility of instruction, faculty members actively engage in research and other creative pursuits. Research interests are widespread among the various disciplines and the faculty eagerly compete to bring grants to the University. Much of this research result in books, scholarly papers and presentations at professional conferences, bringing acclaim both to the individual faculty members and to the University. Faculty members are also encouraged to participate in the activities of the community at large as well as the University community. Many participate
in government, business, educational, artistic and other endeavors that enrich the Durham community.
The Campus
North Carolina Central University is located in the eastern section of North Carolina’s Piedmont, within the world-famous Research Triangle. The city of Durham, with a population of 218,179 is a part of a larger standard metropolitan area with 1,401,331 people. The city is sufficiently large to afford to students the advantages of contacts with urban institutions. The University draws on the cultural resources of the city, state and nation in furthering the development of its students; it also encourages students who participate in worthwhile activities of the community.
The University is located in a community and region in which noteworthy efforts are evolving to utilize all available resources to the end of creating better environments for human development. Basic changes are taking place in the sociology and technology of the region. The University seeks to assist students to understand these changing situations so that as future community leaders, they may participate in guiding the dynamics of American society toward desirable goals.
Buildings
Sixty-two buildings of modern and modified Georgian brick construction are now located on North Carolina Central University’s 106-acre campus. All academic buildings, as well as the cafeterias and the student union, are completely air-conditioned.
The buildings are functional as well as aesthetically pleasing, and have been designed especially to meet the needs of the students and teachers who use them. They are also designed with the fact in mind that
in a state-supported institution the people of the State are ever welcome visitors and resource persons who can make significant contributions to the overall development of the institution. Lounges, seminar rooms, auditoriums, and numerous utility services for the residents and visiting public are features of all the buildings.
Attractively landscaped lawns and the geometrically arranged walks and roadways blend with the natural scenery of the foliage and trees to provide the kind of beauty that the University traditionally has regarded as one of the essentials of educational experiences.
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The Hoey Administration Building, with its statute of the school’s founder, Dr. James E. Shepard, in front, is a focal point of the campus. In this building are located the institution’s administrative offices as well as registration services, cashier, and the student accounting offices. The William Jones Building next to Hoey is the former home of the School of Law and now serves as home to the Office Of Institutional Advancement, and Career Services.
The newly renovated Alexander-Dunn Building, contains the Administrative offices of the University College and the Honors program. Services provided include Academic Advising, Academic Support, Developmental and Supplemental Learning/Reading Instruction, and Title III Retention and Academic Strategies to ensure student success.
The B.N. Duke Auditorium, also next to Hoey, seats 875 persons for theatrical and musical performances as well as other assemblies. It was named after a generous benefactor of the institution.
Facing the Fayetteville Street side of the campus are the Lee Biology Building and the Robinson Science Building.
The Mary M. Townes Science Complex at Concord and Lawson Streets now serves as home for the Biology, Chemistry, Environmental, Earth, and Geospatial Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science and Physics Departments. These departments make up the College of Science and Technology.
The Helen G. Edmonds Classroom Building houses classrooms and seminar rooms for the Departments of History, Political Science, Sociology and Social Work.
The School of Business is housed in the recently renovated Willis Commerce Building. This building contains the most up-to-date classroom and seminar facilities as well as the School’s own computing center for use by its faculty and students and the University as a whole.
The Taylor Education Building contains the Department of Psychology, the Institute for Minority Issues, Graduate Studies Office, office space, classrooms for the Human Sciences Department, and swing space for offices displaced because of renovations.
The Human Sciences department is housed in the Dent Building, which contains classroom and laboratories for clothing and textiles, food and nutrition, family relations and child development, family resource management and housing and interior design. In addition, a biochemistry and a child development laboratory for children ages 3-5 occupy sections of the Dent Building.
The Miller-Morgan Health Sciences Building offers modern classrooms, clinical and laboratory space for the Departments of Nursing, Health Education, and ROTC. This building contains lounges for students and faculty, a learning resources center and an auditorium which seats 300 and is used extensively for community and University functions.
The Criminal Justice Department and the Public Administration Program are located in the Albert N. Whiting Criminal Justice Building, which was completed in 1984 and named after a former chancellor. This building offers up-to-date classrooms, seminar rooms, and laboratory facilities including crime and computer labs. The building also contains a library used by these disciplines.
The newly renovated turner Law Building, facing the Alston Avenue side of the campus, houses the School of Law. The four-story building contains offices for student activities including the Law Journal, the Legal Clinic and other student activities as well as classroom space. The Law Library is also in the building and provides a comfortable environment for study and research. 29
The Leroy T. Walker Physical Education and Recreation Complex, named for a former chancellor, contains 102,000 square feet of offices, classrooms, sports facilities and laboratories. The Center is actually four structures joined together by enclosed stairs and walkways. These structures include an aquatics building which houses a 50-meter, Olympic-size swimming pool; an administration building which also contains classrooms, faculty offices, locker rooms, and a student center; a gymnasium building which includes dance studios, training and weight rooms, dressing and storage rooms, offices, two teaching theaters, and practice areas for archery, riflery, and golf; and a gymnastics building which includes a gymnasium designed for gymnastics and eight handball courts.
The Alfonso Elder Student Union, named for a former president of the University, contains student government offices, lounges for
students, meeting rooms, a snack bar and cafeteria, a game room, barber shop, and the campus book store. Facilities are available for receptions, concerts and other public functions.
The Fine Arts Building houses art studios and classrooms. The adjoining C. Ruth Edwards Building is the home of the Department of Music and includes practice studios and classrooms for music. The Edwards Music Building also contains rehearsal space for the band and a small concert auditorium. Connected to this building is the University’s Art Museum.
The Farrison-Newton Communications Building contains the Departments of English, Modern Foreign Languages and Theatre. In addition to classrooms, laboratories, and seminar space and the WNCU Radio Station. The Communications Building also houses a modern 250-seat theater in which the University’s acclaimed dramatic productions are presented.
One of the University’s newest buildings is the Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute. The 3800 square foot facility contains twelve research laboratories, teleconferencing capabilities, an auditorium, classrooms, and state-of-the-art telecommunications technology. The construction was completed in 1998.
Eagle Landing, a new 130,000 square foot coed residence hall, opened in January 1999. This facility has 536 rooms. There are eight other undergraduate student residence halls on the campus; all of which are coed.
The H.M. Michaux Building is a 103,000 square foot modern equipped building that was ready for occupancy in Fall 2000. The new School of Education is a state-of-the-art telecommunications technology facility, and adds an additional 100 parking spaces. This facility houses the School of Education, Information Technology, (The Early College High School is currently housed in the Robinson Science Building), Office of Research, Evaluation, and Planning, the University’s Academic Computing Center, and the Extended Studies Program.
The Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise Building (BRITE) houses the Pharmaceutical Science Bachelor and Master degree program. It contains state-of-the-art scientific, technological and, research equipment used in the biomanufacturing and technology industries. It was opened for classes in fall 2006.
Benjamin Ruffin Residence Hall was opened in 2007. Located off Fayetteville Street, it overlooks the University Circle and Hoey Administration building. The newest of all residence halls, Ruffin Hall will accommodate 344 students.
New Graduate Apartments are located off Lincoln and Cecil streets. Designed for graduate students, these apartments contain 32 units.
The renovation of the W.G. Pearson Cafeteria added two new conference rooms, Chancellor’s dining room, a faculty dining room, a banquet 30
hall and a spacious open dining area for students with choices of six different cuisines.
Library Facilities
The mission of the libraries at North Carolina Central University is to provide resources and services, which support the University’s educational research, cultural and public service objectives.
Library resources at North Carolina Central University are located in the James E. Shepard Memorial Library, The Music Library, the Library School of Library and Information Sciences, the Library of the School of Law, and the New School of Education Library. These libraries contain a total of over 850,000 volumes. They subscribe to a total of 6,165 periodicals. Access to these collections is provided by an integrated online catalog and circulation system.
In 1994, NCCU became a member of the Triangle Research Libraries Network (TRLN). TRLN is a cooperative comprised of libraries at Duke University, NCCU, UNC at Chapel Hill, and NC State University, with combined collections of over 10 million volumes.
NCCU students can borrow directly from any of the TRLN institutions by presenting a valid NCCU students ID card. Borrow privileges at TRLN libraries are extended to faculty staff and administrators who present a current University ID card. Additional library resources are available at the remaining thirteen institutions in the UNC system, which graduate students and faculty have direct borrowing privileges.
The James E. Shepard Memorial Library contains 498,000 volumes and 140,200 federal and state documents. Microform and an extensive inventory of full-text electronic databases are among the library’s non-print resources. Some of the electronic databases can be accessed off-campus by students and faculty. An outstanding collection of books and pamphlets on African American life and culture is found in the Treasure Room. Textbooks, curriculum guides, and non-print items in the field of education, are housed in the Curriculum Materials Center (CMC). Videocassettes and audiotapes are also part of the CMC collection. Work processing and Internet access are available on library computers for student use.
The Library was renovated in 2007 to offer a 100 seat computer laboratory.
The music Library, located on the third floor of the Edwards Music Building, contains an excellent collection of instrumental and vocal music, orchestral scores, and records, in addition to a carefully selected collection of books in the field of music. The Music Library is a branch of the Shepard Library.
The School of Library and Information Sciences Library, located on the third floor of the James E. Shepard Memorial Library, houses an outstanding collection of current materials and equipment to support the academic programs in Library Science and information Systems.
The Law Library’s collection of over 302,772 volumes and volume equivalents include federal, state and regional reports, federal and state statutory compilations generally recognized texts, treatises, loose-leave services, legal periodicals and appropriate indices and digests required to access them. The library also maintains practice-oriented federal and state materials, a few non legal periodicals, some recreational reading. In addition to the traditional print and microform materials required to perform basic legal research, the library subscribes to several electronic resources including Westlaw, Lexis-Nexis, legal trac, and a variety of CD-ROM products. The Law Library is a selective depository for state and federal documents and maintains a special collection of civil rights legal materials called the McKissick Collection.
The Law Library is completely automated and provides reference services, interlibrary loan services, library tours, fax services, audiovisuals 31
and photocopiers. It maintains two computer labs for faculty and students. The computer labs provide access to Word Processing, the Internet, and Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI).
Information Technology Services
The goal of Information Technology Services (ITS) is to provide our students with high-tech resources that enrich their learning experiences and increase their technological savvy. Upon graduation, our students are prepared to be technology literate within today’s world of information.
The ITS provides a number of computing services to students including e-mail accounts and residence hall rooms wired to the campus-wide fiber optic network with a direct, high-speed connection to the internet. Students can also utilize several computing centers around campus and find wireless connections throughout the campus. In addition to these services, students have access to desktop support from skilled student technicians through our ResNet program.
The University is in the midst of major expansion and renovation projects aimed at outfitting the campus with technologically advanced facilities. One of the initial buildings to receive ITS-implemented upgrades was the Willis Commerce Building that houses the School of Business. Several classrooms have been outfitted with equipment including podiums with built in computers, motorized shades laptop connections, VCR and DVD players, electric projector screens and surround sound to give our students a modern learning environment. Two of the newest additions to our campus are the New Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise Building (BRITE) and the Mary Townes Science Complex. The state-of-the-art equipment housed in these facilities make them two of the most technologically advanced science centers in the nation. Each classroom has dimmable lights, VCR and DVD players, teleconferencing capabilities and touch screens, just to name a few of the pieces that make for a unique learning environment. With all of the services and equipment provided through ITS, North Carolina Central University students are guaranteed a quality academic experience.
Institutional Advancement
Private giving helps assure North Carolina Central University’s excellence in higher education. The Division of Institutional Advancement plays a key role in seeking support from the private sector to enhance the programs in the various schools and colleges of the University.
North Carolina Central University’s establishment of the Division of Institutional Advancement, formally the Office of Development Affairs, is charged with assisting in interpreting the University’s mission through its Divisions and directors of several programs. These include Alumni Affairs, the Annual Fund, Majors Gifts, Planned Giving, Corporate and Foundation relations, Career Services, and the North Carolina Central University Foundation, Inc.
The Division of Institutional Advancement plans, coordinates, and implements fund-raising programs with students, alumni, parents, friends, corporations, and foundations. Its key role is making certain that the prominence and support of the University are maintained with private gifts that allow the University to fund programs, scholarships, fellowships, professorships, research, and other special events. Funds raised by Institutional Advancement are under the custodianship of NCCU Foundation Inc.
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research in new and challenging areas. Donors earn membership and special recognition in giving to clubs and organizations.
University Career Services
The mission of the University Career Services is to facilitate and ensure growth, expansion and awareness of each student’s career development process through interactive programs, technological initiatives, effective career assessments and employment opportunities. The Center serves as a focal point for students planning for the “world of work.” For incoming freshmen, career inventories, profiles and surveys facilitate declarations of majors. Mentoring and coaching from alumni and corporate partners will also facilitate career and major decisions. For underclassmen, career counseling is provided to assist in determining career choices. For graduating seniors and graduate students, various programs are provided to aid the transition from the classroom to employment with the government, the public and private sectors. On –line service is available and allows students to access information through our website.
Numerous representatives from Fortune 500 and other companies throughout the United States visit University Career Services each year to conduct employment interviews with prospective candidates. Many graduate and professional schools visit or contact the Center seeking candidates for graduate study in areas such as business, law, medicine, social science, and the humanities.
Part-time jobs placements, internships, and cooperative education placements are available through an extensive “experiential learning program” to assist students with obtaining valuable work experience before graduation. Placements are in the governmental, private and public sectors. Some of these include serving as White House and Washington Center interns, working in the United States Congressional Offices or working in a major corporation such as GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, Ernst and Young, and Verizon.
The staff will work closely with the University College to insure freshmen and sophomores are provided career services needed during their first two years. Also, the University Career Services program provides a variety of professional and developmental workshops on topics such as resume writing, interviewing, professional dress, etiquette, managing stress in academia, and balancing a budget. Brochures, pamphlets, magazines, graduate school catalogs, company annual reports, videos, and other career related materials are available for students, faculty, and alumni to browse in the Glaxo Career Library. Appointments may be scheduled or a counselor may see students on a walk-in basis at anytime.
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ACADEMIC COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING PROGRAM
Mission Statement
Consistent with the mission of the University, The Academic Community Service Learning Program (ACSLP) contributes to the preparation of local, state, national and international leadership through public and community service opportunities and service-based intellectual inquiry and research. The ACSLP provides a setting for the convergence of service and scholarship for NCCU students, faculty and staff.
GOALS
The Academic Community Service Learning Program (ACSLP) endeavors to provide outstanding service learning and community service activities for NCCU students, faculty and staff. The ACSLP facilitates and supports excellence in innovative teaching, learning and research through the alliance of intellectual theory and community-based practice across the academic spectrum.
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The Program
The Academic Community Service Learning Program was established at North Carolina Central University in the 1990’s. North Carolina Central University was one of the first institutions in NC, as well as one of the first HBCU’s in the United States to establish a formal presence for the integration of community service and service learning within the academic setting. Students at NCCU utilize the community service and service learning programs organized through the ACSLP to gain valuable leadership and intellectual inquiry skills and to link academic theory to “real world” issues.
The ACSLP program has been a pioneer in Higher Education in expanding the classroom setting to include service to community. The University encourages all undergraduates to embrace the leadership skills, critical thinking skills and research training developed through community service.
All undergraduate students are required to earn 120 community service hours as part of the graduation requirement.
The ACSLP integrates service with the academic mission of NCCU in the following ways:
Faculty Fellows Program: To include at least two members of each College or School , the fellows will meet quarterly to further their understanding of service learning, develop new techniques for the delivery of service learning in teaching and research, and to explore avenues to integrate service learning within the curriculum of each campus academic unit.
The Academic Community Service Learning Advisory Board: This board has been reconstituted to include faculty, administrators and community representatives who meet at least twice each semester to provide support for, guidance of and promotion of service learning and community service as viable approaches that support intellectual inquiry and leadership development.
Faculty - Community Agency Symposium: This forum will be offered annually to assist community organizations and faculty to better understand the link between inquiry and practice. The Symposium provides a training and communication forum for faculty and community organizations who partner to provide academic service learning activities.
An Annual Recognition Banquet: to formally recognize and showcase student, faculty, staff and community achievements.
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Annual Campus Wide-Service Project. Each year
a campus-wide service project will be selected to highlight NCCU’s mission “Truth and Service” through the tangible provision of concentrated service given by NCCU’s students, faculty and staff. In 2008-2009, Habitat for Humanity was
selected as the campus -wide service project. Student Ambassador’s Program
Students who are interested in
public/community service careers or those who have a serious interest in volunteerism may apply for the ACSLP Ambassadors program. Applications and selections are made in the fall of each academic year. Students are assigned
special projects to promote service at NCCU or
to work with supporting agencies in the
community to help strengthen the presence and the contribution of NCCU in the community. _______________________________________
Benefits Of Community Service And Service Learning There are numerous benefits of the ACSLP including but not limited to the following: Faculty are supported in providing high quality service learning courses to undergraduate students. Faculty are resourced in demonstrating the
link between theory and community issues/needs.
Community service and service learning are
proven strategies to support undergraduate retention.
Students develop leadership skills and a
sense of civic and social responsibility. Students learn reflective and analytical skills
through service. Community agencies and the NCCU develop and strengthen a partnership for lasting campus and community civic sustainability. _______________________________________
The Program The Academic Community Service Learning Program supports NCCU’s mission of providing leadership training and increasing the
intellectual inquiry skills of students through a
combination of scholarly inquiry and practical service. The program is structured to support student,
faculty, and staff involvement in direct
community service learning activities either
combined with a formal departmental course or
through “service activities” sponsored by the
ACSLP office, or departments, Colleges and Schools. The ACSLP office also registers more than 100 local agencies as official community service sites. Working with one of the many community service sites is one way students can earn the required 120 hours of community service credit.
The University requires all full time, transfer and re-admitted undergraduate students to complete 30 hours of community service for each academic year attending NCCU until the completion of the first four years on campus.
Therefore if a student has been enrolled for 3 years, the expectation is for (90) hours of
service. If a student has been enrolled for four
years, the expectation is 120 hours of completed community service. After the completion of 4 complete academic years of
enrollment and 120 hours of service, no further hours are required. HOW DO I EARN COMMUNITY SERVICE
HOURS? Community Service: More than 100 agencies and organizations are
registered with the ACSLP office. The ACSLP has
job descriptions of volunteer service in almost
every academic field and something to suit every interest. Hour –by-hour service counts
toward the university service requirement. Service Learning
The ACSLP is working with every School, College, and Academic Department on campus to register service learning courses. If you are 35
enrolled in a service learning course in any Academic department, you can receive
community service credit if you complete the
course successfully. Credit earned is based on the number of hours your professor has listed on the syllabus. Selected One Time Events
“One-time events” are sponsored each
semester to encourage everyone on campus to remember the University’s commitment to service. Each year a service theme is selected and at least one campus-wide event is held each
semester. These events are usually worth up to 15 hours of community service credit. Schools, Colleges, and Departments can also sponsor one-time events. If these events are
registered with the ACSLP office, students can receive up to 15 hours credit per semester for
participation. ______________________________________
ACSLP And Research
We encourage faculty and students to develop service learning research projects that combine
critical inquiry with civic engagement. Each year, the ACSLP will sponsor a workshop to assist faculty and students to consider utilizing civic engagement/action research methods.
Civic Engagement research is an excellent tool
for upper level courses, completing independent assignments, and for faculty to utilize in research. Utilizing Civic Engagement /action research
meets university goals and enhances university-
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COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY SERVICE/SERVICE LEARNING What activities constitute acceptable Community Service? Community Service is conducted when students are engaged in the
following activities: Students are placed in a community-based
public or private organization through the
ACSLP program. The placement will involve
approved sites selected by the ACSLP to provide NCCU students with optimal
opportunities to link theory with practice Students participate in a service learning course that has been registered with the ACSLP Program. Students participate in one-time events hosted either by academic departments or
student ACSLP. All one-time events must be
registered with the ACSLP. Students participate in approved practicum courses, internships or other courses that
combine theory with practical volunteer hours served in the community. All hours served in
the community must be volunteered. Internship and Practicum courses must be
registered with the ACSLP. Who is exempt from Community Service? Students who have graduated from NCCU after
completion of a four-year degree and are
returning for a second degree are exempt from the service requirement. Additionally, all current seniors who have re-enrolled at NCCU and were
classified as a senior before 1995 are exempt.
Why are we required to complete community service?”
NCCU’s motto is “Truth and Service”. Dr. James Shepard, NCCU’s founder thought that service
was an essential element of a college education.
In today’s competitive world, the character, commitment and sense of purpose developed
through community service provide NCCU
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What will happen if I fail to complete community service?
If the community service requirement is ignored, students will have their accounts flagged. A student will be unable to register for future courses until the service requirement is met. Continued deficits in service will jeopardize graduation.
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TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is provided to placement sites within a 15 minute driving distance from campus. Transportation services depend upon the availability of resources.
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OTHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE THROUGH ACSLP
America Reads Program
America Reads Program is a national literacy effort seeking to involve college students as volunteer tutors. Students work in community schools and organizations to help young children improve reading skills.
America Reads is a work-study funded program and students can earn work-study funding while participating in this volunteer activity. Students must complete an application with ACSLP to become eligible for the America Reads program.
Focus on Retention
The ACSLP has initiated a “Focus on Retention” initiative to help faculty and students to capitalize on the research-based connection between community service/service learning and college retention.
Civic Leadership Initiative
The ACSLP provides technical support to the Community Agencies and organizations that partner with us to provide valuable experiences to NCCU students. In the future, a Civic Leadership Institute for students, faculty and community will be offered through ACSLP to learn the theory and practice of civic engagement and community participation.
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Undergraduate Admissions
General Requirements
North Carolina Central University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, or handicap. Moreover, NCCU is open to people of all races and actively seeks to promote racial integration by recruiting and enrolling a culturally and racially diverse student population.
NCCU accepts qualified high school graduates who have never attended college and those who have previously attended college. The Undergraduate Admissions Office serves as the point-of-entry for all undergraduate students,
whether on-campus or via distance education, who wish to pursue a degree program or who wish to take courses for credit. Applications are reviewed and admissions decisions are made on a “rolling” basis throughout the year. In addition to leadership participation and community service activities, the admissions decision is based on an evaluation of the high school record and/or college record together with the results of standardized tests.
Each Undergraduate Admissions staff member strives to give each applicant the full attention deserved by responding as promptly as possible. Applicants can assist by submitting the information requested in a timely manner. All communications regarding application status and admissions related issues must be addressed to the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
NORTH CAROLINA LAW REQUIRES THAT AN IMMUNIZATION RECORD FOR EACH NEWLY ADMITTED (OR READMITTED) NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY STUDENT (UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, PROFESSIONAL OR SPECIAL STUDENT) BE ON FILE AT NCCU
PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT.
The application deadline for freshmen is AUGUST 1. Applications received after that date will be considered on a space available basis. For priority consideration for fall admission, transfers should apply by JULY 1. The final deadline for transfer applications and all credentials is AUGUST 1. International applicants must submit all documents by MAY 1. For priority consideration for spring admission, candidates should apply by NOVEMBER 1. The final deadline is DECEMBER 1. International spring applicant must submit all materials before OCTOBER 1. Applicants must supply the following*:
• Completed Application with Residency
information and a $40 non-refundable processing fee. (fee subject to change)
• Official high school transcript sent from the institution.
• Official results of the SAT I (the College Board code number for NCCU is 5495) or ACT (NCCU code number 3132) (freshmen only).
• FAFSA Code is 002950.
• Official transcripts of ALL college course work (if applicable) sent from the institution.
• List of courses in progress.
• International students MUST contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to request additional requirement information in addition to the enclosed forms.
• NCCU will only accept the College Board Fee Waiver (available through your high school counselor) from freshmen applicants.
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• Applicants must meet minimum academic criteria for consideration.
• Supportive information such as essays and recommendations are welcomed. No faxed copies of required documents, please!
Students should give the application procedures their top consideration. Admission to North Carolina Central University is NOT contingent upon eligibility of financial aid or housing, nor contingent on preferred class scheduling. However, students who are admitted early have the best opportunities for consideration of scholarships and financial aid, residence hall assignments, orientation, class registrations and more. Students who prefer to apply online may do so at www.nccu.edu.
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Admissions | Freshman
Minimum standards for freshmen admissions to NCCU include the 1990 Minimum Admissions Requirement (MAR) and the 2004 Minimum Course Requirements as determined by the Board of Governors for all sixteen campuses. Admission to undergraduate study at NCCU, as a freshman, is moderately selective for North Carolina residents and more selective for out-of-state residents. By State guidelines, no more than 18% of the freshman class may come from out-of-state. Applicants are considered individually and in accordance with the following criteria:
• Evidence of MCR, academic achievement and promise with considerable facility in the use of the English language and with an understanding of the fundamental mathematical process.
• Complete record from an accredited secondary or preparatory school with graduation based on no fewer than 20 units.
• Competitive SAT/ACT Score
• Satisfactory class rank with a grade point average of at least 2.0.
• Leadership and service opportunities. Evidence of participation in scholastic, community and civic organizations including leadership participation.
• All applicants for undergraduate admission must submit a standardized test score. The SAT I is preferred, but students may also submit the ACT. Students applying for admission for fall 2006 or thereafter must submit either the new SAT I (which includes the writing component) or the ACT with the writing component. The ACT without the writing component is not acceptable as a standardized test for admission.
Writing skills are keys to college success. Information received from the SAT essay serves as a useful tool for placement and advising purposes. Consistent with most institutions nationally, North Carolina Central University will use the Writing scores for advisement.
The minimum course requirements (MCR) for North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) system are the same and high school graduates are eligible for consideration if they successfully complete the following in grades 9–12:
In English, four course units emphasizing grammar, composition, and literature;
In Mathematics, four course units including Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and a higher level mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite;
In Science, three course units including one unit in a life or biological science, one unit in a physical science, and one unit in a laboratory science course;
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In Social Studies, two course units, including one unit in United States History;
At least two course units of one foreign language.
It is also recommended that prospective students take one mathematics course unit in the twelfth grade.
Students who graduated from high school prior to 2006 should contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office to determine specific high school course requirements for Admission.
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Admissions | Transfer
For a transfer student at the undergraduate level, admissions to the University is governed by the following standards:
• The transfer applicant must not presently be on probation at the last or current school of attendance and must submit the required Statement of Confidential Information Form from the LAST institution enrolled. The transfer applicant has not been suspended or expelled from the last or current institution.
• The transfer applicant has a cumulative average of at least a “C” in the institution from which transferring and is eligible to return to that institution.
• Leadership and service opportunities. Evidence of participation in scholastic, community and civic organizations including leadership participation.
Transfer students who have attended another college or university, but have earned less than thirty (30) semester hours of specific acceptable credit, must meet all freshmen requirements. However, transfer applicants may be exempt from freshman requirements and from sending high school transcripts and/or standardized test scores who fall under the following categories:
• Category 1: Applicants who were awarded the high school diploma prior to 1988 and/or are at least twenty four (24) years old prior to
the beginning of classes and have completed thirty (30) semester hours of degree creditable work.
• Category 2: Applicants who have the associate of arts, the associate of science, or the associate of fine arts, the bacalaureate or any higher level degree.
• Category 3: Applicants who have completed a degree under an articulation agreement.
• Category 4: Applicants who have completed eight (8) semesters of degree creditable work in each of the following areas: English, Mathematics, the Natural Sciences, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Foreign Language.
No course is accepted as a transfer course in which a grade below “C” is earned. Accepted courses are recorded to the student’s transcript: grades and grade points are not calculated. The University does not accept transfer credit from challenge examinations or for course work where grades of P/F have been given. The maximum number of transferable credits is 64 semester hours from a 2-year college. There is currently no limit for transferring credits from 4-year institutions.
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Credit For Advanced Standing (Advanced Placement / International Baccalaureate)
Credit for advanced standing will be awarded according to the following regulations:
• The appropriate semester hours of credit will be awarded for all community college or university work in which the student has earned a grade of “C” or better, provided that the institution from which the credit is being transferred is 40
accredited by its regional accrediting agency and/or its State Department of Education. No quality points or grades are listed for work accepted as transfer credit.
• Credit for formal advanced placement programs (AP/IB) and credit by formal examination programs are awarded in accordance with the appropriate national norms established for such programs. These norms and standards are available in the undergraduate Admissions Office and the University Testing Center.
• After matriculating at NCCU, a student may not pursue courses of any type at another institution without obtaining, in advance of registration for such courses, written permission from the dean of the school or college in which the student is registered at NCCU. Work taken without prior approval may not be accepted by NCCU.
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Admissions | Special Students | Unclassified
Special students are those who are not candidates for degree at the present time. This category includes 1) visiting students, and 2) persons who have not enrolled for one academic year and are ineligible for admissions as a transfer student. The University welcomes into this admission status persons who are pursuing degrees elsewhere, or who desire to earn prerequisites for graduate work. Such students may register upon the presentation of a signed statement from the appropriate official of his/her institution or certifying agency specifically listing and approving the courses to be taken. Such enrollment does not constitute regular admission to the University.
• To apply for this category of admissions, the applicant must submit an application for admission with the $40 application fee as well as the Statement of Confidential Information Form from the LAST institution enrolled, and must provide supporting documentation as appropriate. Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended are required if the applicant plans to enter degree-seeking status at a later date.
• Visiting students must submit a transient course study form from the home institution that has been approved by the department chairperson, academic dean and the University Registrar.
• All others must provide evidence of readiness to pursue the courses desired and a statement of objective and purpose related to the request for special student admission.
• Special students may register for no more than twelve semester hours. After completing one semester of full-time study, or its equivalent, the unclassified student may petition the Admissions Office to be admitted to the University as a regular degree seeking student on the basis of their academic accomplishments.
SPECIAL NOTE: Designation as unclassified may affect eligibility for veterans’ benefits. Students expecting to apply for veterans’ benefits should contact the Registrar’s Office. Unclassified and special students are ineligible for financial aid. ADMISSION IN THIS CATEGORY DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY GUARANTEE ADMISSION AS A DEGREE-SEEKING NCCU STUDENT.
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Admissions | Former NCCU Students
Former North Carolina Central University students who wish to return to the University should apply for admission prior to August 1 for the fall semester or December 1 for the spring semester.
• All students who missed one or more semesters of attendance or who officially withdrew from the university must apply for readmission through their respective deans and the Registrars’ Office. Students who have attended another institution since their last enrollment at NCCU must have 41
official transcripts from such institutions sent to the Registrars’ Office before they can be considered for readmission.
• No application fee is required for NCCU Re-Admit students who have not yet earned a degree. A student who has been expelled from NCCU for any reason cannot be readmitted at NCCU or admitted to any UNC System institution.
• All students who withdraw from the University voluntarily or who are suspended must obtain permission to return before resuming their studies at the University. The request must be in the form of an application for re-admissions in the Registrars’ Office. However, academic deans in the students’ respective major must be involved in readmitting students to NCCU. Before a student who voluntarily leaves or withdraws is re-admitted, his or her academic record is reviewed. If the student did not attain the minimum academic performance level for the number of semester hours enrolled at the University, the request for re-admission is subject to be denied.
• Former students who have been dismissed from the University for failure to meet the scholastic eligibility requirements may appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee in the department or school of the student’s major for a review of their case. The appeal should be addressed to the Academic Appeals Committee. Applicants should not present themselves for re-enrollment until they have received a reply from the Committee. Appeals should reach the Committee at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the term in which the applicant expects to register. Former students whose attendance has been interrupted by the University for disciplinary reasons must apply to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs for a review
of their case for possible re-admission.
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Admissions | International Students
North Carolina Central University welcomes international students. These students, in addition to meeting the regular freshman or transfer requirements, must submit the International Applicant Supplemental Form and present evidence of their proficiency of the English language and meet fully the financial obligations associated with their study at the University. Results of the TOEFL examination (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or SAT or ACT test scores, a financial responsibility statement, and proof of accident and hospital insurance must be submitted along with the application for admission. All materials for admission must be in the appropriate admissions office no later than three (3) months prior to the student’s planned enrollment. Applicants for admission who submit foreign transcripts must pay any costs associated with having those transcripts translated and/or evaluated before they can be admitted.
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Admissions | Second Degree Undergraduates (Non – NCCU Graduates)
Students who already hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution may apply to North Carolina Central University for a second baccalaureate degree by submitting an application for admission, along with a non-refundable $40.00 application fee, to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Applicants must also have an official transcript of all previous college work sent to the Admissions Office from their previous institutions. See the catalog section, “DEGREE REQUIREMENTS,” for
additional information on second baccalaureate degrees.
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Admissions | Second Degree Undergraduates (NCCU Graduates)
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application for admission; no application fee is required. The Office of the Registrar will confirm verification of degree earned. See the catalog section, “DEGREE REQUIREMENTS,” for additional information on second baccalaureate