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North Carolina Central University

North Carolina Central University
1801 Fayetteville Street
Durham, NC 27707

Official telephone: (919) 530-6100
Fax number: (919) 560-5012
Website: www.nccu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held prior to beginning of fall and spring semesters.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Average freshman GPA: 2.3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 80%
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 251 men, 302 women
Full-time faculty: 190 men, 201 women
Part-time faculty: 61 men, 101 women
Graduation rate: 47% within six years

North Carolina Central University
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Ghana, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, and Spain.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Apparel Design
  • Art
  • Athletic Training
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development/Family Relations
  • Communications
  • Community Health Education
  • Criminal Justice
  • English Education
  • English Literature
  • Environmental Physics
  • Ethnomusicology
  • Exercise Sport Science
  • Family Consumer Sciences
  • Finance
  • Fitness/Wellness
  • Food/Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Forensic Science
  • History
  • Hospitality/Tourism
  • Jazz Studies
  • Management
  • Management/Administration
  • Marketing
  • Mass Communication
  • Mathematics
  • Music Education/Instrumental
  • Music Education/Keyboard
  • Music Education/Voice
  • Music Industry
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Secondary Education
  • Social Studies
  • Social Work
  • Spanish
  • Studio Art
  • Theatre
  • Theatre/Performance
  • Visual Communications
Master's Degrees

  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Career Counseling
  • Chemistry
  • Communications Disorders
  • Computer Information Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum/Instruction
  • Curriculum/Instruction/Elementary Education
  • Curriculum/Instruction/English Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Family/Consumer Science
  • History
  • Human Sciences
  • Law
  • Library Science
  • Library/Information Sciences
  • Mathematics
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Music
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Physical Education/Recreation
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Recreation Administration
  • School Administration
  • School Counseling
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Special Education/Behavioral/Emotional Disabilities
  • Special Education/Learning Disabilities
  • Special Education/Mental Disabilities
  • Special Education/Visual Disabilities

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • placement for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • placement for relevant military experience
  • placement for international baccalaureate

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