Undergraduate Admissions FAQs

We do accept SAT/Collegeboard fee waivers for freshman applications. You can complete an application online and choose "mail" as your fee payment option. Waivers should be mailed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions:

North Carolina Central University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
617 Lawson Street
Durham, NC 27701

North Carolina Central University has an online system to check your application status.

1. Go to Check Your Admissions Status in Banner SSB. 
2. Enter your nine-digit Banner ID number (login ID): 820******. (This number is provided via email.)
3. Enter your PIN: by default, your date of birth (MM/DD/YY).
4. Click on the term: Spring, Summer, or Fall.
5. Your application status will display on the screen.

If you have further questions regarding the status of your application, please call (919) 530-6298.

You can mail any official documents to us at the following address:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
North Carolina Central University
617 Lawson St.
Durham, NC 27701

The application fee is $50 USD (non-refundable).  When you complete your application online, you can submit your payment electronically with a debit or credit card.  

Please contact Undergraduate Admissions if payment needs to be made by cash, check, or money order. 

We require the SAT or the ACT. Most applicants take the SAT or ACT more than once, in which case we use the best score for each section (SAT only). Applications will not be processed without recent official scores.