141st Commencement Exercises

141st Commencement Exercises

North Carolina Central University’s 141st Commencement Exercises will be held in McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 8 a.m. (baccalaureate) and 2 p.m. (graduate and professional).

Both ceremonies will be streamed on NCCU’s YouTube channel and the university’s website.

141st Commencement Exercises: Highlights

The baccalaureate and graduate and professional ceremonies will now take place at the McDougald-McLendon Arena on Saturday, May 6, 2023.

The baccalaureate ceremony will begin at 8 a.m. Graduating students are advised to arrive by 6 a.m for line-up. (Locations will be disclosed at a later date.)

The graduate and professional ceremony is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Graduating students are advised to arrive by 12 p.m. for line-up. (Locations will be disclosed at a later date.)

Due to limited seating within the arena, each graduating student will be allocated a certain number of tickets for guests. Seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. To accommodate larger parties, the following campus locations will be available to additional guests who exceed the ticket limit:

  • New Student Center
  • Nursing Auditorium  
  • Miller-Morgan Auditorium
  • School of Education Auditorium
  • Albert L. Turner School of Law Building

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