First-Year Students

• 1st Priority Deadline: October 15
• 2nd Priority Deadline: November 15
• 3rd Priority Deadline: January 15

Requirements for admission to NCCU include the following:

• SAT or ACT test scores are not required for students at this time. Please note that NCCU is not a test optional institution; however, we have elected to waive your scores during the 2020–2021 school year. This waiver is for this one year only.
• Satisfactory grade point average
• All students must satisfy the University of North Carolina (UNC) minimum admissions requirements to be eligible for admission
• A complete record from an accredited secondary or preparatory school, with graduation based on UNC minimum undergraduate course requirements:
  1. In English, four course units emphasizing grammar, composition, and literature
  2. In mathematics, four course units including Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and a fourth math higher than Algebra II; or Algebra I, Algebra II, and two course units higher than Algebra II (Advanced Functions and Modeling, Discrete Mathematics, Pre-Calculus, Integrated Mathematics IV, AP Statistics, Essential for College Math, AP Calculus A/B, or AP Calculus B/C)
  3. In science, three course units, including at least one lab science
  4. In foreign language, two course units
  5. In social studies, two course units, including at least one in U.S. history