138th Commencement Exercises

Congratulations on your candidacy for graduation! Please check out the graduation checklist and FAQs to help you prepare for a memorable event.

Baccalaureate Ceremony

Watch the undergraduate ceremony live at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11.

Graduate/Professional Ceremony

Watch the graduate and professional ceremony live at 2 p.m. on Dec. 11.

News and Updates

Fall 2021 Honor Cord Delivery and Pick-up Schedule

Fall Commencement Parking Announcement

Parking Map

Note: If you and/or your guest(s) would like to request accommodations for various accessibility needs for the Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony, please complete the Spring 2022 Commencement Accommodations Request Form by Friday, April 22, 2022 at 5pm. Should you have any additional questions or concerns regarding accommodations, please contact the Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS) by phone at (919)-530-6325 or by email at [email protected].

138th Commencement Exercises: Highlights

The Undergraduate Ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at 9 a.m.

The Graduate and Professional Ceremony will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021, at 2 p.m.

Graduates will be provided with electronic tickets:
Undergraduates
4 – tickets (Arena)
2 – tickets (Satellite venue)

Graduate/Professional/Doctoral
7 – tickets (Arena)
2 – tickets (Satellite venue)

Note: The two satellite venue guest tickets can be picked up in person from Monday, November 29, through Friday, December 10, from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. each day. Please bring a picture ID to the Ticket Office located in the W.G. Pearson Dining Hall to claim your two satellite venue guest tickets.

Satellite Locations

Miller Morgan Auditorium
School of Ed Auditorium
Nursing Auditorium
Student Union
Mary Townes Rm. 1111
Mary Townes Rm. 1221
Nursing Rm. 1101
Nursing Rm. 1106
Hubbard/Totten
Criminal Justice

To locate these buildings, please refer to our campus map.

Students may pick up honor cords from their departments from December 9–10, 2021.

Masks will be distributed by faculty marshals upon entry to McDougald-McLendon Arena where graduates will line up.

Graduating students must adhere to the Commencement Decorum Agreement (more information forthcoming).

A virtual rehearsal will be held during the following times on Friday, Dec. 10:

Graduate/professional/doctoral students: 8–9:30 a.m.
Undergraduate students: 10–11:30 a.m.

More details will be shared with graduates.

COVID-19 Protocols and Guidelines

In keeping with the university’s “Protect the Nest” initiative and NCCU’s COVID-19 protocols and guidelines, you received correspondence earlier this week regarding our COVID-19 Commencement prerequisites.

COVID-19 Protocols and Guidelines

Commencement Speaker: Dr. Naima A. Stennett

Naima Stennett, M.D., ’10, ’13, a native of Kingston, Jamaica, and former volleyball standout was awarded a full scholarship to NCCU at 16 years old. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry before earning her master’s degree at NCCU in biology with a concentration in biomedical research before entering medical school. She earned her medical degree from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, N.C., in 2017. She is currently a primary care sports medicine physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Campus Health, where she also serves as the team physician for the UNC track and field team.

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Student Stories

Mohamed Barrie

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Mohamed Barrie was only 18 years old when his family left their home country of Liberia in West Africa for the United States as refugees. His mother, a registered nurse and single parent, was determined to give Barrie and his siblings a better life.

Dion Brinson

Bachelor of Business Administration

For business graduate Dion Brinson, receiving his degree is a testament to the importance of persevering in the midst of adversity. He was able to overcome childhood challenges, including brief homelessness, to triumphantly become the first person in his immediate family to graduate college.