Dear Summer 2021 Graduates and Fall 2021 Graduation Candidates,
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is making preparations for your upcoming graduation and the university’s 138th Commencement exercises on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Congratulations as you prepare to set forth and soar!
In keeping with the university’s “Protect the Nest” COVID-19 guidelines, all graduates are required to successfully complete one of the following actions by the deadlines shown.
- Provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination.
- Current students must upload proof through the Medicat portal at https://nccu.medicatconnect.com/.
- Summer graduates must email proof of vaccination to covidvaccines@nccu.edu.
Individuals are fully vaccinated two weeks after their second dose of Moderna or Pfizer or after their single-dose J&J vaccine. Please send proof to covidvaccines@nccu.edu.
Deadline: Uploads and emails must be received no later than December 5, 2021, at 5 p.m.
2. Email positive COVID-19 test results collected between September 11 and November 26, 2021, to covidtesting@nccu.edu.
Deadline: Email must be received no later than December 5, 2021, at 5 p.m.
3. Provide a negative COVID-19 test result; the test must be administered between December 7 and 9
- Rapid-antigen testing is available by appointment only on December 8 and December 9. Schedule an appointment in Medicat at https://nccu.medicatconnect.com/. These results will be automatically provided to NCCU.
- Test results obtained off campus must be sent to covidtesting@nccu.edu.
- Home test results will not be accepted.
Deadline: Off-campus results must be received by email no later than December 9, 2021, at 5 p.m.
Any student who tests positive for COVID-19 from November 26 through December 11, 2021, will be isolated and unable to participate in Commencement exercises.
While it is not required, NCCU strongly encourages all graduates’ guests to get vaccinated or obtain a negative COVID-19 test result before attending the exercises. Graduates, guests, faculty and staff will be required to wear a face covering for the entire duration of their ceremony, which will be held in McDougald-McLendon Arena on December 11, 2021.
Please contact commencement@nccu.edu for questions about requirements for Commencement. Inquiries regarding student testing should be emailed to covidtesting@nccu.edu.
