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Thank you for your interest in graduate study at North Carolina Central University!
NCCU now offers the PhD Degree!

We offer this Web-based application in hopes that it will make our application process as easy and convenient as possible for you. You can get started right now and won’t have to wait for us to mail you a package. All applications must be submitted electronically.

You will receive a PIN and Password so that you can return to work on your application over several sessions. Your information is transmitted through a secured server and is kept confidential until you submit your application. Only after you submit your application will it be available for review by our admissions staff and program coordinators.

When you have completed your application and are ready to submit it, you can pay your application fees via credit card online or you can mail a check or money order to the appropriate admissions office. No application will be processed until the application fee is paid. For the complete list of admitting offices and the mailing address, click on Application Instructions. Mail any required documents to the admitting office of the degree program you have selected.

Please carefully read the instructions that appear throughout the application pages. You can only submit your application one time. If you have updates to any information you have submitted, please notify the admissions office at once.

To get started on your application, create an account to the right.

Best of luck. We look forward to reviewing your application.


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Application System Requirements

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  • While the majority of features will work with other browsers, we can only guarantee full compatibility and offer support for the browsers mentioned above.
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  • For security reasons, we recommend that you should logout of the online application after each session.
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  • Learn about this application by reading the Notice to Applicants.
  • Create your applicant account if you are new to our application and do not already have a PIN by clicking on the “Create Account” button to the right.