The performing arts exemplary students' four-year scholarship from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund pays tuition, fees, room, and board. The student must have a 3.0 GPA or better and an SAT score of at least 1000 or an ACT score of 24 or more. The student must submit a recommendation from high school. Veterans Scholarship Awards are available for veterans and dependents of deceased veterans who are enrolled full-time for undergraduate classes or for at least 9 hours for graduate classes. Students must submit an official high school transcript and provide proof of immunization against measles and rubella.
Preference is given to North Carolina residents.
A minimum of 124 to 149 hours and completion of the core course requirements, including four English, four mathematics, four science, history, and two foreign language and completion of a senior seminar in the major area of study. Health center, personal and psychological counseling, and career planning and placement. Students may work on the student-run yearbook or newspaper. In addition, there are four local sororities and five local fraternities. Honor societies are also represented on campus.