at NCCU are expected to dress neatly at all times. The following are examples of appropriate dress for various occasions: • Classroom, Pearson Cafeteria, Alfonso Elder Student Union and University offices: neat, modest, casual or dressy attire.
• Formal programs in all residence halls, McDougald-McLendon Arena,
B.N. Duke Auditorium, Farrison-Newton Theater and Centennial Chapel: business or semi-formal attire.
• Interview: business attire. • Social/Recreational activities, Residence hall lounges (during visitation hours): casual or dressy attire.
• Balls, Galas, and Cabarets: formal, semiformal and dressy, respectively. Examples of Inappropriate Dress and/or Appearance • Do-rags, stocking caps, skullcaps and bandannas (inappropriate at all times on the campus of NCCU except in the privacy of the student’s living quarters).
• Head coverings and hoods for men in any building (excluding residence halls). • Baseball caps and hoods for women in any building. This policy item does not
apply to headgear considered as a part of religious or cultural dress (excl. residence halls).
• Bare feet. • Shorts that reveal buttocks. • Shorts or all types of jeans
at programs dictating professional or formal attire, such as coronations, musical performances, plays, fall convocation, Founder’s Day, honors convocation and commencement
• Clothing with derogatory, offensive and/or lewd messages, words or pictures. • Men’s undershirts of any color worn outside of the private living quarters of the residence halls.
• Sports jerseys without a conventional T-shirt underneath. • Men’s and women’s pants that show underwear.