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Commencement, Alumni Weekend and Baccalaureate this weekend

We look forward to seeing everyone as we celebrate the end of the 2024-2025 Academic year! 

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Facts

1,306
Students
#1 Private
HBCU in North Carolina
(U.S. News & World Report)
15 NCAA
Division II
teams
See All Quick Facts
Fast
Facts
1,306
Students
#1 Private
HBCU in North Carolina
(U.S. News & World Report)
15 NCAA
Division II
teams

See All Quick Facts

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COMMENCEMENT 2025

Get information about this year's Baccalaureate and Commencement Ceremonies. 

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GOLDEN BULL ACADEMY

Golden Bull Academy is a multi-day information-packed orientation program that will acquaint you and your family members with Johnson C. Smith University, while getting you acclimated with your “living and learning” environment at the University! We will help you in making a smooth transition to your new college life in Golden Bull Territory!

Our Summer 2025 GBA Sessions are scheduled for the following dates:

GBA Session #1: Friday, June 20-Sunday, June 22.
GBA Session #2: Thursday, July 10-Saturday, July 12.

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JCSU College of Business and Professional Studies to Host ACBSP Evaluator Training & Access Accreditation Conference

The Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) College of Business and Professional Studies is proud to announce that it will serve as the host institution for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) Evaluator Training & Access Accreditation Conference. The conference will take place on Thursday, April 24, and Friday, April 25, 2025, in New Science Center on the JCSU campus, located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Founders Day 2025: Honoring Legacy, Embracing Light

August 6, 2025, was a momentous day that echoed the bold spirit of August 7, 1867, the day of Johnson C. Smith University’s founding, originally the Freedmen’s College of North Carolina, later Biddle Memorial Institute, Biddle University, then Johnson C. Smith University. 

In 2025, the African drummers and the robed promenade of faculty, staff, students and dignitaries signaled back to the auspicious day 158 years prior.
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Golden Academics
 Students receive their degrees during the 2024 Commencement Ceremonies
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