
Unjustified refusal to provide this permission or pay for the criminal background check may be grounds for denial of an application if any of the triggers referenced above have been detected.Ĥ.8.1 The applicant will be required to disclose all locations where s/he has lived or gone to school outside of the state of North Carolina for more than six months during the last seven years. Applicants will incur the costs of the criminal background check. If you have ever served in the military, did you receive any type of discharge other than an honorable discharge?Ĥ.5 Any unexplained time period(s) during which the applicant was not, for example, enrolled at an educational institution, enlisted in the military, or employed fulltime orĤ.6 Any other reason sufficient to East Carolina University, to include, but not limited to anonymous reports regarding an applicant’s conduct.Ĥ.7 All admission letters for applicants who are to have criminal background checks performed will state that the admission is conditional on the results of a criminal background check.Ĥ.8 Applicants with any of the triggers referenced above will be requested to provide a criminal background check through or other state-approved background screening (or other state-approved background screening company) will secure permission to conduct the check using the applicant’s social security number. Have you ever been expelled, dismissed, suspended, placed on probation, or otherwise subject to any disciplinary sanction by any school, college, or university (including East Carolina University)?Ĥ.3.5. Have you otherwise accepted responsibility for the commission of a crime? Do you have any criminal charges pending against you?Ĥ.3.4. Have you entered a plea of guilty, a plea of no contest, a plea of nolo contendere, or an Alford plea, or have you received a deferred prosecution or prayer for judgment continued, to a criminal charge?Ĥ.3.3. Have you been convicted of a crime?Ĥ.3.2. An affirmative answer to any of the five campus safety questions:Ĥ.3.1. Omitted answers without an acceptable explanation for the omission Ĥ.3. Materially inconsistent answers that have not been satisfactorily explained Ĥ.2. Prior to Matriculation, East Carolina University will require criminal background checks if the application and supporting materials contains one or more of the following triggers (or red flags):Ĥ.1.

Criminal Background Checks that Apply to Students Who Meet Certain Criteria. Before any student matriculates, the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the Graduate Admissions office,and the Office of International Affairs staff may conduct background checks through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Enrollment database, the University of North Carolina Suspension/Expulsion database, or the National Student Clearing House.Ĥ. Background Checks that Apply to All Students. In accordance with the ECU Notice of Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy, admission decisions will not be based on race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.ģ. Only admission materials of academically qualified applicants will be reviewed under this regulation.Ģ.

In accordance with the University of North Carolina Regulation on Student Applicant Background Checks (Section700.5.1 of the UNC Policy Manual)and in an effort to create a safe campus environment, East Carolina University(ECU) examines each student application in accordance with this regulation.
