Health & Safety
Health
Student Health Center
The Student Health Center provides primary medical care, disease prevention, health education, wellness promotion, and various specialty services to all registered UNC Charlotte students, regardless of the type of health insurance they carry.
Counseling and Psychological Services
The Center for Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) supports the holistic well-being and academic success of all UNC Charlotte students and contributes to a healthy and inclusive campus climate. CAPS provides short-term individual and group counseling, crisis management, consultation, referral services, and educational and preventive initiatives for the campus community.
Atrium Health University City
In addition, UNC Charlotte sits directly beside the largest hospital in the university area, Atrium Health University City.
Safety
Police & Public Safety
The UNC Charlotte Police Department is a state authorized law enforcement agency providing a full array of police and security services for the campus community, with a particular focus on community-oriented policing.
UNC Charlotte takes student safety very seriously. All campus walkways, parking-lots, and building doorways are well-lit. UNC Charlotte police officers patrol campus 24-hours a day and are available to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Officers patrol by car, bicycle, and on foot. UNC Charlotte police officers are certified by the State of North Carolina. Each officer goes through extensive training and is certified in CPR/First Aid and AED. In addition, many police vehicles carry defibrillators.
More than 300 Emergency Phones are spread across campus and are marked by blue lights. Emergency operators are simply a button away. When a button is pressed campus police are immediately given the location of the emergency call.