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All University parking areas are zoned, reserved and/or restricted. Parking is prohibited except in lots, streets and areas indicated. Legal parking at all times is restricted to spaces marked for parking. All parked vehicles must display a WSSU parking permit appropriate for the zone where parked.

Visitors who are coming to campus as a part of an organized group or event, and have received parking permits in advance from a WSSU organization or department, should follow the instructions provided with their parking permits. Parking Lot CC and Lot O is designated for visitors of resident students without a parking permit or pass from 5:00 pm - 2:00 am. Vehicles will be issued a parking citation and towed after designated hours. Please see our Campus Map for reference.

Metered Spaces

Metered parking for short term visitors are located at various locations across campus. Metered spaces will be enforced Monday-Friday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm. After 5:00 pm individuals with a current decal may park in metered spaces without paying.  Metered parking can be found in the following areas on campus:

• Lot T - on the front side of Diggs Gallery.
• Traffic Circle - located at the main campus entrance next to R.J. Reynolds building.
• Lot G - Off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the second parking lot on the left after passing K.R. Williams Auditorium.
• Wallace Street - near the Alumni House.
• Lot C - along the row of H/C spaces at W.B. Atkinson.
• Lot Z - along the row of H/C spaces at the Anderson Center.

Metered parking is $0.25 per 15 minutes up to one hour - these parking spaces are for handicapped and visitor parking only. 

Departments may request groups of parking spaces for guests attending conferences, meetings and seminars. Parking assignments for such groups will be determined by the Department of Public Safety. A $2.00 fee per permit may be charged.

Guest Permit

Temporary guest permits are available for individuals that are invited to come to campus by Faculty, Staff or Students for the sole purpose of conducting official university business. Departments may request these permits for guest speakers, lecturers and those who need to attend meetings, seminars or workshops. Arrangements for such permits should be made with the Department of Public Safety at (336) 750-2905. 

Temporary Permits

Temporary permits are available for up to 30 days without a registered vehicle and can be purchased for a fee of $30.00 per month. Temporary permits can be issued to temporary employees, adjunct faculty or vendors. Fees paid for the temporary permits do not apply to the cost of purchasing a permanent permit. All temporary permit holders must park at the Bowman Gray Stadium shuttle lot.

Day passes are available at the cost of $5 per day or $20 per week for students and may be purchased at the Public Safety Department located in the Old Maintenance Building.  Individuals who purchase either the $5 day pass or $20 weekly pass must park in the Shuttle Lot located at Bowman Gray Stadium

Handicapped employees and students must purchase a WSSU parking permit and display the State of North Carolina or a valid handicapped license plate in order to park in handicapped spaces in zoned parking areas. Employees and students temporarily handicapped by illness or injury may be issued special permits allowing them to park in designated handicapped spaces. Handicapped visitors should display a State of North Carolina valid handicapped license plate/decal and a WSSU visitor permit. The visitor permit can picked up at the Public Safety Department located in the lobby of the Anderson Center.

All students and employees, whether full time or part time, must register vehicles driven on campus. No student or employee may register a vehicle which is not owned by him or her, his or her spouse, child, parent, or guardian. A vehicle is considered registered ONLY when the permit is displayed. See Campus Map for instructions on how to display your permit.  Every WSSU employee authorized to hire temporary or part time employees is responsible for informing such employees to register their vehicles. Vehicles may be registered between the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Fridays 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Department located on Cromartie Street across from Carolina Hall.  

Permits must be clearly visible at ALL times. Permits should be hung from the rear view mirror or placed on the lower left side inside windshield on the dashboard. Permits are not permanently affixed to the vehicle. Permit holders are responsible for keeping vehicles locked at all times to prevent permit theft. Replacements for stolen permits may be obtained only upon payment of a $20 fee and completion of an official State of North Carolina stolen property police report. Filing a falsified police report is a crime. 

One permit per person. No permits for second vehicles. Summer session fee is for each session. Employee permit charges for new and terminating employees are prorated on a monthly basis, partial months count as full months. Student permit charges are prorated by semester. Summer school permits are not prorated.

Regulations are enforced 24 hours per day 7 days per week in Handicapped, Fire Lane, Reserved, and Resident Student spaces. After 5:00 pm individuals with a current decal may park anywhere on campus except for the areas indicated above.  

¹Based on lot – Non-gated ($260), Gated ($300)
²Certain conditions apply; contact WSSU Parking for more information.
³Departmental Purchase Only – An employee who is assigned an “All Access” pass must also display    their individual decal for the current year. All Access passes do NOT include metered spaces.  

*Lost or Stolen – It is the owner’s responsibility to secure items in their vehicles at all times. Should    you need to replace your decal the cost will be at the prorated amount for that time period. 
**Prices vary depending on type of event, location, number of individuals attending, etc.; contact         WSSU Parking for more information.

Parking citations are delinquent if not paid within 10 days. Fines may be paid by cash, check, credit/debit card or money order at the hours of 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday and Fridays 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Public Safety Department located on Cromartie Street across from Carolina Hall.  We also have a Pay Online option for your convenience.  

Citations may be appealed within 10 days of receiving the citation.  To file an appeal please fill out the Parking Appeal Form and bring to the Public Safety Department.  

If you need to purchase a decal you must come to the parking office located on Cromartie Street across from Carolina Hall.  

Payment may also be made by U.S. Mail via money order, certified check or personal checks to (please do not send cash):

Department of Public Safety
601 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Winston Salem, NC 27110