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Academic Calendar
**CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
August 2027
23 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
23 First Semester Classes Begin
27 Last day to enroll in fall classes
30 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
September
6 LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
3 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
3 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
4 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 11/29)
10 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
17 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
30 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
October
15 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
15 First 8-Week Session Ends
18-19 FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
20 Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
11 Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2028
22-26 STUDENT HOLIDAY
25-26 THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
29 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
December
1 May/August Degree Applications Due
14 LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES
15-17 FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
17 END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
23-1/3 HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January 2028
3 NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
10 Second Semester Classes Begin
10 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
14 Last day to enroll in spring classes
17 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
17 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
21 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
21 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
22 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/13)
28 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
4 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
14 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
March
3 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
3 First 8-Week Session Ends
6 Second 8-Week Session Begins
10 Registration Begins for Summer Session 2028
13-17 SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10 Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2028
13 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
26 LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES
27-28 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
1-2 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
4 End of Spring Semester
4 COMMENCEMENT!!
15 December Degree Applications Due
31 MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
June
12 Summer Session Begins
15 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
16 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
16 Last day to enroll in summer classes
23 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
30 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
July
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
14 Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
4 Summer Session Ends