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Academic Calendar
**CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
August 2028
21 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
21 First Semester Classes Begin
25 Last day to enroll in fall classes
28 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
September
1 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
1 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
2 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 11/29)
4 LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
8 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
15 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
29 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
October
13 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
13 First 8-Week Session Ends
16-17 FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
18 Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
11 Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2029
20-24 STUDENT HOLIDAY
23-24 THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
29 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
December
1 May/August Degree Applications Due
12 LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES
13-15 FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
15 END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
25-1/3 HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January 2029
3 NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
8 Second Semester Classes Begin
8 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
12 Last day to enroll in spring classes
12 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
15 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
19 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
19 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
20 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/10)
26 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
2 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
2 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
2 First 8-Week Session Ends
5 Second 8-Week Session Begins
10 Registration Begins for Summer Session 2029
12-16 SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10 Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2029
10 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
25 LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES
26-30 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
1 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
3 End of Spring Semester
3 COMMENCEMENT!!
15 December Degree Applications Due
28 MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
June
11 Summer Session Begins
14 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
15 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
15 Last day to enroll in summer classes
22 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
29 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
3 Summer Session Ends