Academic Calendar
**Calendar is subject to change
2024-2025
August 2024
26 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
26 First Semester Classes Begin
30 Last day to enroll in fall classes3
September
2 LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
2 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
6 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
6 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
7 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 12/3)
12 Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
13 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
20 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
October
3 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
18 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
18 First 8-Week Session Ends
21-22 FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
23 Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
11 Registration Begins for Spring Semester 2025
25-29 STUDENT HOLIDAY
28-29 THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
30 May/August Degree Applications Due
December
3 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
17 LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES
16-19 FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
19 END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
23-1/2 HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January 2025
2 NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
13 Second Semester Classes Begin
13 Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
17 Last day to enroll in spring classes
20 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
20 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
24 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
24 Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
25 All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/16)
31 Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
7 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
16 Last day to DROP first 8-week course
March
7 FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
7 First 8-Week Session Ends
10 Second 8-Week Session Begins
10 Registration Begins for Summer Session 2025
17-21 SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10 Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2025
16 Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
30 LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES
May
1-6 SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
8 End of Spring Semester
8 COMMENCEMENT!!
15 December Degree Applications Due
26 MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
June
16 Summer Session Begins
19 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
20 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
20 Last day to enroll in summer classes
27 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
July
4 INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
6 Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
24 Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
8 Summer Session Ends
Final Exam Schedule
2024-2025
Future Academic Calendars