Academic Resources

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2018-2019

August
20	Late registration begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
20	First semester classes begin
27	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
31	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
31	Last day to file a drop to remove course form student’s record
31	All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 12/1)
September
3	LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
7	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
12	Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty
14	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
27	Last day to DROP first 8-week course

October
1	December Degree Applications Due
12	FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
12	First 8-Week Session Ends
15-16	FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open)
17	Second 8-Week Session Begins
November
9	Registration begins for Spring Semester 2019

21	STUDENT HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Open)
22-23	THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
26	Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses

December
10-13	FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
13	END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
24-Jan 2	HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January
2	NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
7	Second Semester Classes Begin
7	Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
21	MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
14	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
18	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund
18	Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record
18	All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/12)
25	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund
February
1	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
15	Last day to DROP first 8-week course
March
1	FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS
1	First 8-Week Session Ends
4	Second 8-Week Session Begins
7	Registration Begins for Summer Session 2017
18-22	SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
12	Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
10	Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2017
25-30	SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
2	End of Spring Semester
2	GRADUATION!!
27	MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closed)

June
10	Summer Session Begins
13	Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 100% refund
14	Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 75% refund
21	Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund
28	Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date
July
1	August Degree Applications Due
4	INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
19	Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
2	Summer Session Ends

NCTA GRADING TABLE

LETTER	RANGE	POINTS
A+	100.0-100.0	4.00
A	90.0-99.9	4.00
A-	86.7-90.0	3.67
B+	83.3-86.7	3.33
B	80.0-83.3	3.00
B-	76.3-80.0	2.67
C+	73.3-76.3	2.33
C	70.0-73.3	2.00
C-	66.7-70.0	1.67
D+	63.3-66.7	1.33
D	60.0-63.3	1.00
F	00.0-60.0	0.00