Academic Resources

ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2017-2018

August
21	Late registration begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
21	First semester classes begin
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 course form student’s record
1	All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 12/1)
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
28	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
10	Registration begins for Spring Semester 2017
15	May/August Degree Applications Due
22	STUDENT HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Open)
23-24	THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed)
27	Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses

December
11-14	FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS
14	END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins)
26-Jan 2	HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed)
January
2	NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown
8	Second Semester Classes Begin
8	Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed)
15	MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed)
16	Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund
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
19	All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/14)
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
16	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
7	Registration Begins for Summer Session 2017
19-23	SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open)
April
10	Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses
13	Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2017
26-30	SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
May
1	SECOND SEMESTER FINALS
3	End of Spring Semester
3	GRADUATION!!
28	MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closes)
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
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
1	August Degree Applications Due
4	INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed)
20	Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course
August
3	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