ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2016-2017
| August | |
| 20 | Residence halls open for fall semester |
| 20-21 | Freshman orientation |
| 22 | Late registration begins ($25 late registration fee assessed) |
| 22 | First semester classes begin |
| 30 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund |
| September | |
| 2 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund |
| 2 | Last day to file a drop to remove course form student’s record |
| 3 | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 12/1) |
| 5 | LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday – NCTA Offices Closed) |
| 9 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund |
| 12 | Last day to submit tuition and fees payment without penalty |
| 16 | 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 | |
| 1 | December degree applications due |
| 14 | FIRST 8-WEEK FINAL EXAMS |
| 14 | First 8-Week Session Ends |
| 17-18 | FALL BREAK (Student Holiday – NCTA Offices Open) |
| 17-18 | Residence Halls Open (Fall Break) |
| 19 | Second 8-Week Session Begins |
| November | |
| 10 | Registration begins for Spring Semester 2017 |
| 23 | Residence halls close for Thanksgiving at 10 am |
| 24 | STUDENT HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Open) |
| 24-25 | THANKSGIVING VACATION (NCTA Offices Closed) |
| 27 | Residence Halls reopen at 10 am |
| 28 | Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses |
| December | |
| 12-15 | FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS |
| 15 | END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins) |
| 16 | Residence halls close for Winter Break at 10 am |
| 26-Jan 2 | HOLIDAY CLOSEDOWN (NCTA Offices Closed) |
| January | |
| 3 | NCTA Opens from Holiday Closedown |
| 8 | Residence Halls reopen for spring semester at 10 am |
| 9 | Second Semester Classes Begin |
| 9 | Late Registration Begins ($25 late registration fee assessed) |
| 16 | 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 |
| 20 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 75% refund |
| 20 | Last day to file a drop to remove a course from student’s record |
| 21 | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of “W” on academic record (through 4/14) |
| 27 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 50% refund |
| February | |
| 5 | 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 | May Degree Applications Due (also applications for August grads going through May ceremony) |
| 17 | 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 |
| 7 | Registration Begins for Summer Session 2017 |
| 17 | Residence Halls close for Spring Break at 5 pm |
| 20-24 | SPRING BREAK (STUDENT HOLIDAY – NCTA Offices Open) |
| 26 | Residence Halls Reopen at 10 am |
| April | |
| 10 | Last day to DROP second 8-week and 16-week courses |
| 14 | Registration Begins for Fall Semester 2017 |
| 27-28 | SECOND SEMESTER FINALS |
| May | |
| 1-2 | SECOND SEMESTER FINALS |
| 4 | End of Spring Semester |
| 4 | GRADUATION!! |
| 5 | Residence Halls Closed for summer at 10 am |
| 29 | MEMORIAL DAY (NCTA Offices Closes) |
| 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 |
| 23 | Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 50% refund |
| July | |
| 1 | August Degree Applications Due |
| 2 | Last day to drop a summer session course and receive a 25% refund – No refund after this date |
| 4 | INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed) |
| 21 | Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course |
| August | |
| 4 | 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 |
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