Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Academic Calendar
2024-2025 Academic Calendar
**CALENDAR IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
August
| 26 | Late Registration Begins ($25 late Fee Assessed) |
| 26 | First Semester Classes Begin |
| 30 | Last day to enroll in fall classes |
September
| 2 | Last day to drop a full semester course and receive a 100% refund |
| 2 | LABOR DAY (Student and Staff Holiday- NCTA Offices Closed) |
| 6 | Last day to drop to remove a course from student’s record |
| 6 | Last Day to drop a full semester course and recieve a 75% refund |
| 7 | All course withdrawals noted with a grade of "W" on academic record |
| 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 dopr second 8-week and 16-week courses |
| 17 | LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES |
| 18-20 | FIRST SEMESTER FINAL EXAMS |
| 20 | END OF FALL SEMESTER (Student Holiday Break Begins) |
| 23 1/2 | HOLIDAY CLOSE DOWN (NCTA Offices Closed) |
January 2024
| 2 | NCTA Opens from Holiday Close down |
| 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 |
| 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 | Registration Begins for Summer Session 2025 |
| 10 | Second 8-Week Session Begins |
| 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 | Last day to drop a summer session course and rceive a 25% refund- No refund after this date. |
| 6 | INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY (NCTA Offices Closed) |
| 24 | Last day to DROP an 8-Week summer session course |
August
| 8 | Summer Session Ends |