Stay up-to-date with important Academic Deadlines with the university Academic Calendar. https://studentservices.ncsu.edu/calendars/academic/#fall
Important upcoming dates include:
August 28th- last day to add a course w/o permission
September 5th – Census Date (after this date, you must receive instructor permission to add a course)
October 19th – Drop/Revision Deadline (last day to change a course to pass/fail)