<p>Summer is split into 2 summer sessions but is 4 months long (the school yr begins in Sept and ends at the end of April); freshmen get the entire summer off after their first yr. However in order to complete the equivalent of 6 additional semesters plus 3 co-ops which are 6 months each, within the next 4 yrs (if on a 5-yr program) requires that beginning in the soph yr students are basically either in school or on co-op until they graduate. This means that during these years, you will be taking classes during one of the summer sessions and either spring or fall semester, while the other semester and half of the summer you will be in co-op. After freshman yr, the students are split into 2 groups so that at any given time only about half the students are in classes.</p>
<p>Overwhelming? Well, probably no more overwhelming than if you were a student who attended classes 2 semesters a year and then worked full-time during the summer… ;)</p>