<p>Sillystring, there really are two different ways that quarter-systems seems to work. At Chicago, students typically take 3 or 4 courses per quarter, and courses do tend to be intensive, that is equivalent to a semester perhaps. At some other universities that have quarter systems, students take even as many as 5 courses per term at ca. 3-credits each. Those courses are not as intensive as those at Chicago – they cover less material.</p>
<p>The main thing about quarter systems is that you can’t slack off much because the term goes by whiz-bang.</p>