Semester VS Quarter System

MassDaD68
Fri, 14 Apr 2017 13:07:01 +0000

The main advantage of a quarter system is you can finish up a course quicker.

My son considered WPI which is on the quarter system… The students generally have three classes that end after 7 weeks so it is over quick. By the end December, two quarters are done and six classes completed. A typical semester system will be a 5 class load. The quarter system puts you one class ahead. By end of freshman year you are two classes ahead.

My son prefers a semester system because it allows time to breath. The quarter systems work so fast that if you fall behind it is easy to become swamped. If your the type who does really well with immersion into fewer classes then a 4 quarter system would work well.