What is the academic year?

CS
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:37:17 +0000

Quarters (@ UChicago):

Starts in September, Finish in June

10 weeks of classes per quarter + 1 week for finals

midterm start week 3 or 4 and usually end week 7 or 8 (or not at all)

take 3 or 4 classes

no homework to do over winter/spring/summer break

Semesters:

Start end of August (normally), end in late April/early May

16 weeks of classes per semester + 1 week of finals

Midterms depend on school

take 5-6 classes per semester

2nd semester is broken up by Spring break => you have work over spring break