Is Kent State on the quarter or semester system?
Kent State operates on the semester system and grants credits in semester hours. The academic year consists of two fifteen-week (plus a final exams week) semesters, fall and spring. There is also a summer term consisting of four sessions a three-week intersession, two five-week sessions and an eight-week session. If you are transferring from a school that is on the quarter system, it is helpful to know the hour conversion. A quarter-hour of work equals two-thirds of a semester hour. For example, if you have earned 36 quarter hours, it is the equivalent of 24 semester hours. Don’t panic. While it seems that you have lost hours, you haven’t since it takes fewer semester hours to complete a degree. • 5 quarter hours = 3.33 semester hours • 4 quarter hours = 2.66 semester hours • 3 quarter hours = 2 semester hours • 2 quarter hours = 1.33 semester hours • 1 quarter hour = 0.
Kent State operates on the semester system and grants credits in semester hours. The academic year consists of two fifteen-week (plus a final exams week) semesters, fall and spring. There is also a summer term consisting of four sessions a three-week intersession, two five-week sessions and an eight-week session. If you are transferring from a school that is on the quarter system, it is helpful to know the hour conversion. A quarter-hour of work equals two-thirds of a semester hour. For example, if you have earned 36 quarter hours, it is the equivalent of 24 semester hours. Don’t panic. While it seems that you have lost hours, you haven’t since it takes fewer semester hours to complete a degree.
