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What is the difference between a quarter- and a semester-based academic calendar?

April 26, 2017academic calendar semester-based

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What is the difference between a quarter- and a semester-based academic calendar?

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Under both the quarter and the semester academic calendars, the academic year is approximately 30 weeks in addition to summer sessions of varying lengths. Our quarter calendar comprises three 10-week quarters and two summer sessions, while a semester calendar comprises two semesters and generally 1-3 summer sessions. The overall classroom contact hours (actual time spent in instruction) will remain the same over the course of an entire academic year.