Why is Ohio University moving from a quarter- to a semester-based academic calendar?
Many current Ohio University students prefer the present quarter system. Students often point to the advantages of having shorter periods of instruction and an academic calendar that provides a long winter break. Most currently enrolled students will finish out their degrees with these advantages in place. The conversion will have the most significance for students who are enrolled at the university beginning in fall 2012. The creation of the University System of Ohio in March 2008, with strong bipartisan support across the state, has already ensured that the education of future Ohio University students will be different in many ways than the education of current Ohio University students. One of the major goals of the University System of Ohio is to create new academic opportunities that allow students to take advantage of the resources of state universities regardless of the location of their home institution. When a student at Ohio University would like to take a class that is not of
