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The academic year will be slightly different for each university or
college but normally runs from early September to the end of May. It
may be divided into two terms of 18 weeks called semesters.
Alternatively, the university may have "quarters" or "trimesters,"
which are about 12 weeks in length. In addition, universities very
often provide six- to eight-week summer terms. These are optional,
and students attend if they wish to get through their degree faster,
to decrease their course load during the regular terms, or to make
up for courses not completed successfully during the regular
academic year. There are at least two main holidays during the
academic year: a two- to four-week break in the winter
(December-January) and a one-week "spring break" sometime between
early March and mid-April. |
