What is the difference between the quarter and semester system in Universities?

Answer 1

A school on the quarter system offers three quarters per standard academic year (late summer to late spring), each lasting ten weeks apiece. A school on a semester system usually offers two semesters per academic year of fifteen weeks apiece.

Answer 2

Some colleges use two primary semesters (generally fall and spring) and a third, shorter semester (summer), which most students take off. In fact, you can skip the summer semester and still be considered "continuously enrolled". Other colleges use four quarters, usually named for the seasons. You have to spend more time per week in a class to ge the required number of credit hours, to compensate for the shorter term of the class. The summer quarter may or may not be optional. In general, the breaks between semesters will fall at different times of the year. Colleges with quarters have 4 breaks, while colleges with semesters have only 3 breaks. But colleges with quarters don't usually have a quarter break around Christmas. They get a week off, sure, but it's in the middle of a quarter, rather than between semesters. On other difference is that you usually can't take as many courses per quarter as you can per semester. But that's okay because there are more quarters in a year, so you end up getting the same number of credit hours in a year.

Answer 3

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

Answer 4

Stanford University

Stanford, California

The University operates on a "Quarter System."

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Answer 5

Quarter credits are 2/3 of a semester credit.

Answer 6

Most schools use a system that "switches" your classes halfway through the year, that is a semester. A quarter is when the school year is divided into 4's.

Answer 7

They are the same thing. You could say for example, Fall semester or Fall term.

Answer 8

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