KBOR Approved Academic Calendars (2024)

FAQs

What are two types of college academic calendars? ›

An academic calendar that uses semesters traditionally has two terms, in the fall and spring, and a trimester academic calendar traditionally has three terms, in the fall, spring, and summer.

A Calendar year ranges from 1 January through to 31 December. An Academic year is comprised of two Teaching Periods, January to June, and July to December.

Semesters in US universities

Classes in the first semester usually begins in August and lasts until the end of December, including exams. The second semester runs from January/February to may-June. Winter vacation lasts 2-3 weeks, summer 10-12 weeks.

There are three major types of calendar that have been used through history – solar, lunar and luni-solar. Sidereal (star) calendars have also been used, notably by the ancient Egyptians. Often more than one type of calendar is in use by a given society at the same time.

Lunar calendars usually start each month with a New Moon or the first visible crescent moon after New Moon. Luni-solar calendars try to remain synchronous with both the solar year and the moon phases. However, a solar year does not contain an integral number of days or an integral number of lunar months.

The academic year typically runs from August or early September until the end of May or early June, depending on the length of the year and number of the holiday, vacation, and snow days occurring during the year.

Is UCLA on semesters or quarters? UCLA follows the quarter system. Roughly 10 weeks of classes, 1 week of final exams per quarter.

Most universities and colleges usually run from early September until the end of April or early May. Often, this winter session is split into two terms running September to December and January to April. Various forms of summer studies may be offered May to August.

It's considered a public place. The longer answer? A 1987 bill in the Kansas legislature generally banned alcohol consumption in public places and made the University of Kansas a dry campus. However, the question of why is more difficult to answer than it appears.

How many freshman are at KU? ›

Chancellor Doug Girod on Sept. 27 announced the “incredible news” that KU had welcomed 5,259 new Jayhawks in the fall 2023 freshman class, setting an all-time record that represents “a whopping 18% year-over-year from last year, which was the second-largest class in history.”

Major Hours & Major GPA

Satisfied by 31-32 hours of major courses. Satisfied by a minimum of 15 hours of KU resident credit in the major. Satisfied by a minimum of 28-32 hours from junior/senior courses (300+) in the major.

During a typical academic year, there are two formal semesters — the fall and spring semesters. The academic year starts in the fall semester and runs from August or September to December, with various breaks such as fall break, Thanksgiving break and winter break.

Two of the most common types of college classes are seminars and lectures. Seminars are typically smaller, discussion-oriented classes designed to encourage open communication and critical thinking.

Those who prefer to take extra classes while understanding it might be more difficult might do better in a trimester schedule, while those who would rather stick with the regular amount of work would likely do better in the semester schedule.

Schools in America break up the academic year into various lengths of time. The academic calendar systems used in the U.S. are the quarter system, semester system, and trimester system.