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5 +3 | Answer is same as your previous question. |
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5 | session and semester |
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session and semester Explanation: Adda, a session is a class in a school, college or university. A semester is a period of many weeks in the school year/calendar. Neil. |
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Answer is same as your previous question. Explanation: Answer is same as your previous question. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 mins (2004-11-17 02:57:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There are many different definitions of Semester and Session in the web. I am sending all those for your perusal. My personal opinion is, both terms are used interchangeably. Some universities use \"semester\" and some use \"session\". Both terms are used to indicate a division of the academic calendar. Definitions of Semester on the Web: An academic period used by some colleges and universities, typically lasting between 15-18 weeks. An institution on semesters may have two or three semesters in an academic year, depending on how the summer term is defined. www.oln.org/student_services/definitions.php The 16-week period each fall or spring that makes up half of the academic year. www.colorado.edu/sacs/ralphie/glossary.html A period of about 16 weeks. Colleges on a semester system offer two semesters of instruction a year; there may be an additional summer session. www.acuinfo.com/linksresources/glossary.asp A division of the academic year into spring and fall terms. www.edupass.org/english/glossary.phtml A portion of the academic year. There are usually two semesters in a year, but sometimes three. www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/ncihe/nr_411.htm an academic term of 15 weeks followed by one week of final exams. There are two 15-week semesters plus summer sessions in an academic year. There are also some courses which meet for an eight-week period of time, which is basically half a semester; these classes still earn three credits, and meet for double the standard time they would if taught for the full semester. www.nku.edu/~aarc/glossary.html One type of term within an academic year that marks the beginning and end of classes. Each semester is 15 weeks in length and there are two semesters (Fall and Spring) in an academic year. www.venturacollege.edu/transfercenter/glossary.htm An academic year is divided into either two semesters or 3 terms. www.universityoptions.co.uk/students/8/ A 14-week period of study. There are two semesters in an academic year. www.udel.edu/stuhb/99-00/Adm/GLOSS.html Period of study, approximately 15 to 16 weeks or one-half the academic year. www.lindentours.com/int_students/glossary.shtml There are two main semesters in each academic year. There are twelve weeks of classes in each semester. (See also \'Summer Semester\') www.services.unimelb.edu.au/transition/intransition/reallyl... Refers to the organisation of the teaching year. There are two semesters in each academic year. Each semester includes 13 teaching weeks and a final assessment period. www.murdoch.edu.au/admin/org/glossary.html The FLC/EDC Cosumnes River College academic year is organized into two periods of 18 weeks each. A regular academic year includes the Fall and Spring semesters. There is also an optional summer session. www.flc.losrios.edu/~counsel/glossary.html – EVC divides its academic year into two semesters – Fall and Spring. The Fall semester begins in August/September and ends in December and the Spring semester begins in January and ends in May/June. EVC also offers a three week Spring intersession in January and a six week Summer session from June to July. www.evc.edu/student_services/counseling/glossary.html A study period of up to 16 weeks, often with the last two weeks used as an assessment period. www.hefce.ac.uk/glossary/glossary.htm One-half of the academic year usually 18 weeks. www.elac.cc.ca.us/general/glossary.html Refers to the organisation of the teaching year. At UNE there are two main teaching periods: first semester and second semester. Each involves approximately 13 weeks of teaching. Units may be offered in semester one only (1), semester two only (2), both semester one and two (1 or 2), or they may run for the whole year (Y). In addition, some areas of the University teach over a third, or summer semester, for example, the MBA program. www.une.edu.au/tlc/esoguide/glossary.html The academic year from August to June is divided into two sixteen (16) week terms called \"semesters.\" Students are graded at the end of each semester. www.cuyamaca.net/orient/Definitions.asp academic time period of 16 weeks or more used by many other colleges. www.lanecc.edu/stuser/acadinfo/glossary.htm A standard academic term (fall or spring) of approximately 16 weeks of instruction. Refer to\"term\". www.reg.ufl.edu/98-99catalog/glossary.htm Main study period of the University. There are two main semesters and one summer school semester (semester 3). Also called terms. www.unisa.edu.au/enrolonline/glossary/ One type of term within an academic year marking the beginning and end of classes. .Each semester is 20 weeks in length, and there are two semesters (fall and spring) in an academic year. www.sjcc.edu/StudentServices/TransferCenter/TransferTerms.h... A semester is one-half of the traditional academic \"year\" that runs from around September through May. Typically, semesters include 15 weeks of classroom instruction. www.sunysccc.edu/academic/hss/definitions.htm The Semester line is centered on the third line of the schedule, below “Denison University\" and “Student Schedule\". This tells you what semester the schedule has been printed for, which is very helpful if you have asked for schedule printouts for more than one semester. www.denison.edu/registrar/sched_example_def.html Another term for a school\'s typical course length. Semesters often last about 14 weeks. www.southalabama.edu/advising/definitions.html one of two divisions of an academic year www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn half a year; a period of 6 months www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2004-11-17 03:00:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definitions of session on the Web: the time during which a school holds classes; \"they had to shorten the school term\" www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn A division of the academic calendar. At The University of manitoba there are three sessions a calendar year; Regular Session (September to April); Intersession (May to June); and Summer Session (May to August), divided into Summer Evening (May to August) and Summer Day (July to August). However, not all faculties / schools offer courses during Intersession and/or Summer Session. www.umanitoba.ca/student/handbook/says.html |
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