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Direct linkAmerican Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2025
It is one of the biggest structural obstacles preventing students from progressing through their degree paths, particularly for students of color. The common practice of rolling over the schedule from semester to semester enables these barriers to recur unchecked and contributes to gaps in degree completion. Through AASCU's work with the Academic…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Success, Semester System, Time to Degree
Peer reviewedLightfield, E. Timothy – Educational Record, 1974
Interim term calendar is an innovation in calendar and curriculum designed to improve higher education. The interim term is a concentrated period of study that is isolated from or sandwiched between the regular semesters of the academic year. (Author/PG)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Higher Education, School Schedules, Semester System
Eddy, Margot Sanders – 1979
The experiences of a variety of postsecondary institutions using different academic calendar options are examined. Several calendar options are described: the traditional semester, the early semester, 4-1-4, the quarter system, the trimester plan, composite plans, and year-round plans. The traditional semester calendar begins in mid-September and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Change Strategies, College Faculty, College Students
