structure of the school year is different from high school.Instead, the fourth in the higher and secondary special institutions of learning process is divided into semesters.
exams after each semester
Semester - a word of French origin.«Semestre» means "half" or "six."However, this word is also Latin roots (six and six and represent mensis month).Yet semester - it's not six months, although half of the academic year in universities.
So semester - is how many months?Perhaps five.The academic year is divided into two terms, each of which consists of 16-18 weeks.They are devoted to their studies: lectures, seminars, workshops, practical exercises ... And be sure to end exams.
There are summer semester.It can be labor or recessional and usually lasts two months.
What happens semester
Fall - it's how many months?In Russia and other CIS countries, it opens the academic year begins in September.Usually at the beginning of every school year, the teachers recite a lecture to students.Over time, the lectures are added seminars, laboratory work and practical classes.During the academic semester, students write essays, make presentations at scientific conferences.In December, as a rule, passes transcripts session, immediately after her - examination.The latter includes 4-5 exams in the core disciplines which are taught in this semester.After a semester, students are provided vacations, usually within two weeks.
Spring semester - is how many months?
Beginning spring semester falls in February and it ends in May or June, again scoring and exam sessions.Also practiced writing and defense of course work in a specific academic disciplines.
In higher education provided four or pyatikursovoy learning cycle that includes 8 or 10 semesters.
During the first semester, students receive scholarships in the second it depends on how someone passed the session.
Elsewhere semester - is how many months?
semester Semester is worldwide.For example, in most American universities, too, there are two academic semester (fall and spring), lasting about 14-15 weeks each.On request, students can take more optional summer semester, short, its duration and a half or two months.It consists mainly of additional, extra-curricular activities.
Not all schools are practicing the separation of the academic year into semesters.There are examples in the UK and the US, where the division of the school year takes place on trimesters.This is not 16-18 weeks as a semester.This is how much will?Each term has a duration of 10-12 weeks.
difference between studying in foreign universities is also in the fact that half of the autumn is not necessarily opens the academic year in Russia.For many institutions it does not matter when you begin to study - in the fall or spring semester.
So, how much last semester?Laconic answer would be: 16 - 18 weeks.
