Academic Quarter

Academic quarter may refer to:

  • Academic quarter (year division), a division of the university academic year into four periods, typically 10 weeks long, in the United States and some other countries
  • Academic quarter (class timing), a quarter-hour transition period offered to students at some European educational institutions for them to travel between class locations

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