The Academic Year
The academic year is divided into two semesters (fall and spring) and a summer session. The duration of each semester is 16 weeks. The first semester starts in the third week of September and ends in the first week of January. The second semester starts in the third week of February and ends in the last week of June. The summer session starts at the end of June and finishes at the end of August.
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