<p>How does the Academic year work at mich? Is it semesters/trimesters? When do students get out</p>
<p>Michigan uses semesters.</p>
<p>The link below has calendars for each semester</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Calendar - Office of the Registrar](<a href=“http://ro.umich.edu/calendar/]Academic”>Calendars | Office of the Registrar)</p>
<p>A better description would be to say:</p>
<p>There are 2 semesters, fall and winter, which are full terms and have normal classes going on in all departments. The are 2 quarters, spring and summer, which are half terms and have a few classes going on in some departments. Most students will take classes in fall an winter and relatively few in spring and summer.</p>
<p>It varies by year because of the days of the week but I think generally you start the day after Labor Day, end of finals is the last Friday before Christmas, start again in early January, finish in late April.</p>