<p>If I started college in Spring semester, would I graduate in Spring or what? Also, are most "normal" classes available for both semesters? What about major specific classes? Will I fall behind a year or something?</p>
<p>It depends on how many classes you are taking. If you will be taking summer classes and how many classes are required for your major. As for classes ask an adviser or check the catalog sometimes it will say when the courses are offered.</p>
<p>you would graduate in Spring if you took the amount of courses each semester that would allow you to finish in 4 years. Now if you took extra classes each semester you might be able to graduate earlier. In some instances you might even graduate late if you fail classes. It's all up to you and how you set your schedule.</p>
<p>Erm.. So is there a Spring grad and Fall grad, or do those that just miss the Spring grad have to wail 'til the next Spring?</p>
<p>The school will only hold commencement once a year (at the end of spring). You can 'graduate', as in receive your degree, at the end of any term/semester but if you graduate some time other than the spring there will be no ceremony. I know at my school, all students who graduated during fall & winter terms and those who are expected to graduate summer term are allowed to walk in the spring commencement ceremony...I assume it would be similar at other schools as well.</p>
<p>Schedule of classes depends entirely on your school, and whether you will be able to graduate in the spring after missing a semester will depend on how your school schedules classes, which classes you need to take, and your ability to take more than the usual amount of classes per semester.</p>
<p>The commencement thing varies school to school. I haven't heard about the system BlahdeBlah describes, but I bet its definitely out there and probably a whole lot more prevalent in really small schools. At most places (I think) there are both fall and spring commencements (but the one in the fall is a whole lot smaller)</p>
<p>If you started in spring and did the 4 year (8 semester) program without summer school, you would graduate at the end of a fall semester. Be aware that vast numbers of college students do not finish in 4 years but end up going a little longer (9 to 11 semesters); many because it just takes longer but many also because they do coops (work for a semester or two). You graduate at the end of the semester (or summer term) in which you complete all requirements for graduation, including total number of course hours overall and in major. Also, by the time students graduate most could care less about any graduation ceremony, which many colleges only hold after spring semester and which many graduates skip, even those graduating in spring. </p>
<p>Starting in spring does not mean you will fall behind and it usually makes no difference with classes but there could be some issues -- e.g., that class you really want your first semester may only be offered in Fall so you can't take right away; there could be a two course sequence, like calculus I and calculus II where you cannot take II that spring semester because I is required for it and I is not offerred in spring (note though, that usually most such freshman level courses are offerred both semesters, it is when you get beyond freshman year that you begin to face the issue of a required course in your major that is only offered in fall or only offered in spring.)</p>
<p>I'm not that interested in graduation anyhow..:D</p>
<p>"that class you really want your first semester may only be offered in Fall so you can't take right away.."</p>
<p>But I am worried about that.. Guess I could load up on humanities and easy classes or something while waiting 'til the next semester I guess. Or work or chill out:D</p>
<p>Large schools will have a graduation after every semester.</p>
<p>There are small schools with fall and spring graduations. I go to a small state U that's only got about 5,000 undergrads. We have both because, as someone said, you don't always finish in 8 semesters. So, if you take an extra semester, you don't have to wait until May to walk across the stage. </p>
<p>Do you really not care about the actual ceremony once you've done all the work? I find that a bit hard to believe. I mean, you've killed yourself to get that degree, why not enjoy your 10 seconds of fame?</p>
<p>Well, I'm not going to attend my HS one..:D
How's Spring vs Fall in terms of attendance of the graduation?</p>
<p>Probably 80/20. Also most jobs are recruited for Spring grads.</p>
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<p>haha true, I think everyone should attend a college graduation whether it's urs or not. It's amazing, it's better if u go to a great school.</p>
<p>that 10 seconds might cost u another $100 to buy the cap & gown :D</p>
<p>"Probably 80/20. Also most jobs are recruited for Spring grads."
Hmm.. Can kids resource the school after graduation (use career services, etc.) to help be recruited and stuff?</p>
<p>It's not so bad if you don't spend money on invitations, announcements, and all that other stuf that you really don't need and won't make or break the day. Even the class ring doesn't matter all that much, but it's nice to have.</p>