Terms in UW

<p>Hello everybody!</p>

<p>I was admitted to UW, Department of Computer Science, Master of Science program, Fall 2012. As I understood from the schedule is that there are three term in a year: Fall, Winter and Spring. Unfortunately I didn't understand how many semesters will I study? I know, it is a stupid question, but information is really contradictory. The thing is, that I'm an international student and I want to know if I will be able to visit my homeland during studies in UW.</p>

<p>So can anybody give me some information on this topic? How many semesters per year does one study? Do international students have time to visit their country?</p>

<p>Thank you very much in advance for your answers!</p>