<p>I'm more associated with the semester and quarter systems, but can someone explain to me umich's trimester system. Mainly i need more information regarding the spring/summer trimester and how that works. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong dates, but it seems that summer vacation for umich is a lot shorter than most universities. </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>How long is a normal summer break? I always thought colleges did 8 months of normal class and 4 months of summer break/classes.</p>
<p>Does the summer break begin following the winter trimester, or following the half-spring trimester?</p>
<p>After winter term, which ends 4/30, you're free until the beginning of fall term.</p>
<p>Summer break begins at the end of April (after the winter term) and lasts until the fall term in September. The two major terms at Michigan are the fall and winter terms so I associate the schedule more with a semester system than a trimester system (even though that may technically be what it is). The spring term lasts from the end of the winter term until the middle of June. The summer term lasts from mid-June until the fall term. (Well, for the most part...) Some classes run through both the spring and summer terms and so are labeled under a spring/summer heading (correct me if I'm wrong on that one). Other classes run solely in the spring or summer term. Get it? ;)</p>
<p>Last year, the last day finals could be held at Michigan was 4/27, and this day varies from year to year. Also, some students get done with their finals before others (based on what classes they had) and can leave campus early.</p>
<p>Do a lot of people take a spring term? It seems enticing to get ahead</p>
<p>many people who are from michigan will take a class spring term. idk the percentages but there are quite a few</p>
<p>It's not nearly as crowded here during the spring and summer. The people who do stay typically live off campus because rates are dirt cheap during the summer. Places like the union are all but deserted.</p>
<p>ya, I figured OOS, it will cost almost 10K for a spring term with housing, expensive if you ask me</p>
<p>The spring/summer terms are the cheapest because:</p>
<ul>
<li>Tuition rates will go up in the fall</li>
<li>Students who sign 12 month leases on apartments typically sublet for 50% of their contractual lease amounts </li>
</ul>
<p>The classes in each half term are much more intensive because instructors have to cover the material in half the time. A 3 hour credit course might meet 6 hours a week, so typically you will take 2 courses each half semester.</p>
<p>Financial aid is usually very limited, almost non-existent, because most of it is allocated for the fall and winter semesters.</p>
<p>How is course selection for the spring?</p>
<p>You can check the course guide for last spring. Varies by department and not many advanced classes offered.</p>
Is the Spring trimester split in two so you can take a certain amount of classes in one half and another amount of classes in the second half before summer?
I’ll answer this, but you shouldn’t revive a thread from 10 years ago.
Michigan does not have a true trimester system. There are two semesters, Fall and Winter, that every student attends. For the explanation of spring/summer, see #4 above.