[Phys-L] Re: Quarters vs Semesters

[Robert Cohen <Robert.Cohen@PO-BOX.ESU.EDU>]

Michael Edmiston wrote:
<snip>
> So I called
> Columbus and asked.  They confirmed that class days literally
> mean class days, and final exam days and holidays cannot be
> counted as class days.  They said that if we were meeting 14
> weeks instead of 15, that when we report our official
> headcount we should multiply the count by 14/15.  I told our
> administration this, and they ignored me.  I don't know if it
> will ever catch up with them or not.

Maybe your school is right and Columbus is wrong.  I don't know.
According to the Higher Education Act
(<http://ifap.ed.gov/bbooks/doc0010_bodyoftext.htm>) an academic year is
defined as at least 30 weeks of instructional time.  Is there a
definition of instructional time and does it include exam time?  I am at
a school that has 14 weeks of "instruction" and a week for "culminating
experiences".

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East Stroudsburg University; E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301
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