confused and looking for help

[omran1]

hi everyone,
is it true that in university each semester length is 3 months
and then you have 6 months off ??

is it true? and what about the engineering students? how many courses do you have to take every semester?

[xlc_88]

It's more like every semester is 4 months. 3 months of school + 1 month of final exams.

Summer breaks are usually 4 months for everyone.

Don't know much about Engineering but most people take 5 courses. I wouldn't be suprised if people took more than that (6-7 courses).

[Mykester]

Actually, Dalton McGuinty is instituting 6 month semesters now due to many students complaining (starts next year)

[dang621]

It's more like every semester is 4 months. 3 months of school + 1 month of final exams.

Summer breaks are usually 4 months for everyone.

Don't know much about Engineering but most people take 5 courses. I wouldn't be suprised if people took more than that (6-7 courses).

Just to add onto that, if you have co-op, you don't really get a summer break. If you do it'd only be a couple of weeks at most. The breaks usually depend on when your last exam is and when your employer wants you to start the work term.

[fuzzy_avocado]

Actually, Dalton McGuinty is instituting 6 month semesters now due to many students complaining (starts next year)

I don't know if this is good or bad, and whether this would have helped me or hurt me in my studies. Oh well, out of there!

[inmyturret]

hi everyone,
is it true that in university each semester length is 3 months
and then you have 6 months off ??

is it true? and what about the engineering students? how many courses do you have to take every semester?

It depends on your school. Queen's has 12 weeks of class followed by 3-4 weeks of exams (with 3 "study days" between classes and exams). I know some schools have 13 weeks of classes. Queen's students are usually gone by April 30th. I had friends at UofT who had exams at the beginning of May. And some of my McGill friends started the last weekend in August, I think they had 13 weeks of class.

Engineers usually take 6+ courses. In first year I was taking 8 courses, but some were worth less and gave very little work. For example, for the first semester of one course, I just had to write in a journal once/week. Another only had computer based labs, and they were optional, so we only showed up to write three tests.

[FrogPrince]

hi everyone,
is it true that in university each semester length is 3 months
and then you have 6 months off ??

is it true? and what about the engineering students? how many courses do you have to take every semester?

What grade are you in?