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  Year - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A seasonal year is the time between successive recurrences of a seasonal event such as the flooding of a river, the migration of a species of bird, the flowering of a species of plant, the first frost, or the first scheduled game of a certain sport.
A tropical year is the time for the Earth to complete one revolution with respect to the framework provided by the intersection of the ecliptic (the plane of the orbit of the Earth) and the plane of the equator (the plane perpendicular to the rotation axis of the Earth).
The draconitic year, eclipse year or ecliptic year is the time for the Sun (as seen from the Earth) to complete one revolution with respect to the same lunar node (a point where the Moon's orbit intersects the ecliptic).
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 Academic term - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes.
In Tasmania, the school year is split in to three terms, the first one being the longest and including an extended Easter holiday.
In the elementary and high schools in India the school year is usually from June to March, while in universities generally it is from June to April.
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 Academic Year Structure - City University London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The teaching year is characterised by three 12-week periods within which the vast bulk of teaching at City will take place.
City’s academic year has been streamlined to improve the quality of the teaching and assessment experience for students.
The University's Senate is responsible for the approval and development of the Academic Year structure.
www.city.ac.uk /acdev/academic_framework/academic_yr_structure.html   (0 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL HOUSE NY
Resident membership to International House is open at anytime during the academic year to those who are at least 21 years old, and are affiliated with an educational or professional institution as a full-time graduate student, intern, trainee or visiting scholar.
The Admissions Committee begins reviewing applications for the academic year in May. During the summer months, when demand for September admission is the highest, applications are reviewed on a bi-weekly basis.
During the academic year, there are a limited number of rooms in I. House South available to Columbia University graduate students who are eligible for housing through the University Apartment Housing Office (UAH).
www.ihouse-nyc.org /admissions/academic/index.html   (0 words)

  
 The Academic Plan - The Ohio State University
One year ago, the President announced that correcting this inequity was our highest priority and that we would increase compensation to benchmark mean levels over the next three or four years.
Over the next three to five years, recruit at least 12 faculty members who have attained or have the potential to attain the highest honors in their disciplines, concentrating these appointments in areas of strategic focus.
Over the past two academic years, approximately 20 percent of such new fee revenue was earmarked for additional undergraduate student financial aid percent.
www.osu.edu /academicplan/firstyear.html   (0 words)

  
 USNA Parents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Academics are the key to a Midshipman’s success, especially since everything is based on merit (80% academic and 20% military performance).
Towards the end of the plebe year, each plebe makes a selection from one of eighteen majors with the help of his academic and military advisors.
Frequency of visits to the Academy should be determined based on his or her needs during the academic year.
usnaparents.com /Guide/AcademicYear/AcademicYear.htm   (0 words)

  
 The Academic Year
The University Regulations clearly specify the requirements for student attendance and associated rules for residence, conduct and academic progress.
To accommodate placement- and shared-learning modules the academic year for the Medical Imaging (Diagnostic Radiography) programme is normally 40 weeks long, divided into three terms of unequal length.
The results of the year's examinations will be considered by the Board of Examiners in week 30 (tenth week of the Summer term).
newton.ex.ac.uk /handbook/AcademicYear.html   (0 words)

  
 UMass Course Catalog: The First-Year Experience
Summer OrientationóFor the first-year student, the academic year begins with a two-and-one-half day orientation period during the summer prior to their first semester at the University.
The residential campus at Amherst not only provides first year students with the convenience of living on campus, but it also provides a number of living options which allow students to live together who share a common academic, cultural, or social interest.
Academic options include Residential First Year Programs (a set of required general education courses taught in the residence hall for students living in the same hall), Foreign Language Suites, Arts Programs, the Honors Residential Cluster, and the First-Year Engineering Program (see Residential Academic Programs for details).
www.umass.edu /ug_catalog/archive_2002/academicinfo/firstyear.html   (0 words)

  
 Albion College Catalog 2003-2004 > Academic Programs > First-Year Experience
Through a broad array of academic and co-curricular programs, the First-Year Experience provides a foundation for students that will sustain them throughout their undergraduate years and that will enable them to achieve their academic and personal goals.
Academic and General Advising—The advising process begins during new student orientation and continues in periodic meetings with faculty advisers and Student Affairs staff during the first year.
Academic Planning—Throughout their four years at Albion, students are encouraged to think about their career and personal goals, as well as the academic experiences that will enable them to reach those goals.
www.albion.edu /academics/03catalog/programs/first_year.asp   (0 words)

  
 University of Edinburgh - New Academic Year
Our academic year is now divided across two semesters, rather than the previous structure, which was based on three terms.
Alongside the restructuring of the academic year, the University is also implementing radical changes to its curricula.
An additional week has been added to the new structure of the academic year, in comparison to the old term structure, to accommodate marking and Boards of Examiners.
www.ed.ac.uk /news/academicyear.html   (0 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Academic Year Abroad 1998-99: The Most Complete Guide to Planning Academic Year Study Abroad (Academic Year ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Academic Year Abroad describes almost 2,500 programs: some 1,700 sponsored by accredited U.S. post-secondary institutions and hundreds more developed for U.S. students by foreign universities and other organizations.
IIE's Academic Year Abroad and Vacation Study Abroad are U.S. higher education's standard information resources on international study, used by students and academic advisers nationwide.
Academic Year Abroad is a publication of the Institute of International Education.
www.amazon.com /Academic-Year-Abroad-1998-99-Planning/dp/0872062414   (0 words)

  
 Chapman University - Law - Current Students - Academic Achievement Program
Moreover, the Academic Achievement Center conducts a substantial number of workshops throughout the academic year designed to help first-year students transition from undergraduate school to law school.
The Academic Fellows hold office hours once each week in the fall and spring semesters during which they are available to respond to student questions.
In many walks of life there is a similar time in trial and initiation, a period when newcomers are forced to be the victims of their own ineptness and when they must somehow master the basic skills of the profession in order to survive.
www.chapman.edu /law/students/AAP   (0 words)

  
 Student Aid on the Web - The Academic Competitiveness Grant
The Academic Competitiveness Grant is available for the first time for the 2006-2007 school year for first year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2006, and for second year students who graduated from high school after January 1, 2005.
An eligible student may receive an Academic Competitiveness Grant (AC Grant) of up to $750 for the first academic year of study and up to $1,300 for the second academic year of study.
Be enrolled in the first or second academic year of his or her program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;
studentaid.ed.gov /PORTALSWebApp/students/english/AcademicGrants.jsp?tab=funding   (0 words)

  
 Academic year planner 2006
The academic year planner is a calendar that shows the scheduled dates of the meetings of the principal committees of the University and dates of the major religious festivals.
For a printed A3 size version of the year planner please email Andrea Wilson in the Academic Standards and Support Unit.
Academic year planners for previous years: 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006.
www.bradford.ac.uk /admin/acsec/assu/academic_year_planner.html   (0 words)

  
 Student Eligibility Options for New Academic Grants
Academic Competitiveness Grants will be available to students for their first and second years of college.
States wishing to submit a secondary school program of study for recognition by the Secretary of Education must do so by June 1, 2006, to be considered for the 2006-07 academic year.
Deadline for States to establish and submit to the Secretary of Education an alternate rigorous secondary school program of study for recognition in the 2006-07 academic year.
www.ed.gov /about/inits/ed/competitiveness/ac-smart.html   (0 words)

  
 Academic Year in Rome
It is committed to high academic standards and to the furthering of a liberal education to which the University at Stony Brook is dedicated.
Students are expected to sign up for three or four courses, which last for an academic year spanning from the middle of November to the end of June.
At least two years of college level Italian with a minimum grade of B, or the equivalent, is a prerequisite.
www.italianstudies.org /studyabroad/academic_year.htm   (0 words)

  
 Academic Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The co-ed Summer Program is designed for young campers in need of academic remediation and a camping experience away from home.
Individual tests are administered at the beginning of each year and at regular intervals to evaluate and measure progress.
The areas of physical, life and earth sciences, as well as the involvement of technology, are studied each year on a rotating basis.
www.lindenhs.org /schoolyear.htm   (0 words)

  
 Academic Year Information - Boston College
You may work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the academic year, except during the Christmas and Spring breaks when students may work a maximum of 40 hours per week even if the student is working more than one job for Boston College during the academic year.
You are expected to work for the same employer throughout the academic year, until your agreed upon end date, unless informed otherwise.
Students who have been awarded Federal Work-Study for this academic year may want to consider providing a valuable service as a paid Reading Tutor at one of the Boston public elementary schools in the Allston/Brighton area.
www.bc.edu /offices/stserv/financial/studemploy/academic/info   (0 words)

  
 Semester & Academic Year Program
An academic, cross-cultural, logistical and program orientation is conducted by the Resident Director during the first few days of the program.
Evaluation of academic performance provides students with continual supportive feedback and an opportunity to be actively involved in assessing their own progress, strengths and weaknesses.
The Resident Director is responsible for working with each student to identify his/her learning objectives for the semester, to establish and implement academic requirements and to provide Lexia with a complete evaluation of the student’s academic performance as it relates to the stated objectives and requirements.
www.stanford.edu /~rkj/lexia/academic/aca-program.html   (0 words)

  
 Graceland University:Academic Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
During the school year, participants are involved in two types of required activities; Advisor Sessions and Saturday Sessions.
The goal of each of these sessions is to provide ongoing academic support and other individualized services that will help participants take the steps necessary to prepare for postsecondary study.
Saturday sessions will be held at least six times during the academic year.
www.graceland.edu /show.cfm?durki=150   (0 words)

  
 Academic School Year in Italy. Experience your gap year in Italy.
The “Academic School Year” or “Gap Year”, in Italy, is an Italian language course, thought for beginner and elementary students, which lasts for 32 weeks and leads to the internationally-recognized AIL (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) diplomas (DILI-Intermediate and DALI-Advanced).
The Standard Course, now with a greater emphasis on the written language, continues and is concluded after a further 240 lessons, inclusive of a further four weeks of DALI-exam preparation.
Another part of the Academic program will take you through the world of business and current affairs (12 lessons), where there will be a special emphasis on Italian as a business language.
www.scuolaleonardo.com /gap-year-in-italy.php   (0 words)

  
 DMD Guide-Policies-Academic-third year
The Third year, Fourth Year, Advanced Standing II Promotions Committee is charged with monitoring the academic and clinical progress of all third and fourth year DMD students and the Advanced Standing II students.
If the student does not successfully remediate the course by October 1, the student will remain on probation throughout the academic year and a new final grade will be submitted at the end of the year.
To be eligible for graduation, students must be in good academic standing with all of the previous years’ promotions committees, must not be on probation, must have met all academic and clinical requirements for the fourth year or the Advanced Standing II year and must receive official signatures from appropriate people for all competencies.
dentalschool.bu.edu /dmd_guide/policies-academic-third.html   (0 words)

  
 Academic Year
This course is devoted to introducing the many “hands-on” clinical skills associated with the practice of medicine, and preparing students for the clinical year.
Additionally, students are introduced to the clinical year through lectures and workshops designed to smooth the transition from the didactic portion of physician assistant education to the clinically based, experiential phase.
The focus during spring quarter is the development of the assessment and plan, including diagnostic, therapeutic and patient education aspects.
www.ohsu.edu /pa/academic.html   (0 words)

  
 Academic Year
In the academic year, you will work closely with your Upward Bound Assessment Specialist to develop a Personal Action Plan which will require your participation in some or all of the services listed below.
You may also be assigned to a mentor that will assist in the attainment of your academic and career goals.
Academic and Career Counseling: Your Upward Bound Assessment Specialist works with you and your high school guidance counselor to help guide you toward your academic and career goals.
www.sunyacc.edu /page641   (0 words)

  
 Interlochen :: About Interlochen :: Academic Year   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
We encourage you to read more about these academic year programs and any current job openings.
Equally committed to excellence in the arts and academics, the Academy provides students with a pre-professional arts training together with a rigorous college-preparatory education.
The academic faculty, through a rigorous college-prep program, helps ensure that students succeed after Interlochen.
www.interlochen.org /about/work_volunteer/academic_year   (0 words)

  
 What does a new academic year mean?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I believe that the 2003-2004 academic year will be remembered as one of our finest for several reasons.
This year will be significant because we celebrate an important birthday during the spring semester.
During this year, we will again host championship athletics there, as well as see continued enjoyment from our institutional family and friends as they become more familiar with it.
www.bpc.edu /news_and_info/news/Archive2003/2003-08-Aug/what_does_a_new_academic_year_me.htm   (0 words)

  
 OWU Online | Information and Tickets (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Ohio Wesleyan University is a charter member of the North Coast Athletic Conference, which began competition in the 1984-85 academic year.
Earlham College and Wittenberg University joined the NCAC in 1988 and began championship competition in the 1989-90 academic year, and Hiram College and Wabash College joined the NCAC in 1998 and began championship competition in the 1999-2000 academic year.
A total of 38 teams in all 22 sports were represented in national competition last year, with one team winning an NCAA Division III championships to raise the conference’s 21-year total to 53.
go.owu.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /~athlweb/info.html   (0 words)

  
 UBC Student Services - Academic Year - 2003/2004 - All year
Rehabilitation Sciences, fourth year, RHSC and RSPT examinations (October 21 to 24 inclusive).
Dentistry, D.M.D., third and fourth years: study and assessment period begins (December 6 to 12 inclusive).
Forestry, third year: FRST 452 field work begins at the University Research Forest, Maple Ridge, BC (April 18 to May 1 inclusive).
students.ubc.ca /calendar/academicyear.cfm?page=2003&view=all   (0 words)

  
 Academic Year Research - STEP - Truman State University
Community college faculty members who participate in a summer research team have the opportunity to maintain an ongoing collaboration during the academic year with the Truman faculty member(s) with whom they worked.
In addition, financial assistance is available to attend and present their research at a professional conference.
Throughout the academic year, Truman faculty and students travel to the community colleges to share information with faculty and students about recent research developments.
step.truman.edu /faculty/academicyear_research.asp   (0 words)

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