Overview of Academic Periods
An academic period is the date foundation for scheduling course sections, student enrollment, and automatic fee calculation.
It sets the parameters for when a student searches for courses, adds to the shopping cart or student scheduler, and enrolls.
The academic period feature offers maximum flexibility for institutions. You can configure multiple flexible time periods for an academic structure. You can also accurately mirror your academic calendars and provide more flexibility for academic periods that don't fit into the usual term or semester construct.
You can define structures that support semesters, terms, quarters, and any other flexible time period. For example, set up a fall term or semester with many courses that follow the same deadline dates, or a 1 day course with dates that only apply to that course. You can also group academic periods together into an academic reporting period for reporting purposes.