Create and Manage Academic Periods

An academic period is a timespan, such as a term or semester, which contains course sections typically offered within that timespan.

Academic periods are also a way to define date spans for other features such as courses.

Note:

You can use existing self-paced periods, but you can’t create self-paced periods. You'll be able to create self-paced periods in a future release. Holiday periods also aren't available.

Prerequisite Features

Set up these features before you create academic period attribute dates and academic periods:

1. Manage Time Zone Settings Time Zone Settings

   Required if you use a calculation method of Manual Entry and a date type of Date Time on academic period attribute dates and academic periods.

2. Academic Institution Academic Institutions

   Required for academic periods.

Configure academic period attribute dates before you create academic periods. Create and Manage Academic Period Attribute Dates

How to Use Academic Periods

To access the Academic Periods page: From Student Central, click Search and search for Academic Periods.

For step-by-step information about how to create an academic period, start with the Add Details for Academic Periods topic. Add Details for Academic Periods

Then follow the topics in order (one topic for each tab on the Academic Periods page) until you finish creating the academic period.

Rapid Implementation

You can use Rapid Implementation to create and load academic periods. Use these tasks in the Setup and Maintenance work area, Student Management offering:

• Create Academic Periods in Spreadsheet
• Upload Academic Structures in Spreadsheet