| Academic Calendar
Face-to-Face
and online courses follow the same academic
calendar. IAU utilizes the trimester academic
calendar. A trimester
system divides the academic year into three
equal terms, roughly 16 weeks each. The trimesters
are Spring, Summer, & Fall. Each 16-week
trimester is divided into two 8-week sessions.
Therefore, each trimester has 2 sessions (see
below).
The
actual start dates change year to year. Please
contact admissions
if you need the exact start date so you can
better plan your admissions application process.
Spring
(Jan-Apr)
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Session 1 (Jan-Feb)
- Session
2 (Mar-Apr)
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Summer
(May-Aug)
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Session 1 (May-Jun)
- Session
2 (Jul-Aug)
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Fall
(Sep-Dec)
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Session 1 (Sep-Oct)
- Session
2 (Nov-Dec)
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The
holidays and vacations observed by the university
are as follows: New Year's Day (Jan 1), Memorial
Day (last Monday of May), Independence Day (July
4),
Labor Day (first Monday in September),
Thanksgiving (Thursday–Friday); and Christmas
Day (Dec 25).
Typically,
each 3-semester unit course is broken into eight
lessons. Each lesson can be completed in one
week. By breaking a each 3-semester unit course
into eight lessons, the instructor can monitor
students' satisfactory academic progress (SAP)
in each course. This is an essential element
in providing appropriate instruction and support
services to students.
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