Summer Part of Term Codes

Coding for summer term must be precise as it impacts deadlines for tuition refunds and other enrollment dates for students.

Two-Character Part of Term Codes

  1. The first is a letter that represents the week that the course starts.
    • Z represents zero week.
    • A represents week one.
    • B represents week two.
    • and on…
    • For example, H represents week eight.
  2. The second is a number and it represents the number of weeks that the course meets.

Examples:

  • Z2 is a two-week course (2) that starts in zero week (Z).
  • A4 is a four-week course (4) that starts in week 1 (A).
  • E3 is a three-week course (3) that starts in week 5 (E).
  • G2 is a two-week course (2) that starts in week 7 (G).

Three-Character Part of Term Codes

  1. The first is a letter that represents the weekend that the course starts.
    • Z represents zero week.
    • A represents week one.
    • B represents week two.
    • and on…
    • For example, H represents week eight.
  2. The second is always a W to indicate that it is a weekend course.
  3. The third is a letter that represents the weekend that the course ends.
    • A represents week one.
    • B represents week two.
    • and on…
    • For example, H represents week eight.

Examples:

  • ZWA is a weekend course (W) that starts at the end of zero week (Z) and runs two weeks through the end of week one (A).
  • CWD is a weekend course (W) that starts at the end of week three (C) and runs two weeks through the end of week four (D).
  • FWH is a weekend course (W) that starts at the end of week six (F) and runs three weeks through the end of week eight (H).