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Glossary of Terms In Administrative Data and Reports

Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research

Academic Calendar Year (Fa,Sp,Su)

Definition

An academic calendar year consists of a sequential fall, spring, and summer terms.  For example, the 2021-2022 academic calendar year includes fall 2021, spring 2022 and summer 2022.  The academic calendar year is defined by the UW-Madison Faculty's Academic Calendar, governed by FPP (https://secfac.wisc.edu/academic-calendar/).

Note: This term for “academic calendar year” was created for catalog purposes to align with the UW Madison curriculum. As a rule of thumb, institutional reporting follows the student and academic-related processes that mainly operate on a summer/fall/spring cycle (i.e. [[academic year (Su,Fa,Sp)]].

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https://uwmadison.datacookbook.com/institution/terms/209326/versions/360642
Data Domain(s)
Academic Planning

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