Regular Academic Year Parts of Term

During the regular academic year (Autumn through Spring), courses are offered under a variety of “parts of term” which are defined by specific date ranges and impact registration add and drop deadlines. Consult the Academic Calendar for specific registration deadlines.

Note: the Full Term, Extended Deadline, and Global Seminars parts of term are also used during Summer quarter, but those courses run 8 weeks. See all Summer parts of term here.

Part of Term	Description
Full Term	Courses that run the full 10 weeks of the academic quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring)
Extended Deadline	Courses that run the full 10 weeks of the academic quarter (Autumn, Winter, Spring) and allow registration in Banner up through the 10th day of the term
Global Seminars	Study Abroad courses run by SPU faculty
September Session	Courses that generally start in early September and run for 3 weeks
September Session + Full Term	Courses that generally start in early September and run through the end of Autumn quarter