FBS schools on quarter system

[Tech77]

I have often wondered this, but never looked it up until now. Only 7 FBS schools are on the quarter system:

Louisiana Tech University, Northwestern University (Illinois), Oregon State University, Stanford University, UCLA, University of Oregon and the University of Washington

[Tech77]

Here us the link that lists colleges on quarter system: http://www.collegexpress.com/lists/l...er-system/243/

[sportdawg]

Not bad company

[SIC_EM_DAWGS!]

Definitely quality peers here on this list academically speaking.

[PawDawg]

THE Ohio State just converted to Semester in 2014 didn't they?

I think Auburn was also quarter system once too.

[girldawg]

I noticed that the Univ. of Oregon didn't start classes until Sept. 29 and finals were Dec. 8-12. Guess that would lessen the chance of academically ineligible athletes affecting their season.

[sportdawg]

I think Auburn was also quarter system once too.

It looks like the switched around 2000

[maverick]

I have often wondered this, but never looked it up until now. Only 7 FBS schools are on the quarter system:

Louisiana Tech University, Northwestern University (Illinois), Oregon State University, Stanford University, UCLA, University of Oregon and the University of Washington

I wonder how many of them use a quarter calendar but grant semester credit hours like Tech does.

[sharky]

I am a fossil because I attended Tech under the semester system and with Saturday classes. So what do I know? What are the advantages of the quarter system? Why does Tech continue to be out of step with all the other universities in the state? When I attended Tech my engineering curriculum required 154 hours to graduate and it was rather rare for anyone to take longer than 5 years to finish. If one went every summer it could be accomplished in 4 years. Now that same degree has been reduced to 132 hours, yet it seems that many students are taking 6 years to graduate. Is this because of the quarter system? Can someone please enlighten me?

We had slide rules instead of small hand held computers that are more powerful than the computers that NASA used to land our men on the moon. So what gives?

[Champ967]

I am a fossil because I attended Tech under the semester system and with Saturday classes. So what do I know? What are the advantages of the quarter system? Why does Tech continue to be out of step with all the other universities in the state? When I attended Tech my engineering curriculum required 154 hours to graduate and it was rather rare for anyone to take longer than 5 years to finish. If one went every summer it could be accomplished in 4 years. Now that same degree has been reduced to 132 hours, yet it seems that many students are taking 6 years to graduate. Is this because of the quarter system? Can someone please enlighten me?

We had slide rules instead of small hand held computers that are more powerful than the computers that NASA used to land our men on the moon. So what gives?

And stay off my lawn, ya hooligans!

[HogDawg]

I am a fossil because I attended Tech under the semester system and with Saturday classes. So what do I know? What are the advantages of the quarter system? Why does Tech continue to be out of step with all the other universities in the state? When I attended Tech my engineering curriculum required 154 hours to graduate and it was rather rare for anyone to take longer than 5 years to finish. If one went every summer it could be accomplished in 4 years. Now that same degree has been reduced to 132 hours, yet it seems that many students are taking 6 years to graduate. Is this because of the quarter system? Can someone please enlighten me?

We had slide rules instead of small hand held computers that are more powerful than the computers that NASA used to land our men on the moon. So what gives?

Who knows this kind of stuff? I mean, really........

[Dawg06]

I am a fossil because I attended Tech under the semester system and with Saturday classes. So what do I know? What are the advantages of the quarter system? Why does Tech continue to be out of step with all the other universities in the state? When I attended Tech my engineering curriculum required 154 hours to graduate and it was rather rare for anyone to take longer than 5 years to finish. If one went every summer it could be accomplished in 4 years. Now that same degree has been reduced to 132 hours, yet it seems that many students are taking 6 years to graduate. Is this because of the quarter system? Can someone please enlighten me?

We had slide rules instead of small hand held computers that are more powerful than the computers that NASA used to land our men on the moon. So what gives?

Partly, yes. Tech is small, and with the quarter system, most discipline-specific engineering classes are offered only once per year so you have to stay on track. And some professors believe it's their duty to weed students out. If you get an unsatisfactory grade or have to drop one of those courses, it sets you back a full year waiting for that class to be offered again and for the other courses that require it as a prerequisite and for the corequisite courses you have to take concurrently with other courses you are waiting to be able to take. All it takes is one bad day to set you back a full year. If you don't have a 26+ on your ACT Math, you start behind schedule unless you enroll in a summer session before freshman year fall quarter begins. As for the reduction in hours, I was told that was mandated by the state to graduate students faster, but in general, Tech's engineering degrees require more hours than most other majors. Even with it taking some time for students to graduate, Tech has the second shortest time-to-degree rate in the state at 4.7 years, and #3 is not close to us.

[HogDawg]

Partly, yes. Tech is small, and with the quarter system, most discipline-specific engineering classes are offered only once per year so you have to stay on track. And some professors believe it's their duty to weed students out. If you get an unsatisfactory grade or have to drop one of those courses, it sets you back a full year waiting for that class to be offered again and for the other courses that require it as a prerequisite and for the corequisite courses you have to take concurrently with other courses you are waiting to be able to take. All it takes is one bad day to set you back a full year. If you don't have a 26+ on your ACT Math, you start behind schedule unless you enroll in a summer session before freshman year fall quarter begins..

Ouch. Sounds like a good reason to go to college somewhere else. Ya know, LA Tech isn't the only college offering engineering courses. Just saying......

[TYLERTECHSAS]

Partly, yes. Tech is small, and with the quarter system, most discipline-specific engineering classes are offered only once per year so you have to stay on track. And some professors believe it's their duty to weed students out. If you get an unsatisfactory grade or have to drop one of those courses, it sets you back a full year waiting for that class to be offered again and for the other courses that require it as a prerequisite and for the corequisite courses you have to take concurrently with other courses you are waiting to be able to take. All it takes is one bad day to set you back a full year. If you don't have a 26+ on your ACT Math, you start behind schedule unless you enroll in a summer session before freshman year fall quarter begins. As for the reduction in hours, I was told that was mandated by the state to graduate students faster, but in general, Tech's engineering degrees require more hours than most other majors. Even with it taking some time for students to graduate, Tech has the second shortest time-to-degree rate in the state at 4.7 years, and #3 is not close to us.

Ouch. Sounds like a good reason to go to college somewhere else. Ya know, LA Tech isn't the only college offering engineering courses. Just saying......

Or they could just slack off at Tech and get a....what was that degree you earned again HD? Liberal Arts/Journalism or something was it? Just saying...

[TechStudent]

The quarter system needs to be abolished. I imagine taking QA and calculus would be much easier on the semester system.