first semester
Opening academic period
First semester refers to the initial half of an academic year, typically running from late summer or early fall through December or January.
In American higher education, it's often called fall semester.
The phrase sometimes describes a student's level of experience: She's a first-semester freshman.
First semester can also modify coursework: first-semester calculus.
- freshmanFirst-year student
- freshman yearInitial academic year enrolled
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- move-in dayOccupancy commencement date
- syllabusCourse plan document
enrollment · fall · autumn · midterms · registration · textbooks · dorm · roommate · dining hall · classes · credits · lectures · campus · college life · making friends · September · finals · GPA
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- college lifefreshman, freshman year, sophomore, junior, classes
- orientation periodsonboarding, training period, induction, apprenticeship, initiation
temporal position in academic year
first semesterspring semester
Academic term following winter
second term · spring term · end of year · summer term · fall semester