mini-term
Condensed academic period
A mini-term is a compressed academic session shorter than a standard semester or quarter, typically lasting two to four weeks.
Colleges offer mini-terms during winter breaks or summer months, allowing students to complete courses intensively: She picked up an extra credit during the January mini-term.
Half academic year
- coursePlanned path forward
- moduleIndependent functional component
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- syllabusCourse plan document
enrollment · registration · session · intensive · workshop · certificate · unit · block
Provision in agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
- conditionState or stipulation
lease · rental · subscription · trial · probationary · temporary · renewal · extension
Shortened word form
- acronymWord made from initials
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- truncationCutting something shorter
- clippingPiece cut out
diminutive · prefix · suffix · jargon · lexicon · glossary · definition · nomenclature
semester
Half academic year
- coursePlanned path forward
- moduleIndependent functional component
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
syllabus · enrollment · registration · session · intensive · workshop · certificate · unit · block · accelerated
clause
Provision in agreement
- agreementShared position between parties
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- stipulationCondition in an agreement
condition · lease · rental · subscription · trial · probationary · temporary · renewal · extension · commitment
abbreviation
Shortened word form
- acronymWord made from initials
- shorthandAbbreviated writing system
- truncationCutting something shorter
clipping · diminutive · prefix · suffix · jargon · lexicon · glossary · definition · nomenclature · vocabulary
- school calendaracademic calendar, semester, trimester, quarter, fall semester
- School Time Periodssemester, quarter, trimester, school year, academic year
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