Term Definition Window

This window is used for the entry and maintenance of term codes and their respective descriptions. Term definitions are stored in the Term Definition table.

The columns in the header of this window are used to establish parameters to search for a specific item that you want to view or edit.

Columns

This column refers to the length of a term over the course of an academic year.

Traditional types of terms may be known as semesters (fall and spring), quarters (quarters 1, 2, 3, 4), or trimesters (fall, winter, and spring).

Code	Description
Q	Quarter
S	Semester
T	Trimester

If you do not enter a value into this column, the term code will not display on the Transfer Entry window in Registration.

X should be used for an academic conversion term, and only one term should have a term type of X.

Use this column to define the number of credit hours that make up a full-time teaching load.

This column is used by the term conversion process when converting quarter hours to semester hours or vice versa. Enter a percentage to be used when converting credit hours from one term to another.

See the "Academic Term Conversion Window" topic for more information about the process of converting from one term system to another.

How To

1. Open the Term Definition window.

2. Select Add Row or Insert Row from the right-click menu.

3. Select/type the necessary information (Code, Description, Type, FT Teaching Load, Conversion %, Sort Order) to create the data row.

4. Save.

1. Open the Term Definition window.

2. Only the Description, Type, FT Teaching Load, Conversion %, and Sort Order columns can be edited.

3. Save after entering changes.