Academic Periods
You can set up academic periods that are distinct from terms so you can use them for purposes (such as open enrollment) that aren't constrained by year/terms. A school year or calendar year might be a useful academic period.
Academic periods consist of a date range and some days-off items. Days-off items are days that you don't want counted within the period. They might be planned holidays or unplanned days off such as for weather emergencies.
Notice
You want to create an academic period that spans January through June. There are 4 holidays plus 5 days of spring break during that time, so first you create 9 days-off items. Then you create an academic period, and you add those 9 days-off items to it.
During that period, the school has to close unexpectedly for 2 days because of flooding. So you create 2 new days-off items, and you add them to the period.
A student has an open-enrollment course with 180 days to complete. Because the 4 holidays, 5 days of spring break, and 2 days of flooding, the student now has 11 extra days to complete the course.
Use this page to view, publish, edit, or delete academic periods. From here, you can also click the Create academic period button to open the Manage Academic Period window and create a new period there.
Publishing makes an academic period available for calendars.
You can edit the start and end dates of a period, and you can edit the Days-Off Items or add new ones. If the period is published, you can't change the existing dates or Days-Off Items, but you can add new Days-Off Items.
Tip
In most cases, it's best not to add to published academic periods, but it may be necessary for unplanned events such as weather-related closings.
You can delete an unpublished period.
On the Registration Administration hub, click the Hub options button.
Select Admin options and Manage academic periods from the drop-down. The Academic Periods page opens.
In the row for an academic period, click the Actions button.
Select Publish.
A pop-up reminds you that publishing makes this academic period available for calendars.
Click the Yes, publish button.
In the row for an academic period, click the Actions button.
Select Edit. The Manage Academic Period page opens.
Edit the Start Date and End Date as needed.
Tip
If the period is published, you can't edit the dates.
Click the Continue button.
Edit the existing Academic Days-Off Items fields as needed.
To add another academic days-off item, click the Add another link.
Click the Save button.
In the row for an academic period, click the Actions button.
Select Delete.
A pop-up asks whether you're sure. Click Yes, delete.