Mercer University operates on the 16-week semester system. The undergraduate programs at the Regional Academic Centers were designed to include two 8-week sessions within the semester to allow working adults the:
- Convenience of evening and weekend classes
- Monday-Friday classes are held 5:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
- Saturday classes are held 8:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. or 1:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
- Organization Leadership classes are held only on Saturdays 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Flexibility of entering our program at one of six different entry points throughout the year:
- January, March, May, July, August, October
- Advantage of being full-time by only attending 2 classes per week.
FALL SEMESTER
| Session I |
(Aug. - Oct.)
8 weeks |
Student must attend class
one time per week, per class. |
| Session II |
(Oct. - Dec.)
|
Student must attend class
one time per week, per class. |
SPRING SEMESTER
| Session I |
|
Student must attend class
one time per week, per class. |
| Session II |
|
Student must attend class
one time per week, per class. |
SUMMER SEMESTER
| Session I |
|
Student must attend class
one time per week, per class. |
| Session II |
|
Student must attend class
two times per week, per class. |
Full-Time Enrollment Example:
A student who desires full-time status (12 semester hours) can take two classes per session, which will give them a total of four 3-hour classes for the semester, yet they only attend class two evenings per week (or one evening and a Saturday, if applicable).
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Session I
(January - March) |
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Total Semester |
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PSYC 111
MATH 120 |
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6 hours |
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| * Note: All Regional Academic Center programs, except Organization Leadership, follow this 8-week structure.
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