Trebuchet,

My experience is the same as yours: The year was divided into four
quarters, with the standard school year comprising three of them.
I have heard that the University has since switched to a semester
system to be in line with scheduling at other schools around the
nation. But I'm not sure what is standard.

My reason for asking is to get some idea how long a person will
be going to classes if he signs up for and attends only one course,
and completes it successfully. It needs to be a course in physics
which is approved for use in advancement toward a degree in
physics. The person who takes the course must be graded on
the standard scale.

To take this in another direction, does anyone have any ideas
how arrangements for payment of such a course could be made
so that I will pay the full cost if the person gets an acceptable
grade, but the person taking the course will pay if he does not
get an acceptable grade? A legal contract is all I can think of,
but I don't like that and I'm pretty sure the other person would
like it even less.

-- Jeff, in Minneapolis

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