Terms of Study - Spanned Courses

For most courses and programs, the Regular Session (September to April) consists of two terms: Fall Term and Winter Term. Summer Session (May - August) is also offered. When you register, or search for classes in the Course Catalog or Class Schedule, you will need to search each Term (in which you want to take courses) in order to see the complete course offerings.

	Terms in Aurora Web	Months
Regular Session	Fall 2006	September to December
	Winter 2007	January to April
Medicine, Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Med Rehab Students	Bannatyne Undergrad 2006-2007	July to June

For example, if you are a Science student and want to see what is available in September to December, select ‘Fall 2006’. If you want to see what’s available in January to April, select ‘Winter 2007’. If you’re a Dentistry student, select ‘Bannatyne Undergrad 2006-2007’.

Spanned Courses - Full courses that are taught over both terms

Courses taught over two terms of study are referred to as ‘spanned’ courses. Summer Session (May – August) is also offered.

For example, a course taught from September to April, over both Fall and Winter Terms. Part A will be taught in Fall Term, Part B will be taught in Winter Term.

Important: You must complete both Part A and Part B to be given credit for the course.

Registering for a spanned course

To register in a course that spans Fall and Winter or in the case of some Distance Education courses – Winter and Summer, all you have to do is add ‘Part A’ of the course. The Aurora Student system will automatically register you in the corresponding ‘Part B’ section.

Dropping a spanned course

No matter when you drop a course that is split into Part A and Part B, you will be dropped from both parts of the course. If you drop Part A of the course in Fall Term, you will also be dropped from Part B in Winter Term, and vice versa.

Grading of a spanned course

You will not receive a grade for Part A at the end of Fall Term. When the course is completed in April and a final grade is assigned, the same grade will be applied to Part A and Part B. Both sections will appear on your transcript and will have the same grade and credit hour value, so your grade point average will be calculated correctly.

EXAMPLE:

PSYC1200 Introduction to Psychology - 6 Credit hours

Student registers in Part A. Aurora Student automatically adds Part B section.

At the end of the course, a grade of B is assigned to both sections.

Both sections appear on the transcript as:

Course #	Course Title	Credit hours	Grade
PSYC1200	Introduction to Psychology Part A	3 Credit Hours	B
PSYC1200	Introduction to Psychology Part B	3 Credit Hours	B