Academic Calendar

Rochester College operates on a semester academic calendar. Three semesters are offered per academic year: Fall (late August – mid-December), Spring (January – April), and Summer (May – August). One credit hour is defined as follows:

1. one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week; or
2. at least an equivalent amount of time as required above for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practice, studio time, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.