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A Term Type is a term attribute used to categorize terms so that certain academic system rules and preferences may be applied to term records without having to reconfigure settings each term. For example, a section meeting pattern may only be considered a "standard" pattern during Summer terms. If the system knows that term "SU2010" is a "Summer" term type, and certain meeting patterns are flagged as standard for "Summer" term types, then it is possible to determine which meeting patterns are standard for that specific term. Also, without further configuration, the system will also recognize standard patterns for "SU2011".
Term Types are used in the following areas:
•Meeting Patterns
•Courses (per Delivery Method)
•Course Exam Preferences
•Instructor and Student Availability and Load Profiles
To define Term Types, perform the following:
1.Click the Term Types option in the Admin section of the Academics tab.
2.Click Add a Term Type.
3.Enter a name for the new Term Type.
4.If desired, enter a description.
5.Optionally, enter Min, Ideal, and Max Course Load values.
6.Optionally, check the box next to Is Course Load Credit Hours to define that the values entered refer to credit hours.
NOTE: Steps 5 and 6 are fallback default settings for processes like Sectioning that rely on student and instructor load settings.
7.Click Save and Close.
A new Term Type entry is added to the list and is now available where Term Type selections are provided.