Show Trimester System Population Explosion Expands School Year The movement toward year-round as indicated by the University's burgeoning summer i school is the reflection of a nationwide trend in higher More and more students are restricting themselves to one month rather than three months of summer vacation finishing their studies in three rather than four Financial problems provide the main impetus toward the increasing number of year-round college sched- As University students are only too raising enough money to construct buildings for those wishing to attend college is an enormously difficult Census projections indicate that college ment will rise from the current 3 million to 7 million by 1970 and to 9 million by If colleges turn to an it is estimated that the million needed for physical plant expansion could be decreased by million to The University of Pittsburgh's trimester system is probably the most interesting concept developed in order to cope with the expanding number of students entering Under this the academic year is divided into three terms extending over an The first trimester starts on September 5 and runs until December the second opens 1 January 3 and closes April and the final term begins April 29 and ends August The University of Pittsburgh adopted this system in Extension of the school year has been making rapid progress in state-supported in because legislators are always calling for J the most efficient utilization of educational w The trimester system is being used in four Florida New York will soon launch experimental trimester programs at three of its state-supported |