What is the quarter system?
Baylor Law Schools quarter system is a specifically chosen and a historically-tested way to serve the needs of the Baylor Law community. It is a true quarter system in that there are four quarters of the same length Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer – during the calendar year. However, while most schools academic year consists of two semesters, the traditional academic year at Baylor consists of three quarters. Any three quarters can make up an academic year since each quarter, including the Summer, offers a full range of courses. Please click on the Academic Calendar, which shows the beginning and ending dates of the four quarters. Under the quarter system, students can take an average of fourteen quarter hours each quarter and graduate in nine quarters with a minimum total of 126 quarter hours (the equivalent of 84 semester hours.) Each quarter is approximately 9 weeks of instruction followed by two reading days and then an additional week for finals. Why the quarter system? Baylor La
