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# Academic Terms

Last updated: January 2025

This feature allows you to determine the maximum number of terms to be displayed and utilized in the Grading Process.

## Access and Navigation

This setting can be found under the **Planning Group** > **School Year Setup** > **Academic Terms**.

![](https://3973081029-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-M1SysIMhMO_ls3VlZcw%2F-MY7zz2Ltb_XZ8UggVe5%2F-MY8AWPard_d2hdCZv4B%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=706ea354-b707-451d-b03c-04a175605e36)

If you cannot view the link from the list, check the privilege assigned to your user account or role.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Contact your school’s system administrator to request view or edit access if you cannot access the rights management screen.
{% endhint %}

## Assign an Academic Term to a Unit

{% hint style="warning" %}
You need to set up your school's [units](/product-guide-k12/admin-home/planning-module/school-year-setup/units.md) to set an academic term
{% endhint %}

* To get started, select the School Year and the Unit you want to assign an Academic Term setting to

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* Select an Academic Term setting from the dropdown
  * **Yearly** - One grading period
  * **Semestral** - Two grading periods
  * **Trimester** - Three Grading Periods
  * **Quarterly** - Four Grading Periods
* Click the **Save** button

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