# Academic Terms

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**.

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

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Contact your school’s system administrator to request view or edit access if you cannot access the rights management screen.
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## Assign an Academic Term to a Unit

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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
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* 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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