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[lemma=semester] [lemma=semester]
Over the course of the semester , you will complete several computing assignments ( worth 60 % of your grade ) and a final project ( worth 40 % of your grade ) . This process continues throughout the semester , and the professor in each class begins with his or her own presentation and is after the presentation , the student takes a few minutes to discuss the various decisions the student had to make in the course of preparing the presentation . Historically within the 16 campus system there has been considerable variance in length of semesters , number of class days , and overall length of the academic year . Financial aid funds will not be available at the start of the semester , and credit cannot be released prior to the first day of classes at MAINE . After the middle of the semester , a student will receive a No Credit for a dropped course . Such students are required to take , in addition to the limited number of new courses , courses in which they received any of the grades F , U and W in previous semesters , and are also expected to retake courses in which they received C - , D + , or D for the purpose of improving their Cumulative Grade Point Averages . It is Faculty policy that , at the beginning of the year or semester , lecturers should discuss with their classes the objectives , content and forms of assessment of units within the limits of the broad outlines published . Normally , students are expected to complete degree requirements in eight semesters , but may do so in nine semesters . If students have not completed graduation requirements within eight graded semesters , they must petition the Committee on Academic Status and Petitions for permission to continue enrollment for each additional semester needed to complete requirements .