How long does University take in Real Life?

"Simmerville;d-969729" wrote:
I'm having lots of fun with this pack. Still pondering a bit regarding how my play routine shall be, especially how many years my students shall spend taking their degree. I know it can be done in different numbers of terms, but how long should a
term take?

I was thinking 1 term per half year, like 1 Spring term, and one Fall term. With 4 terms, that seems to be my normal, it will take a student 2 years to get a degree. Is this how long it would take in real life? Somehow I think it's a bit quick.

Alternatively they could have just 1 term per year, taking 4 calendar years to get a degree... which might be long, but would actually have a bigger affect on their family back home - their room will actually be unoccupied for a while, and I might hav more time to "miss them". I play on rotation often with just one simday per house per year, and when playing a student I don't really think I must play their family back home at a minimum.

What's your thoughts? How do your terms relate to real life years?

Generally, most degrees take three years - four depending on the degree as well. Master degree takes 5 -6 years or instead, generally, 2 more years after you took the bachelor degree. 2 semesters per year.