一种是比秋季入学的同学晚一个学期毕业(Courses with a January start will finish a semester later than those that started in September ),比如伦敦都市大学等,这种普遍适用于硕士;
第二种是,将第一学年的课程压缩,假期减短,这样第二年跟前一年秋季入学同步开设课程(Studying from January through to July, with a short break at Easter, allows students to join the second-years in September),比如考文垂大学等,这种普遍适用于本科。