However, with the quarter/trimester system, classes are generally longer. My Japanese class meets everyday for 50 minutes, but my sex, gender, and power (VERY cool class) meets twice a week, from noon to 2:20. My art class, which also meets twice a week, runs for almost 3 hours... but since it's an art class, it's not that bad. At Augustana, classes met Monday, Wednesday, and Friday or Tuesday, Thursday. Sometimes, those classes lasted forever! But I definately like that better than taking 5 classes in one semester.