Collocations for semester - noun

first, second
the end of the first-semester course

fall, spring, summer
His fall-semester grades were abysmal.

last, next
a class I took last semester

following, previous
entire, whole
I spent an entire semester studying Chomsky.

spend
I spent a semester at the University of Madrid.

begin
complete, finish
students completing all eight semesters of the program
I was finishing my last semester in college and trying to look for a job.

begin, start
The new semester started on February 3.

end

break
The semester break had begun.

hour
The total curriculum is 54 semester hours.

credit hours, credits
The course is worth 40 semester credit hours.