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+type TermSemester = 'Spring' | 'Fall';
+export type Term = `${TermSemester} ${number}`;
+
+export function getCurrentTerm(): Term {
+    const date = new Date();
+    const semester: TermSemester = date.getMonth() < 6? 'Spring' : 'Fall';
+    const year = date.getFullYear();
+    return `${semester} ${year}`;
+}
+
+export function getNextTerm(term: Term): Term {
+    let [semester, year] = getCurrentTerm().split(' ');
+
+    if(semester == 'Spring') { 
+        return `Fall ${parseInt(year)}`; 
+    } else {
+        let newYear = parseInt(year) + 1;
+        return `Spring ${newYear}`;        
+    }
+}
+
+export function getPreviousTerm(term: Term): Term {
+    let [semester, year] = getCurrentTerm().split(' ');
+
+    if(semester == 'Spring') { 
+        let previousYear = parseInt(year) - 1;
+        return `Fall ${previousYear}`; 
+    } else {
+        return `Spring ${parseInt(year)}`;        
+    }
+}
+