get('teacher_scores_selected_semester') ?? '')); if ($selected !== '') { return ucfirst(strtolower($selected)); } $fallback = trim((string) ($session->get('semester') ?? '')); if ($fallback !== '') { return ucfirst(strtolower($fallback)); } $config = new ConfigurationModel(); $configSemester = trim((string) ($config->getConfig('semester') ?? '')); if ($configSemester !== '') { return ucfirst(strtolower($configSemester)); } return 'Fall'; } }