Academic Schedule

DeVry delivers courses in a session format, with two eight-week sessions offered each semester. Months corresponding to DeVry's summer, fall and spring semesters are designated in two overlapping schedule cycles. At the time a student initially starts courses, he/she is assigned to either a Cycle 1 or a Cycle 2 schedule (see Student-Centric Period).

Note: Each session, instruction ends at 11:59 pm MST on Thursday of week eight. Additionally, no instruction occurs on holidays or during break periods indicated below.

Cycle 2

Student-Centric Period

The student-centric period (SCP) is defined as an academic semester consisting of any two consecutive sessions that begins when a student starts courses and that ends when time requirements for a semester have been fulfilled.

Two overlapping calendar cycles designate months corresponding to DeVry's summer, fall and spring semesters. At the time a student initially starts courses, he/she is assigned an SCP designator code of Cycle 1 or Cycle 2. The chart below outlines how months of the year correspond to a student's spring, summer and fall semesters, based on the assigned SCP cycle: