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Academic Calendar

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It is our constant goal to make it as easy as possible to fit with our students’ busy schedules. That’s why the DeVry University and its Keller Graduate School of Management academic calendars are in session format, meaning there are two eight-week sessions offered in each semester. What’s more, the summer, fall and spring semesters have two overlapping cycles – Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 – to make scheduling even more convenient.

Learn more by exploring the DeVry and Keller course schedule below.

Note: Each session, instruction ends at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on Saturday of week eight. Additionally, no instruction occurs on holidays or during break periods indicated below.

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Cycle 1 Academic Calendar

2023 Fall Semester

August 28, 2023-December 16, 2023

September 2023 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, August 28

  • Labor Day Holiday

    Monday, September 4

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, October 21

November 2023 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, October 23

  • Thanksgiving Break

    Thursday-Friday, November 23-24

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, December 16

  • 2023 Winter Break

    Sunday-Sunday, December 17-December 31

2024 Spring Semester

January 1, 2024-April 20, 2024

January 2024 Session
  • Session Begins,  New Year’s Day Holiday

    Monday, January 1

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

    Monday, January 15

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, February 24

March 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, February 26

  • Spring Holiday

    Friday, March 29

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, April 20

  • 2024 Spring Break

     Sunday-Sunday, April 21-April 28

2024 Summer Semester

April 29, 2024-August 31, 2024

May 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, April 29

  • Memorial Day Holiday

    Monday, May 27

  • Juneteenth Holiday

    Wednesday, June 19

  • Session Ends

    Saturday,  June 22

  • 2023 Summer Break

    Sunday-Sunday, June 23-July 7

July 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday,  July 8

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, August 31

2024 Fall Semester

September 2, 2024-December 21, 2024

September 2024 Session
  •  Session Begins, Labor Day Holiday

    Monday, September 2

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, October 26

November 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, October 28

  • Thanksgiving Break 

    Thursday-Friday, November 28-29

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, December 21

  • 2024 Winter Break

    Sunday-Sunday, December 22, 2024-January 5, 2025

Cycle 2 Academic Calendar

2023 Fall Semester

October 23, 2023-February 24, 2024

November 2023 Session
  • Session Begins, 

    Monday, October 23

  • Thanksgiving Break 

    Thursday-Friday, November 23-24

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, December 16

  • 2023 Winter Break

    Sunday-Sunday, December 17-December 31

January 2024 Session
  •  Session Begins, New Year’s Day Holiday

    Monday, January 1

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

    Monday, January 15

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, February 24

2024 Spring Semester

February 26, 2024-June 22, 2024

March 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, February 26

  • Spring Holiday

    Friday, March 29

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, April 20

  • 2024 Spring Break

    Sunday-Sunday, April 21-April 28

May 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, April 29

  • Memorial Day Holiday

    Monday, May 27

  • Juneteenth Holiday

    Wednesday, June 19

  •  Session Ends

    Saturday, June 22

  • 2024 Summer Break

    Sunday-Sunday, June 23-July 7

2024 Summer Semester

July 8, 2024-October 26, 2024

July 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, July 8

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, August 31

September 2024 Session
  • Session Begins, Labor Day Holiday

    Monday, September 2

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, October 26

2024 Fall Semester

October 28, 2024-March 1, 2025

November 2024 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, October 28

  • Thanksgiving Break

    Thursday-Friday, November 28-29:

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, December 21

  • 2024 Winter Break

    Sunday-Sunday, December 22, 2024-January 5, 2025

January 2025 Session
  • Session Begins

    Monday, January 6

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Holiday

    Monday, January 20

  • Session Ends

    Saturday, March 1

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 students initially starts courses, they are 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:

Spring Semester Sessions
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  • Cycle 1

    January and March

  • Cycle 2

    March and May

Summer Semester Sessions
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  • Cycle 1

    May and July

  • Cycle 2

    July and September

Fall Semester Sessions
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  • Cycle 1

    September and November

  • Cycle 2

    November and January