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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

2025 Fall semester

September 1, 2025-December 20, 2025

September 2025 session

Session begins, Labor Day holiday

Monday, September 1
Session ends

Saturday, October 25

November 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, October 27
Thanksgiving break

Thursday-Friday, November 27-28
Session ends

Saturday, December 20
2025 Winter break

Sunday-Sunday, December 21, 2025-January 4, 2026

2026 Spring semester

January 5, 2026-April 25, 2026

January 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday

Monday, January 19
Session ends

Saturday, February 28

March 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, March 2
Spring holiday

Friday, April 3
Session ends

Saturday, April 25
2026 Spring break

Sunday-Sunday, April 26-May 3

2026 Summer semester

May 4, 2026-August 29, 2026

May 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, May 4
Memorial Day holiday

Monday, May 25
Juneteenth holiday

Friday, June 19
Session ends

Saturday, June 27
2025 Summer break

Sunday-Sunday, June 28-July 5

July 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, July 6
Session ends

Saturday, August 29

2026 Fall Semester

August 31, 2026-December 19, 2026

September 2026 Session

Session begins

Monday, August 31
Labor Day Holiday

Monday, September 7
Session ends

Saturday, October 24

November 2026 Session

Session begins

Monday, October 26
Thanksgiving Break

Thursday-Friday, November 26-27
Session ends

Saturday, December 19
2026 Winter Break

Sunday-Sunday, December 20, 2026-January 3, 2027

Cycle 2 academic calendar

2025 Summer semester

July 7, 2025-October 25, 2025

July 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, July 7
Session ends

Saturday, August 30

September 2025 session

Session begins, Labor Day holiday

Monday, September 1
Session ends

Saturday, October 25

2025 Fall Semester

October 27, 2025-February 28, 2026

November 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, October 27
Thanksgiving break

Thursday-Friday, November 27-28
Session ends

Saturday, December 20
2024 Winter break

Sunday-Sunday, December 21, 2025-January 4, 2026

January 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday

Monday, January 19
Session ends

Saturday, February 28

2026 Spring Break

March 2, 2026-June 27, 2026

March 2026 Session

Session begins

Monday, March 2
Spring Holiday

Friday, April 3
Session Ends

Saturday, April 25
2026 Spring Break

Sunday-Sunday, April 26-May 3

May 2026 session

Session begins

Monday, May 4
Memorial Day holiday

Monday, May 25
Juneteenth holiday

Friday, June 19
Session ends

Saturday, June 27
2026 Summer break

Sunday-Sunday, June 28-July 5

2026 Summer Semester

July 6, 2026-October 24, 2026

July 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, July 7
Session ends

Saturday, August 30

September 2025 session

Session begins,

Monday, August 31
Labor Day Holiday

Monday, September 7
Session Ends

Saturday, October 24

2025 Fall semester

October 27, 2025-February 28, 2026

November 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, October 27
Thanksgiving break

Thursday-Friday, November 27-28
Session ends

Saturday, December 20
2025 Winter break

Sunday-Sunday, December 21, 2025-January 4, 2026

January 2025 session

Session begins

Monday, January 5
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday

Monday, January 19
Session ends

Saturday, February 28

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

Cycle 1

January and March
Cycle 2

March and May

Summer semester sessions

Cycle 1

May and July
Cycle 2

July and September

Fall semester sessions

Cycle 1

September and November
Cycle 2

November and January

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