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Academic Calendar

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 calendar cycles. At the time a student initially starts courses, he/she is assigned to either a Cycle 1 or a Cycle 2 calendar 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

2013 Spring Semester, Cycle 2: March 4, 2013 - June 30, 2013
March 2013 Session
Monday
March 4
Session Begins
Friday
March 29
Spring Holiday
Sunday
April 28
Session Ends
Monday - Sunday
April 29 - May 5
Spring Break
May 2013 Session
Monday
May 6
Session Begins
Monday
May 27
Memorial Day Holiday
Sunday
June 30
Session Ends
2013 Summer Semester, Cycle 2: July 1, 2013 - October 27, 2013
July 2013 Session
Monday - Sunday
July 1–7
Summer Break
Monday
July 8
Session Begins
Sunday
September 1
Session Ends
September 2013 Session
Monday
September 2
Session Begins, Labor Day Holiday
Sunday
October 27
Session Ends
2013 Fall Semester, Cycle 2: October 28, 2013 - March 2, 2014
November 2013 Session
Monday
October 28
Session Begins
Thursday - Friday
November 28 - 29
Thanksgiving Break
Sunday
December 22
Session Ends
Monday - Sunday
December 23 - January 5
Winter Break
January 2014 Session
Monday
January 6
Session Begins
Monday
January 20
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
Sunday
March 2
Session Ends

Cycle 1

2013 Spring Semester, Cycle 1: January 7, 2013 - May 5, 2013
March 2013 Session
Monday
March 4
Session Begins
Friday
March 29
Spring Holiday
Sunday
April 28
Session Ends
Monday - Sunday
April 29 - May 5
Spring Break
2013 Summer Semester, Cycle 1: May 6, 2013 - September 1, 2013
May 2013 Session
Monday
May 6
Session Begins
Monday
May 27
Memorial Day Holiday
Sunday
June 30
Session Ends
July 2013 Session
Monday - Sunday
July 1 - 7
Summer Break
Monday
July 8
Session Begins
Sunday
September 1
Session Ends
2013 Fall Semester, Cycle 1: September 2, 2013 - January 5, 2014
September 2013 Session
Monday
September 2
Session Begins
Monday
September 2
Labor Day Holiday
Sunday
October 27
Session Ends
November 2013 Session
Monday
October 28
Session Begins
Thursday - Friday
November 28-29
Thanksgiving Break
Sunday
Monday-Sunday
December 22
December 23 - January 5
Session Ends
Winter Break

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:

Semester
Cycle 1 Sessions
Cycle 2 Sessions
Spring
January and March
March and May
Summer
May and July
July and September
Fall
September and November
November and January

Certain processes are conducted on a session basis; others are conducted on a semester basis.