Professional Education courses in the College of Professional Studies are offered in varying durations and modalities as noted in the table below.
For online courses, there are no scheduled holidays within the scheduled time frames. Regularly scheduled live class sessions that fall on University holidays may be rescheduled to an alternate date by the instructor. Students who are unable to attend the alternate date are not penalized.
Enrollment deadlines and start dates for courses and programs are listed on the specific course/program website.
Table 1: Class Duration and Modality
|
Discipline |
Courses |
Course Duration |
Program Modality |
|
Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Addiction Studies |
Recovery Specialist Certificate |
12 Weeks |
In-Person |
|
Agile |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Church Management |
Catholic School Management |
15 Weeks |
Online |
|
Church Management |
Church Management |
30 Weeks |
Online |
|
Contract Management |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Digital Marketing |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
English for Everyday Life |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Entrepreneurship |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Entrepreneurship |
Entrepreneurship Symposium |
2 Days |
In-Person; Hybrid |
|
Facilities Management |
Facilities Management |
15 Weeks |
Online |
|
Financial Management |
PayTrain® Level 1 – Fundamentals PayTrain® Level 2 – Mastery |
12 Weeks |
Online |
|
Human Resources |
HR Fundamentals: Principles HR Fundamentals: Practice HR Fundamentals: Principles and Practice
HR Professional: Principles HR Professional: Practice HR Professional: Principles and Practice
Advanced Human Resources: Principles Advanced Human Resources: Practice Advanced Human Resources: Principles and Practice |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Human Resources |
SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Exam Preparation |
6 Weeks; Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
|
Immigration Studies |
Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates: All Modules |
14 Weeks |
Online |
|
Irish Language Studies |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Leadership |
Strategic Leadership: Principles Strategic Leadership: Practice Strategic Leadership Principles & Practice Building & Leading Highly Effective Teams: Principles Building & Leading Highly Effective Teams: Practice Building & Leading Highly Effective Teams: Principles & Practice Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager: Principles Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager: Practice Finance and Accounting for the Non-Financial Manager: Principles & Practice Systems and Design Thinking: Principles Systems and Design Thinking: Practice Systems and Design Thinking: Principles and Practice Change Management: Principles Change Management: Practice Change Management: Principles and Practice Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Principles Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Practice Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Principles and Practice The Human-Centered Leader: Inner Wisdom, Outer Impact: Principles The Human-Centered Leader: Inner Wisdom, Outer Impact: Practice The Human-Centered Leader: Inner Wisdom, Outer Impact: Principles and Practice Executive Presence and Leadership Communication: Principles Executive Presence and Leadership Communication: Practice Executive Presence and Leadership Communication: Principles and Practice Critical Thinking and Decision-Making for Strategic Leadership: Principles Critical Thinking and Decision-Making for Strategic Leadership: Practice Critical Thinking and Decision-Making for Strategic Leadership: Principles and Practice Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Principles Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Practice Negotiation and Conflict Resolution: Principles and Practice Coaching and Facilitation for Team Leads: Principles Coaching and Facilitation for Team Leads: Practice Coaching and Facilitation for Team Leads: Principles and Practice Design Thinking for Social Impact: Principles Design Thinking for Social Impact: Practice Design Thinking for Social Impact: Principles and Practice |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Leadership |
Leadership Symposium |
2 Days |
In-Person; Hybrid |
|
Leadership |
CLIMB Training |
Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
|
Leadership |
Women’s Leadership Development |
Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid |
|
Learning Design and Technology |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Management |
New Manager Bootcamp |
Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
|
Nursing |
Child Abuse Prevention |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Nursing |
Nurse Manager |
30 Weeks |
Online |
|
Nursing |
RN Refresher |
15 Weeks |
Online |
|
Nursing |
Advanced Practice Provider |
12 Weeks |
Online |
|
Nursing |
Clinical Preceptor |
12 Weeks |
Online |
|
Paralegal |
Civil Procedure & Litigation |
Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
|
Pre-College Summer Academy |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
In-person; Online |
|
Project Management |
Introduction to Project Management |
2 Days |
In-Person |
|
Project Management |
Project Management Fundamentals: Principles Project Management Fundamentals: Practice Project Management Fundamentals: Principles and Practice Applied Project Management: Principles Applied Project Management: Practice Applied Project Management: Principles & Practice Project Management Capstone: Principles Project Management Capstone: Practice Project Management Capstone: Principles & Practice Mastering Project Management: Principles Mastering Project Management: Practice Mastering Project Management: Principles & Practice Introduction to Agile and Scrum: Principles Introduction to Agile and Scrum: Practice Introduction to Agile and Scrum: Principles & Practice PMP® Exam Preparation |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Six Sigma |
All Courses |
6 Weeks |
Online |
|
Sustainable Enterprise Executive Education & Development |
All Courses |
Varied |
In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
|
VUnited Scholars |
All Courses |
Varied |
In-Person |
Professional education courses at the College of Professional Studies are offered throughout the year in 6-week, 12-week, 15-week, 30-week, or 52-week terms. The following is a list of the parts of terms offered in the 2025-2026 academic year.
|
Parts of Term |
Start Date |
End Date |
| 6-week Parts of Term | ||
|
P01 |
6/23/2025 |
8/3/2025 |
|
P02 |
7/21/2025 |
8/31/2025 |
|
P03 |
8/18/2025 |
9/28/2025 |
|
P04 |
9/15/2025 |
10/26/2025 |
|
P05 |
10/13/2025 |
11/23/2025 |
|
P06 |
11/10/2025 |
12/21/2025 |
|
P07 |
1/12/2026 |
2/22/2026 |
|
P08 |
2/9/2026 |
3/22/2026 |
|
P09 |
3/9/2026 |
4/19/2026 |
|
P10 |
4/13/2026 |
5/24/2026 |
|
P11 |
5/11/2026 |
6/21/2026 |
| 12-week Parts of Term | ||
|
P12 |
6/23/2025 |
9/14/2025 |
|
P13 |
9/15/2025 |
12/7/2025 |
|
P14 |
1/12/2026 |
4/5/2026 |
|
P15 |
3/9/2026 |
5/31/2026 |
| 15-week Parts of Term | ||
|
P16 |
8/25/2025 |
12/7/2025 |
|
P17 |
1/12/2026 |
4/26/2026 |
| 30-week Parts of Term | ||
|
P18 |
9/15/2025 |
4/12/2026 |
| 52-week Parts of Term | ||
|
P19 |
6/1/2025 |
5/31/2026 |