Academic Calendars

CPS On-Campus Offerings and Calendar

Campus classes are offered in multiple durations ranging from one-day to full semester courses.

Table 1: Class Duration Schedule

Duration

Discipline

Courses

2 Days

Project Management

Introduction to Project Management

7 Weeks

English for Everyday Life

Popular Culture
Government and Citizenship
Technology and Science
People and the Environment
Sports and Outdoor
Recreation Current Events

 

Leadership

Women’s Leadership Development Certificate

Varied

Facilities Management

Facilities Management

 

Human Resources

SHRM Essentials of Human Resources
SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Exam Preparation

 

Leadership

Leadership Symposium

  Learning Design and Technology 

Designing Effective Learning Experiences 

Technology Tools for Learning

Learning Design and Technology Workshop

 

Management

New Manager Bootcamp

 

Project Management

PMP® Exam Preparation

 

Paralegal

Civil Procedure & Litigation
Business Organizations
Contract Law
Criminal Law
Employment Law
Estates & Trusts Ethics
Family Law
Intellectual Property Law
Introduction to Paralegal Profession & Principles
Legal Research
Legal Writing
Paralegal Office Coordination
Real Estate Law
Torts and Personal Injury Law

All professional education campus classes follow the CPS academic calendar which is modeled after the University academic calendar. The CPS professional education calendar is posted on the College website:

https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/professionalstudies/Course_Schedules.html

CPS Online Offerings and Calendar

Online professional education programs are currently offered in varied durations. The tables below indicate each course and its corresponding time frame.

Given the online nature of the courses, there is no formal scheduled time-off for holidays. Regularly scheduled live class sessions that fall on University holidays will be rescheduled to an alternate date by the instructor. Students who are unable to attend the alternate date are not penalized.

Table 2: Class Duration Schedule February 1, 2025, and beyond.

The below table reflects the duration of courses that are offered online from February 1, 2025, and after. 

Class Duration Schedule:

Duration Discipline Courses
6 Weeks Contract Management Commercial Contract Management: Principles 
    Commercial Contract Management: Practice
    Commercial Contract Management: Principles and Practice 
    Government Contract Management: Principles 
    Government Contract Management: Practice 
    Government Contract Management: Principles and Practice 
    Advanced Contract Management: Principles 
    Advanced Contract Management: Practice
    Advanced Contract Management: Principles and Practice
  Digital Marketing Digital Marketing Fundamentals: Principles 
    Digital Marketing Fundamentals: Practice 
    Digital Marketing Fundamentals: Principles and Practice 
    Digital Marketing Tactics: Principles
    Digital Marketing Tactics: Practice
    Digital Marketing Tactics: Principles and Practice
    Advanced Digital Marketing and Analytics: Principles
    Advanced Digital Marketing and Analytics: Practice
    Advanced Digital Marketing and Analytics: Principles and Practice
  Human Resources HR Fundamentals: Principles
    HR Fundamentals: Practice
    HR Fundamentals: Principles & Practice
    HR Professional: Principles
    HR Professional: Practice
    HR Professional: Principles & Practice
    Advanced Human Resources: Principles
    Advanced Human Resources: Practice
    Advanced Human Resources: Principles & Practice
  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
  Six Sigma Lean Enterprise Principles 
    Applying Lean Enterprise Principles and Tools
    Lean Enterprise 
    Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Principles
    Lean Six Sigma in Practice: Green Belt
    Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt 
    Advanced Lean Six Sigma Principles
    Advanced Lean Six Sigma in Practice: Black Belt
    Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
    Design of Experiments: Principles
    Design of Experiments: Practice
    Design of Experiments: Principles & Practice
    Design for Six Sigma: Principles
    Design for Six Sigma: Practice
    Design for Six Sigma: Principles & Practice
    Mastery of Lean Six Sigma Principles
    Mastering Lean Six Sigma: Master Black Belt 
    Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt 
  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 Thinking and Interactive Design: Principles
    Systems Thinking and Interactive Design: Practice
    Systems Thinking and Interactive Design: Principles and Practice 
    Change Management: Principles
    Change Management: Practice
    Change Management: Principles and Practice 
  Agile Foundations of Agile Methodology: Principles
    Foundations of Agile Methodology: Practice
    Foundations of Agile Methodology: Principles and Practice
    Applications of Agile: Principles
    Applications of Agile: Practice
    Applications of Agile: Principles and Practice
    Leading Agile Teams: Principles
    Leading Agile Teams: Practice
    Leading Agile Teams: Principles and Practice
10 Weeks Financial Management

PayTrain® Level 1 – Fundamentals

PayTrain® Level 2 – Mastery

12 Weeks

Financial Management

CMA® Exam Prep Part 1: Financial Reporting, Planning, Performance & Analytics

CMA® Exam Prep Part 2: Strategic Financial Management

14 Weeks Immigration Studies Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates Modules 1 through 3