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 |
| Computing & Technology | All Courses | 6 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 | All Courses | 6 Weeks | Online |
| Human Resources | SHRM Certification Prep+ | 6 Weeks; Varied | In-Person; Hybrid; Online |
| Immigration Studies (VIISTA) | All Courses | 6 Weeks | Online |
| Irish Language Studies | All Courses | 6 Weeks | Online |
| Leadership | All Courses | 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 | All Courses | 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 | All Courses | 6 Weeks | Online |
| Project Management | PMP® Exam Preparation | 12 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 2026-2027 academic year.
| Parts of Term | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| 6-week Parts of Term | ||
| P01 | 6/8/2026 | 7/19/2026 |
| P02 | 7/6/2026 | 8/16/2026 |
| P03 | 8/3/202 | 9/13/2026 |
| P04 | 9/14/2026 | 10/25/2026 |
| P05 | 10/12/2026 | 11/22/2026 |
| P06 | 11/9/2026 | 12/20/2026 |
| P07 | 1/11/2027 | 2/21/2027 |
| P08 | 2/8/2027 | 3/21/2027 |
| P09 | 3/8/2027 | 4/18/2027 |
| P10 | 4/5/2027 | 5/16/2027 |
| P11 | 5/3/2027 | 6/13/2027 |
| P20 | 6/1/2026 | 7/12/2026 |
| P21 | 7/20/2026 | 8/30/2026 |
| 12-week Parts of Term | ||
| P12 | 6/8/2026 | 8/30/2026 |
| P13 | 9/14/2026 | 12/6/2026 |
| P14 | 1/11/2027 | 4/4/2027 |
| P15 | 3/8/2027 | 5/30/2027 |
| 15-week Parts of Term | ||
| P16 | 8/24/2026 | 12/6/2026 |
| P17 | 1/11/2027 | 4/25/2027 |
| 30-week Parts of Term | ||
| P18 | 9/14/2026 | 4/11/2027 |
| 52-week Part of Term | ||
| P19 | 6/1/2026 | 5/31/2027 |
| 2026 Fall Semester | ||
| PE | 8/24/2026 | 12/10/2026 |
| 2027 Spring Semester | ||
| PE | 1/11/2027 | 05/07/2027 |