Academic Calendars

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 & TechnologyAll Courses6 WeeksOnline
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 Courses6 Weeks Online 
Human Resources SHRM Certification Prep+ 6 Weeks; Varied In-Person; Hybrid; Online 
Immigration Studies (VIISTA)All Courses6 Weeks Online 
Irish Language Studies All Courses 6 Weeks Online 
Leadership All Courses6 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 CoursesVaried 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 Courses6 Weeks Online 
Project Management PMP® Exam Preparation12 WeeksOnline
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 TermStart DateEnd Date
6-week Parts of Term  
P016/8/20267/19/2026
P027/6/20268/16/2026
P038/3/2029/13/2026
P049/14/202610/25/2026
P0510/12/202611/22/2026
P0611/9/202612/20/2026
P071/11/20272/21/2027
P082/8/20273/21/2027
P093/8/20274/18/2027
P104/5/20275/16/2027
P115/3/20276/13/2027
P206/1/20267/12/2026
P217/20/20268/30/2026
12-week Parts of Term  
P126/8/20268/30/2026
P139/14/202612/6/2026
P141/11/20274/4/2027
P153/8/20275/30/2027
15-week Parts of Term  
P168/24/202612/6/2026
P171/11/20274/25/2027
30-week Parts of Term  
P189/14/20264/11/2027
52-week Part of Term  
P196/1/20265/31/2027
2026 Fall Semester  
PE8/24/202612/10/2026
2027 Spring Semester  
PE1/11/202705/07/2027