Academic Calendar
DeVry offers many courses in a session format, with two eight-week sessions offered each semester. Traditional course offerings are delivered in a 15-week format and are referenced below as semester-length.
2008 Fall Semester: October 27, 2008 - March 1, 2009
| Monday | October 27 | Session A begins |
| Monday | November 3 | Semester-length courses begin |
| Thursday-Friday | November 27-28 | Thanksgiving break |
| Sunday | December 21 | Session A ends |
| Monday-Sunday | December 22-January 4 | Winter break |
| Monday | January 5 | Session B begins and semester-length courses resume |
| Monday | January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Sunday | March 1 | Session B and semester-length courses end |
2009 Spring Semester: March 2, 2009 - June 21, 2009
| Monday | March 2 | Session A begins |
| Monday | March 9 | Semester-length courses begin |
| Friday | April 10 | Spring recess |
| Sunday | April 26 | Session A ends |
| Monday | April 27 | Session B begins and semester-length courses resume |
| Monday | May 25 | Memorial Day |
| Sunday | June 21 | Session B and semester-length courses end |
2009 Summer Semester: July 6, 2009 - October 25, 2009
| Monday | July 6 | Session A begins |
| Monday | July 13 | Semester-length courses begin |
| Sunday | August 30 | Session A ends | Monday | August 31 | Session B begins (no classes) |
| Monday | September 7 | Labor Day |
| Sunday | October 25 | Session B and semester-length courses end |
