The English Language Academy (ELA) offers non-credit certificate courses year-round. We accept new students for classes beginning in January, March, June and September. Below is our calendar.
We strongly recommend that all students—both new and continuing—complete their applications no later than six weeks before the beginning of the term. Placement and orientation dates are also listed below. Please note that we cannot guarantee a place in our program if an application is received after this date.
Application Calendar
Term
|
Program Dates
|
Application Opens
|
Application Deadline
|
Overseas Applicants
|
Applicants in US*
|
Fall
|
September - November
|
February 15
|
July 1
|
August 1
|
Winter
|
January - March
|
June 15
|
November 1
|
December 1
|
Spring
|
April - June
|
August 15
|
February 1
|
March 1
|
Summer
|
June - August
|
December 15
|
May 1
|
June 1
|
*Please contact us for any exceptions.
Important Intensive English Program Dates
Academic Year 2021-2022
Term
|
New Student Reporting
|
Orientation
|
Beginning of Classes
|
Add/Drop Deadline*
|
End of Classes **
|
Results Day |
Fall 2021
|
Sep 2-3
|
Sep 7
|
Sep 8
|
Sep 20
|
Nov 16
|
Nov 18
|
Winter 2022
|
Jan 3
|
Jan 4
|
Jan 5
|
Jan 13
|
Mar 15
|
Mar 17
|
Spring 2022
|
Mar 28
|
Mar 29
|
Mar 30
|
Apr 7
|
Jun 7
|
Jun 9
|
Summer 2022
|
Jun 20
|
Jun 21
|
Jun 22
|
Jun 23
|
Aug 16
|
Aug 18
|
Academic Year 2022-2023
Term
| New Student Reporting
| Orientation
| Beginning of Classes
| Add/Drop Deadline*
| End of Classes **
| Results Day |
|---|
Fall 2022
| Sep 1-2
| Sep 6
| Sep 7
| Sep 19
| Nov 15
| Nov 17
|
Winter 2023
| Jan 2
| Jan 3
| Jan 4
| Jan 12
| Mar 14
| Mar 16
|
Spring 2023
| Mar 27
| Mar 28
| Mar 29
| Apr 6
| Jun 6
| Jun 8
|
Summer 2023
| Jun 19
| Jun 20
| Jun 21
| Jun 22
| Aug 15
| Aug 17
|
*Add/Drop deadline: ELA has its own add/drop deadlines different from DePaul University. Tuition payments excluding tuition deposits are refunded when students submit a written request to withdraw from their classes by this date. Any withdrawal requests after this date will have no refund.
** End of classes: Final exams will end on this date. Please refer to your syllabus for detailed final exams schedule.