Admission Process

Important Dates: Master’s Students

Admissions Deadlines

  • Summer 2025 (all terms): April 21, 2025
  • Fall 2025: August 1, 2025
    • For School Counseling Certificate Students, the last day to apply for admission for Fall 2025 is July 18th, 2025.
  • Spring 2026: December 12, 2025
    • For School Counseling Certificate Students, the last day to apply for admission for Spring 2026 is November 28th, 2025.

Scholarship Deadlines

Scholarship Application Submissions for Fall (new starts)

  • Early scholarship deadline: March 1
  • General scholarship deadline: May 1
  • Late scholarship deadline: July 1

Scholarship Application Submissions for Spring (new starts)

  • First priority scholarship deadline: November 1
  • Second priority scholarship deadline: December 1

Academic Life Dates

New Student Orientation

Fall 2025
Master’s Students: August 21, 2025
PhD Students: August 15, 2025

Spring 2026
Master’s Students: January 22, 2026

Class Dates

Summer Full Term 2025: May 19, 2025 – August 22, 2025
Summer Term I 2025: May 19, 2025 – June 27, 2025
Summer Term II 2025: July 7, 2025 – August 15, 2025
Fall 2025: August 25, 2025 – December 12, 2025
Spring 2026: January 26, 2026 – May 15, 2026
Summer Full Term 2026: May 18 – August 21, 2026
Summer Term I 2026: May 18 – June 26, 2026
Summer Term II 2026: July 6 – August 14, 2026


Student Breaks

Good Friday: April 18, 2025
Memorial Day: May 26, 2025
Juneteenth: June 19, 2025
Independence Day: July 4, 2025
Labor Day: September 1, 2025
Thanksgiving Break: November 25, 2025 – November 28, 2025
New Year’s Day: January 1, 2026
Martin Luther King Day: January 19, 2026

Other Important Dates

Incoming student registration:

  • Summer 2025 (all terms) Registration: Opens April 14, 2025
  • Fall 2025 Early Registration: Opens April 14, 2025 (Deposit required to participate)
  • Fall 2025 Open Registration: Opens May 14, 2025
  • Spring 2026 Early Registration: Opens October 13, 2025 (Deposit required to participate)
  • Spring 2026 Open Registration: Opens November 10, 2025

Last Day to Add Classes

Summer Full Term 2025 – May 23, 2025

Summer Term I 2025 – May 18, 2025

Summer Term II 2025 – July 6, 2025

Fall 2025 – August 29, 2025

Spring 2026 – January 30, 2026

Summer Full Term 2026 – May 22, 2026

Summer Term I 2026 – May 17, 2026

Summer Term II 2026 – July 5, 2026

Payment Arrangement Deadlines

All funds due at noon.

Summer 2025 (All Terms) – May 9, 2025

Fall 2025 – August 15, 2025

Spring 2026 – January 16, 2026

Summer 2026 (All Terms) – May 8, 2026

Graduation

Commencement  May 16, 2025

Important Dates: Doctor of Ministry Students

Admissions Deadlines

DMin applications are reviewed as soon as all materials have been received. Completed applications for English-language programs are due September 15 for winter entry. Korean-language applications are due March 15 for summer entry and September 15 for winter entry. If space is available, applications will be considered on a rolling basis after these dates.

Academic Life Dates

Class Dates

Summer 2025: May 5, 2025-September 5, 2025 (On-campus intensive seminar July 7-11 and 14-18, 2025)

Winter 2025/2026: November 3, 2025-March 6, 2026 (On-campus intensive seminars January TBD and TBD 2026)

Important Dates: PhD in CES Students

Admissions Deadlines

Please reach out to Rita Salcedo at rita.salcedo@denverseminary for more information.

Next Session Start: August 26, 2025

Fall 2025 Early Decision Application Deadline: November 15, 2024. Individual and Group Interviews conducted in December.

Fall 2025 Application Deadline: December 15, 2024. Individual and Group Interviews conducted in January.

Fall 2024 Late Decision Application Deadline: June 1, 2025.*
Individual and Group Interviews conducted in July.

*If space is available, applications will be considered on a rolling basis after this date.

New Student Orientation: August 15, 2025.