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Definition of an Academic Year

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Bryan University offers programs on a semester-academic calendar. As such, our semester-academic year consists of 32 weeks of instruction (two, 16-week semesters). The maximum enrollment period (maximum time frame) is 1.5 times the program length, identified by the individual undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the University.

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