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There's still time to apply! Accepting applications for Fall 2026 with scholarship support available. Apply now!
Even if you have already been admitted elsewhere for a fall start, Korbel’s Summer 2026 option gives you something many programs cannot: flexibility, momentum, and a path to a rewarding career.
Spread out your course load through an additional quarter giving you space to focus and succeed.
Some students prefer to take a lighter course load during the academic year so they can join the many clubs and organizations Korbel and DU offer, visit the Rocky Mountains, and explore the city of Denver including concerts, sporting events and the arts.
Not every student graduates into a job. Not every career follows a clean academic cycle.
A summer start allows you to keep momentum, build skills, and enter the fall prepared rather than waiting on circumstances you cannot control. It offers flexibility for students balancing work, family, and evolving career plans.
Korbel offers this option because access and opportunity should not be dictated by the academic calendar.
The Summer 2026 start is a full, formal entry into Korbel graduate programs. This is not a pre-term, bridge, or preparatory experience.
You enroll as a Korbel student, take graduate-level courses taught by Korbel faculty, and earn credits that count fully toward your degree. Your academic progress begins immediately and continues seamlessly into the fall.
This is graduate school, just started earlier.
Course registration opens May 1, 2026
Classes start June 13, 2026
All summer start students are required to attend fall orientation in September (Specific dates will be emailed at a later date)
Students admitted for a fall start who are interested in switching to Summer 2026 should email [email protected] and request a change to their application.
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The Summer 2026 start is an optional path designed to provide flexibility.
If you have questions about the benefits of beginning in the summer and learn about how your scholarship works, we are here to help.
Contact us directly.
No. The Summer 2026 start is an optional entry point designed to provide flexibility for students. Students may choose to begin in the summer or start in the fall, depending on what works best for their academic needs.
Yes. Students who begin in Summer 2026 officially start their graduate degree at Korbel. Summer coursework counts fully toward degree requirements and students continue into the fall term with their cohort.
No. The Summer 2026 start is not a pre-program, bridge, or conditional experience. Students enroll directly in graduate level courses taught by Korbel faculty.
Summer 2026 is the only term in which select Korbel graduate courses are offered online. Please reference the above summer 2026 course schedule to see which courses are offered in-person and online. All online courses are synchronous.
Beginning in Fall 2026, all Korbel graduate coursework is taught in person. Students are expected to be physically present on campus for all fall and subsequent academic terms.
No. Korbel graduate programs are delivered in person.
Online coursework is offered only during the Summer 2026 term.
If you are awarded a Korbel scholarship, your total award amount remains the same as communicated in your letter of admission.
Your total Korbel scholarship amount will not change.
Yes. All summer start students are required to attend fall orientation and continue their program in person beginning in Fall 2026.
Orientation will be in September 2026. The full scheduled will be emailed at a later date.
Students can select Summer 2026 as their intended start term in the graduate application. Students admitted for a fall2026 who are interested in switching to Summer 2026, please email [email protected] and request an application change.
Summer 2026 course registration opens May 1, 2026. Classes begin Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Students admitted for summer will receive email to their du.edu email address with instructions on how to register.
To request a term change, please email [email protected] and include the term you originally applied for and the term you would like to switch to.
For example, if you applied for Fall 2026 and would like to move to Summer 2026, state that clearly in your message.
Once your request is received, the admissions team will process the change. You will receive an official confirmation by email within approximately 48 to 72 business hours.
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