The program’s First Year begins with proportionally more classroom instruction and ends in Year Three with proportionally more job-site work experience. Throughout the program, full-time students receive personal mentoring and counseling regarding their worldview, vocational aspirations, and spiritual formation.

Annual Calendar
Note: The following calendar is for general planning purposes only. It is subject to change. Partner business work schedules, the ongoing disruptions caused the public health restrictions due to the covid pandemic, and other factors may require schedule adjustments. Please check back regularly for calendar updates.
1. Trinity–Advent Term | Christmas Break | 2. Epiphany Term | Easter Break | 3. Resurrection Term | Ascension Break | 4. Pentecost Term | Trinity Break |
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10 wks | 3 wks | 10 wks | 1 wk | 10 wks | 3 wks | 10 wks | 5 wks |
1st week October - 2 wks before Christmas | Mid-Dec. - Jan. 1 | 1st week January - 2d week March | 3d week March | 3d week March - end May | End May - 3d week June | 3d week June - end August | End August - 1st week October |
1. Trinity–Advent Term 2021 | Christmas Break | 2. Epiphany Term 2022 | Easter Break | 3. Resurrection Term 2022 | Ascension Break | 4. Pentecost Term 2022 | Trinity Break |
Mon. Oct. 4 - Fri. Dec. 10 | Sat. Dec. 11 - Sun. Jan. 2 | Mon. Jan. 3 - Fri. Mar. 11 | Sat. Mar. 12 - Sun. Mar. 20 | Mon. Mar. 21 - Fri. May 27 | Sat. May 28 - Sun. June 19 | Mon. June 20 - Fri. Aug. 26 | Sat. Aug. 27 - Sun. Oct. 2 |
1. Trinity–Advent Term 2022 | Christmas Break | 2. Epiphany Term 2023 | Easter Break | 3. Resurrection Term 2023 | Ascension Break | 4. Pentecost Term 2023 | Trinity Break |
Mon. Oct. 3 - Fri. Dec. 9 | Sat. Dec. 10 - Sun. Jan. 1 | Mon. Jan. 2 - Fri. Mar. 10 | Sat. 11 - Sun. Mar. 19 | Mon. Mar. 20 - Fri. May 26 | Sat. May 27 - Sun. June 18 | Mon. June 19 - Fri. Aug. 25 | Sat. Aug. 26 - Sun. Oct. 1 |
Holidays Celebrated by Cornerstone Institute
- U.S. Thanksgiving: No classes Thursday & Friday of Thanksgiving week
- Christmas & New Year’s Day: No classes during the two-week Christmas-New Year Break
- Holy Week: No classes Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Resurrection Sunday, dates variable
- Ascension Day: No classes, Thursday, date variable (40 days after Easter)
- U.S. Independence Day: No classes July 4
- U.S. Labor Day: No classes first Monday of September
Typical Weekly Study-Work Schedule
The typical weekly study-work schedule is based on two-hour blocks two or three times a week for each module. The actual in-class time may vary, depending on the nature of the modules taught and/or the instructor’s pedagogical approach. Some modules, for example, that are primarily lecture-based may meet only three hours per week. Other modules, however, which are exercise-based or require problem solving or group projects, may take up to six hours of in-class time per week. When possible, instructors will record lectures and lessons, and make the module materials available well in advance of the scheduled meeting times, so students whose work schedules, family responsibilities, or time zones may “time-shift.”
Note: However modules are taught or how flexible the scheduling may be, students are responsible for all assignments, as required for each module by the final published deadlines.
Modules & Internship Sample Schedule
(Modules, Class Days and Times May Vary)

Typical Three-Year Study-Work Cycles
The typical three-year schedule follows the chart below (schedules may vary depending on the fields of study and the student’s internship and employment status):
Year One | Year Two | Year Three | |
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Worldview Modules | 12 hrs/week | 8 hrs/week | 6 hrs/week |
Vocational Modules | 6 hrs/week | 8 hrs/week | 12 hrs/week |
Additional Study Hours | 6 hrs/week | 3 hrs/wk | 0 hrs/wk |
On-site Work Experience | 10 hrs/week | 20 hrs/week | 30 hrs/week |
Worldview Mentoring | 2 hrs/week | 2 hrs/week | 1 hr/week |
Vocational Mentoring | 2 hrs/week | 2 hrs/week | 2 hrs/week |
Spiritual Mentoring | 2 hrs/week | 2 hrs/week | 1 hr/week |
Approximate Total Hours | 40 hrs/week | 45 hrs/week | 52 hrs/week |