Bethel operates on an early semester calendar with two 15-week semesters and a three-week interim in January. Bethel offers five summer sessions.
Fall Semester 2019
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Residence halls open (new students) |
August 29 |
| Residence halls open, 9 a.m. (returning students) |
August 30 |
| Labor Day |
September 2 |
| Classes begin |
September 3 |
| Last day to add/drop a first-half or full-term course |
September 9 |
| Homecoming |
October 5-7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a first-half course |
October 11 |
| Fall break |
October 11 |
| Last day of First term courses |
October 21 |
| First day of Second term courses |
October 22 |
| Last day to add/drop a second-half course |
October 29 |
| Advising Day (no day classes; night classes are held) |
October 30 |
| Family Weekend |
November 1-3 |
| Registration for Interim and Spring |
November 5, 7, 11, & 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from a full-term course |
November 22 |
| Thanksgiving break begins (Tuesday night classes are held) |
November 27 |
| Classes resume |
December 2 |
| Festival of Christmas |
December 5-7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
December 6 |
| Last day of classes |
December 13 |
| Final examinations |
December 16, 17, 19, & 20 |
| Study day |
December 18 |
| Commencement |
December 20 |
| Residence halls close, noon |
December 21 |
Interim 2020
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Residence halls open, noon |
January 5 |
| Classes begin |
January 6 |
| Last day to add/drop a course |
January 7 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
January 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course |
January 22 |
| Last day of classes |
January 28 |
Spring Semester 2020
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Classes begin |
February 3 |
| Last day to add/drop a first-half or full-term course |
February 10 |
| Last day to withdraw from a first-half course |
March 13 |
| Residence halls close, noon |
March 14 |
| Spring Break |
March 16-20 |
| Residence halls open, noon |
March 22 |
| Spring break ends/Classes resume |
March 23 |
| Last day of First term courses |
March 26 |
| First day of Second term courses |
March 27 |
| Last day to add/drop a second-half course |
April 3 |
| Good Friday (no classes) |
April 10 |
| Monday after Easter (no classes) |
April 13 |
| Registration for Summer and Fall |
April 14, 16, 20, & 22 |
| Last day to withdraw from a full-term course |
April 24 |
| Last day to withdraw from a second-half course |
May 8 |
| Last day of classes |
May 15 |
| Final examinations |
May 18, 19, 21, & 22 |
| Study day |
May 20 |
| Senior Celebration |
May 22 |
| Commencement |
May 23 |
| Residence halls close for returning students, noon |
May 23 |
| Residence halls close for graduating seniors, 1 p.m. |
May 24 |
Summer School 2020
Academic Calendar
| Event |
Date |
| Term A start date (Term end dates vary by course) |
May 26 |
| Term B start date (Term end dates vary by course) |
June 17 |
| Term C start date (Term end dates vary by course) |
June 17 |
| Term D start date (Term end date vary by course) |
May 26 |
| Term E start date (Term end date vary by course) |
June 17 |
