Academic Calendar < Bethel University

2018-2019 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2018

Seminary Academic Calendar
Date	Event
September 4	Fall Semester begins
September 4-October 18	First-half Classes
October 19-November 2	Intensives/Reading and Research Weeks¹
November 5	Classes held to make-up for Labor Day (St. Paul)
November 5-December 21	Second-half Classes
November 22-23	No classes - Thanksgiving holiday
December 21	Fall Semester ends

Interim Term 2019

Seminary Academic Calendar
Date	Event
January 3	Interim Term begins
January 21	No classes - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 27	Interim Term ends

Spring Semester 2019

Seminary Academic Calendar
Date	Event
February 4	Spring Semester begins
February 4-March 21	First-half Classes
February 11-15	Doctor of Ministry Intensives (St. Paul)
February 25-March 1	Doctor of Ministry Intensives (San Diego)
March 22-April 5	Intensives/Reading and Research Weeks
April 8-May 24	Second-half Classes
April 19	No Classes - Good Friday
May 24	Spring Semester ends

Summer 2019

Seminary Academic Calendar
Date	Event
May 30	Summer Term begins
May 30-June 21 (3 weeks)	June Term
May 30-August 15 (11 weeks)	Term A (San Diego)
June 24-August 15 (8 weeks)	Summer Term
June 17-June 28	Doctor of Ministry Intensives (St. Paul)
July 4	No Class - Independence Day
August 5-August 9	Doctor of Ministry Intensives (San Diego)
August 15	Summer Term ends

St. Paul face to face classes that meet once per week generally meet 14 times, 3 hours per week. Instructors are asked to use a variety of distributed learning tools to continue the course experience throughout the Reading Weeks. Face to face classes do not meet Reading Weeks.