Semester Programs

There are three types of off-campus semester programs available to Bethel students: Bethel programs, affiliated programs, and programs through program providers and other colleges/universities.

Bethel Programs.

Daystar Term (Fall, Spring)
Attend the only Christian liberal arts college in Africa, situated just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. Study any number of subjects with 1300 students from over 20 African countries.

England Term (Fall, odd years)
Explore literature and drama in the British Isles. Open to all majors.

Europe Term-Business  (Fall, occasionally)
Study international business throughout Europe. Open to all majors.

Europe Term-Communication  (Fall, even years)
Study communication in a European setting. Open to all majors.

Guatemala Term (Spring)
Live in Antigua, Guatemala, and participate in this program that emphasizes an integration of academic study, Christian service, and cross-cultural interaction. Open to all majors.

New York Center for Art and Media Studies (NYCAMS)  (Fall, Spring)
NYCAMS is located within walking distance from some of the most prestigious galleries and museums in the world; these extraordinary cultural resources will be an integral aspect of your learning experience. In addition, internships with internationally renowned artists and institutions will provide you with unique opportunities to experience and engage professionally with the arts.

NYCAMS (Writing Emphasis) (Spring)
Open to Bethel University students with a Journalism or Literature/Writing major or Creative Writing minor, NYCAMS offers the opportunity to engage culture with faith and creativity.  Living in the diversity of New York City, participants will take courses and complete an internship in the field of writing or publishing.

South Africa Term  (Spring)
Study at a spiritually nurturing and academically challenging Christian college and gain an international focus and learn from South Africa, one of the most significant and successful efforts in reconciliation.

Spain Term (Fall)
Immerse yourself in the Spanish language and culture through study at the Center for Hispanic Studies in Segovia. Live with a Spanish host family in this wonderful town, listed as one of the United Nation's Heritage of Humanity sites. Open to students who have completed two years of college-level Spanish or the equivalent.

Affiliated Programs

Many of our affiliated programs are sponsored by the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. These programs will have the label "CCCU" next to them.

DOMESTIC PROGRAMS

American Studies Program (CCCU)
Explore current national and international issues in the capitol city of Washington, DC. Attend seminar classes which focus on domestic and international topics and are taught by Washington professionals. A large component of this program is an internship, which may be in any number of fields. Examples of internships include: the office of a member of Congress; the Sierra Club; the United Nations; and the Department of Education.

Contemporary Music Center (CCCU)
The CMC offers you the opportunity to spend a semester studying, living in Nashville with faculty, music industry experts and other students who share your interest in making and marketing contemporary music. It is a chance to devote some serious time to discovering how God would have you integrate your faith and your love of music in the marketplace. The program isn't just for music majors; it's for any student considering a career as a musician, vocalist, songwriter, producer, engineer, artist manager, booking agent, A&R director, marketing executive, music publisher, concert promoter or entertainment industry entrepreneur.

Los Angeles Film Studies Center (CCCU)
Gain experience in the film industry through internships in Hollywood, CA. Attend seminar classes on film industry operations and discuss the ethical challenges in the entertainment profession and film culture.

The Oregon Extension
Live a simple life, with a rustic cabin as your living quarters and wood you chopped providing heat in your own wood stove. Work to become a serious thinker and learner. Take time to read, converse and write in the woods of Ashland, Oregon.

Washington Journalism Center (CCCU)
Take part in this experiential semester on Capitol Hill that cultivates professional news skills while processing the implications of being a Christian working in the news media.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Australia Studies Centre (CCCU)
At the Wesley Institute in Sydney, you will participate in an Australian Culture course and take advantage of the course offerings in music, theatre, and graphic design.  Christianity and the Arts is a major theme of the highly acclaimed program and school.

China Studies Program (CCCU)
Immerse yourself in one of the world's oldest civilizations as you study Chinese language, history, business and culture through interaction with Chinese students & speakers.

Creation Care Study Program
Explore critical issues of biblical stewardship while living in the rain forests of Central America's Belize or New Zealand and Samoa. Study the interconnected dimensions of natural ecology, consumption and other environmental issues.

India Studies Program (CCCU)
Explore a variety of issues - poverty, social justice, rapid social change, religious pluralism - through the eyes and experience of Indian Christians. Based in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, students will take electives at the Bishop Appasamy College of Arts and Sciences. 

Latin American Studies Program (CCCU)
Study Spanish, community development and the role of the church in Latin America while attending classes, working on service projects and living with a family in Costa Rica. There are opportunities to specialize in international business (Fall), tropical science (Spring) and literature (Fall or Spring), and for travel to other Central American countries.

LCC International University
Spend a semester or summer experiencing Lithuania, a unique country where a walk along cobblestone streets reveals not only the history of a people once conquered and now liberated but also the spirit of a nation that is determined to maintain its identity.  Learn from your peers as you live and study immersed in an Eastern European student body, and become more culturally competent through hands on experience.  Discover the best of Eastern Europe as the program takes you to cities in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Russia, and take advantage of opportunities for independent travel.  Select from a wide range of courses (taught in English) that could meet general education requirement of requirements for your major.  Email studyabroad@lcc.lt for more info or visit the website.  Explore beyond the typical study abroad locations to a truly rare destination!

Middle East Studies Program (CCCU)
Spend a semester in Cairo, Egypt, and three weeks of study and travel in other regional countries. Develop an awareness of the peoples and cultures of the Middle East. The program explores Islamic faith and the complex issues surrounding Christian, Jewis and Muslim relations in the region. Modern Standard Arabic is also taught.

The Scholars' Semester in Oxford (CCCU)
Participate in the tutorial system of learning in a partnership program with the CCCU as a visiting student of Wycliffe Hall, part of Oxford University. This program is open to students with a 3.5 minimum GPA.

Uganda Studies Program (CCCU)
Uganda Christian University in Kampala provides the home for this partnership program.  Students choose from the honors classes at UCU and most complete a service project during the semester.

Jerusalem University College - Suspended due to Travel Warning
Live on Mount Zion overlooking Jerusalem's Old City and take classes taught in English, ranging from biblical history, geography and languages to archeology.

Other Colleges & Universities

POPULAR PROGRAMS

Academic Programs International (API)
Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Qatar, Spain, United Arab Emirates

American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
Australia, Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Egypt, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Spain, South Africa, Turkey

Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Italy, Peru, Scotland, Spain

Arcadia University-Center for Education Abroad
Australia, China, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Wales

Brethren Colleges Abroad (BCA)

Australia, Belgium, China, Ecuador, England, the France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Spain

Center for Cross-Cultural Studies (CCCS)
Argentina, Spain

Center for Global Education (Augsburg College)
Central America, Mexico, Southern Africa

Central College Abroad
Austria, China, England, France, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain, Wales

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Japan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam

Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
Argentina, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Mexico, South Africa

Global Learning Semesters (GLS)

Argentina, China, Cyprus, France, India, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom, multi-country options

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)
Scandinavia, Ecuador, Northern Ireland

Institute for the International Education of Students (IES)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, China, Cuba, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Morocco, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain

Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University
Argentina, Australia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, England, India, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Peru, Wales

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL)

Australia, Ecuador, France, Ghana, India, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Spain, Thailand

International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Rep., Dom. Rep., Chile, China, Costa Rica, England, France, India, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Morocco, Panama, Peru, South Korea, Spain, Multi Lat. America

InterStudy
Britain, Botswana, Ireland, South Africa,

School for International Training (SIT)
AFRICA: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, THE AMERICAS: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru ASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Samoa, Vietnam  EUROPE: Czech Republic, France, Iceland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Serbia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Spain, Switzerland  NORTH AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST: Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Tunisia