What is Interterm? Like many colleges and universities, Bethany College has opted for a 4-1-4 academic calendar. The Fall Semester is comprised of a four month 16 week period. The Interterm is a one month period of 16 class days. The Spring Semester is comprised of a four month 16 week period. Interterm provides an intense learning opportunity for students to explore specific areas of interest, since each class equals one week in the regular semester.

Students may select from on-campus course work or from off-campus experiences which can enhance classroom objectives.

Included are opportunities to learn on the job or to travel to places of interest, such as the Urban Life Center in Chicago, the Washington Center in Washington, D.C., or Europe for study abroad opportunities.

In addition to regularly scheduled classes, students and the public are invited to take advantage of special events and speakers designed to enhance the Interterm learning experience. Recent events have included a lecture on the Creation/Evolution debate for public school curriculum and a reading by Kansas novelist Philip Kimball.