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

Australia Term (Fall)
Choose from performing arts, studio art, theology, and culture courses at the Wesley Institute in Sydney. Though geared toward BTS and Art majors, this program is open to all.
England Term (Fall, odd years)
Explore literature and drama in the British Isles. Open to all majors.

Europe Term-Business (Fall, odd years)
Study international business throughout Europe. 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.

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 Humaity sites. Open to students who have completed two years of college-level Spanish or the equivalent.

Thailand Term (Fall)
Dive into Thai Studies at Payap University in Chiang Mai. Take Thai language and culture courses and live in the international dorm. Open to all majors.

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 and working on Martha's Vineyard 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 Studies Program
Explore critical issues of biblical stewardship while living in the rainforests of Central America's Belize or New Zealand and Samoa. Study the interconnected dimensions of natural ecology, consumption and other environmental issues.

Hong Kong Baptist University
Live in the world's busiest port city and study at a Christian school while learning about culture and current political changes in Hong Kong. This university offers a wide variety of liberal arts classes, taught in English.

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.

Lithuania Christian College
Located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea in Klaipeda, Lithuania, LCC is a Christian liberal arts college serving over 450 students from several European countries. Students may take courses in Business, Psychology, Sociology, and Theology. International students are also encouraged to take Baltic History and Introductory Lithuanian. Courses are taught in English by North American and European faculty. Lithuania is an exciting place to be as the country emerges as a nation in its own right after fifty years of Soviet rule.

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.

Russia Studies Program (CCCU)
Immerse yourself in Russian history, language, culture, literature and geography as you study with American and Russian students at the University of Nizhni Novgorod and live with a Russian family.

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.

Tokyo Christian University
Immerse yourself in Japanese culture by studying alongside Japanese university students in Chiba Newtown, a growing suburb of East Tokyo.

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.

Daystar University - Suspended due to Travel Warning
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.

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

GENERAL SEARCH
IIEPassport (Institute of International Education)
Peterson's Study Abroad
Studyabroad.com
Study in Britain & Ireland

POPULAR PROGRAMS

Academic Programs International (API)
France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain

American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, South Africa

Academic Studies Abroad (ASA)

Argentina, Australia, Chile, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Spain

AustraLearn
Australia, New Zealand, AsiaLearn, EuroLearn

Arcadia University-Center for Education Abroad
Australia, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, 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, Kenya, Mexico, The Netherlands, Spain, Wales

College Consortium for International Studies (CCIS)
Australia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, England, France, Ghana, Hungary, Ireland, Malta, Mexico, The Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Vietnam, Wales

Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
Australia, Costa Rica, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Spain

EduVenture
Fiji, Mexico (Christian Program)

Global Campus, University of Minnesota
60 countries

Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA)
Scandinavia, Latin America, Asia

Houghton College
Tanzania, Australia (Christian Program)

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

Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University
Argentina, Australia, Chile, Costa Rica, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland

International Partnership for Service-Learning and Leadership (IPSL)
Czech Republic, Ecuador, England, France, India, Israel, Jamaica, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Scotland, Vietnam

International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Czech Rep., Dom. Rep.,Chile, Costa Rica, England, France, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Spain, Multi Lat. Am.

InterStudy
Belgium, The Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom

School for International Training (SIT)
AFRICA: Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe THE AMERICAS: Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Northwest Coast, Southern Cone ASIA & OCEANIA: Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Mongolia, Nepal, New Zealand, Samoa, Tibet, Viet Nam EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Middle East (Israel, Palestine, Jordan), The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland

University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)
Australia, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Thailand