The Bethany calendar includes summer, fall, and spring semesters. The Fall Semester begins in August and ends before Christmas. The Spring Term begins in early January and ends in early May.
Undergraduate
Summer Semester 2025
May
| 26 | Monday | Memorial Day - Employee Holiday |
June
July
| 4 | Friday | Fourth of July - Employee Holiday |
FALL SEMESTER 2025
August
| 11 | Monday | New Faculty Orientation |
| 11 | Monday | State of the College Address |
| 12 | Tuesday | Chairs/Directors Workshop |
| 13-14 | Wed. - Thurs. | Faculty Workshop |
| 14 | Thursday | Orientation/Move-in Day for New Students |
| 14 | Thursday | Matriculation |
| 15-17 | Fri. - Sun. | Camp Bell |
| 17 | Sunday | Final Registration |
| 18 | Monday | First day of classes for all students |
| 22 | Friday | Last day to drop/add |
| 29 | Friday | Last day to determine credit/no credit; Census Day |
September
| 1 | Monday | Labor Day - Employee Holiday (no classes) |
| 4 | Thursday | Fall Convocation |
| 7 | Sunday | Early Intervention (Warning) reports due by 10 p.m. |
| 26-28 | Fri. - Sun. | Homecoming Weekend |
October
| 6 | Monday | Second Start |
| 9 | Thursday | Senior One Stop |
| 13 | Monday | Mid-term grades due by 10 p.m. |
| 13-14 | Mon. - Tues. | Fall Break (no classes) |
| 17 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course with a W |
| 29 | Wednesday | Advising Day (no classes) |
November
| 3-7 | Mon. - Fri. | Registration for Spring Semester (2026) |
| 7 | Friday | Last day to register without late registration fee |
| 10 | Monday | Last day to apply for comprehensive exams and graduation for December 2025 |
| 26-28 | Wed. - Fri. | Thanksgiving Break (no classes) |
| 27-28 | Thurs. - Fri. | Thanksgiving - Employee Holiday |
December
| 1 | Monday | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| 3 | Wednesday | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP or WF |
| 3 | Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| 4-6 | Thurs. - Sat. | Final Exams and/or last classes |
| 6 | Saturday | Final grades due for students taking Comprehensive Exams |
| 8 | Monday | Final grades due by 10 p.m. |
| 8-9 | Mon. - Tues. | Comprehensive Exams (written) |
| 10-12 | Wed. - Fri. | Comprehensive Exams (oral) |
| 23-25 | Tues. - Thurs. | Employee Holiday |
| 26-31 | Fri-Wed. | Employee semester break - essential employees to report as necessary to conduct business for the College |
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
January
| 1 | Thursday | New Year - Employee Holiday |
| 2 | Friday | Staff returns to work |
| 3 | Friday | Spring Faculty Workshop |
| 5 | Monday | Classes begin |
| 9 | Friday | Last day to drop/add |
| 16 | Friday | Last day to determine credit/no credit; Census Day |
| 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Day - Employee Holiday (no classes) |
| 25 | Sunday | Early warning reports due by 10 p.m. |
February
| 12 | Thursday | Senior One Stop |
| 23 | Monday | Second Start |
March
| 1 | Sunday | Mid-term grades due by 10 p.m. |
| 5 | Thursday | Founder's Day Convocation |
| 9-13 | Mon. - Fri. | Spring Break (no classes) |
| 16 | Monday | Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| 20 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from the course with a W |
| 25 | Wednesday | Advising Day (no classes) |
| 30-31 | Monday - Tuesday | Register for Summer/Fall Semester (2025) |
April
| 1-6 | Wed. - Mon. | Registration for Fall Semester (2026) |
| 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 | Monday | Last day to register without late registration fee |
| 9 | Thursday | Honors Day Convocation (no classes) All-Day Bethany College Symposium of Scholarship & Creative Work |
| 24 | Friday | Last day of classes |
| 24 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from a course with a WP or WF |
| 27 | Monday | Grades due for students taking Comprehensive Exams and all seniors by 10 p.m. |
| 27-29 | Mon. - Wed. | Final Exams and/or last classes |
| 30 | Thursday | Comprehensive Exams (written) |
May
| 1 | Friday | Comprehensive Exams (Written) |
| 4 | Monday | Final grades due by 10 p.m. |
| 4-6 | Mon. - Wed. | Comprehensive Exams (Oral) |
| 7 | Thursday | Final Faculty Meeting |
| 8 | Friday | Baccalaureate |
| 9 | Saturday | Commencement |
Summer Semester 2026
May
| 25 | Monday | Memorial Day - Employee Holiday |
June
July
| 3 | Friday | Fourth of July - Employee Holiday |
