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Off-campus Study

Your studies can take you away from campus, if not across an ocean. If you are interested in off-campus study in the United States, you should consult your major advisor or the registrar.

Washington Community Scholars' Center (WCSC)

The Washington Community Scholars’ Center (WCSC) program provides students opportunities to explore city life, cultural diversity, career-building opportunities, a broad range of university classes and the connections between faith and work. WCSC brings students to Washington, D.C., to learn hands-on about vocations, urban social change, ethnicity, faith and personal growth. WCSC programs combine service internships with group living, university courses and seminar courses.

Urban Studies

In the Urban Studies program, students can begin to understand the forces at work in shaping American cities by studying, living and working in Chicago. The Chicago Center for Urban Life & Culture provides a program of study that includes courses on urban life, arts and culture in Chicago and group dynamics. Up to 15 hours may be earned for a semester; three to four hours for a January interterm; six to nine hours for a two-month summer term.

National Institutes of Health

Students studying health sciences have an opportunity to arrange summer experiences at the National Institutes of Health working in the medical research labs and participating in the normal control program.

Service Learning

The Service Learning Program recognizes the learning experience gained through voluntary service and affirms the Mennonite heritage of concern for one’s neighbor. Students entering an approved voluntary service program or having at least seven months left in a service program may apply for admission to Bethel’s Service Learning Program.

Students completing seven months or more of voluntary service may earn up to 14 hours of college credit. An experience of eight weeks to seven months may earn up to four hours of credit. In order to receive credit, the student must meet certain conditions including an exit interview with the registrar and return to campus as a Bethel student. For further information and application forms, consult the registrar.