Academic Calendar
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2020-2021
2021 – 2022 School Year Academic Calendar
FALL 2021
August 9 : FAFSA Application Deadline
August 17 : Faculty Workshop/Meeting
August 21 : Student Orientation
August 25 : Classes Begin – Session A
August 25 – August 31 : 100% Drop/Add
September 6 : Labor Day – No Classes
September 13 : Spiritual Emphasis Week
September 17 : Constitution Day Observed
October 19 : Last Day of Class – Session A
October 20 : Classes Begin – Session B
October 20-26: 100% Drop/Add Session B
October 27 : Grades Due – Session A
November 25 : Thanksgiving Day — No classes
December 14 : Last Day of Class – Session B
December 21 : Grades Due – Session B
SPRING 2022
January 4 : Student Orientation
January 5 : Classes Begin – Session A
January 5-11 : 100% Drop/Add Session A
January 6 : Faculty Meeting
January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – No classes
January 24 : Spiritual Emphasis Week
March 1 : Last Day of Classes – Session A
March 2-8 : Spring Break
March 8 : Grades Due – Session A
March 9 : First Day of Classes – Session B
March 9-15 100% Drop/Add Session B
May 3 : Last Day of Classes – Session B
May 10 : Grades Due – Session B
May 14: Graduation
SUMMER 2022
May 4 : Classes Begin – Session A
May 4-10 : 100% Drop/Add Session A
May 30 : Memorial Day – No Classes
June 28 : Classes End – Session A
June 29 : Classes Begin – Session B
June 29-July 5: 100% Drop/Add Session B
July 4 : Independence Day Holiday –No classes
July 5 : Grades Due – Session A
August 13: Faculty Workshop
August 20: Student Orientation
August 23 : Classes End – Session B
August 30 : Grades Due – Session B
Bachelor's Degree
Our 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Ministry Leadership offers students eight concentrations in Ministerial Leadership, Biblical Studies, Children's Ministry Leadership, Christian Counseling with a Focus in Psychology, Christian Counseling with a Focus in Pastoral Ministry, Intercultural Studies, Worship Leadership, and Youth Ministry Leadership.
Associate's Degree
Our 2-year Associate's Degree in Ministry Leadership provides students with limited time or funds an opportunity to get started in a new career.
Diploma
Our 1-year Diploma in Ministry Leadership gives students a starting point for formal education in the church to later build on with additional studies.
Ascent College's financial aid school code is 041538. It may display as Bethel College, the former name of Ascent College.
Ascent College admits students of any race, color, nationality, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, national, and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, and other school-administered programs.