4-1-4 Academic Calendar

Berea College operates on a “four-one-four” (4-1-4) academic calendar consisting of a four-month Fall Term, a one-month Short Term in January, and a four-month Spring Term. (Because the College is on a term system, it does not refer to sessions as semesters.) Students normally enroll in four courses in the Fall Term, four in the Spring Term, and one in the intensive January Short Term. During the summer, only one session is, in which primarily required courses are offered. Students may enroll in no more than 2.25 courses in the Summer Term.

A Fall or Spring Term is considered completed on the last day of regular classes. Summer and Short Terms are considered completed one day prior to the last day of classes. Students who withdraw after the last day, as defined here, will be considered enrolled for the entire term. Final grades will be entered for students who withdraw after that date.

A Berea course credit equals four semester hours or six quarter hours. A minimum
of 3 semester hours or 4.5 quarter hours is required to meet a Berea College requirement (except in Physical Education and Health). One (1) semester hour is equal to 1.33 quarter hours. Here is a credit conversion chart to help determine transfer credit equivalencies: