Global & Community Engagement

• MAY-JULY 2025
• MAY-JULY 2027

Program highlights:

• Earn 9 credits in 6 weeks
• One-month residence in Salamanca (4 weeks of courses at a language institute)
• Satisfy your Bethel language requirement
• Trip is 6.7 weeks long
• Predicted cost: $6,500* (financial aid available)

* Includes tuition, room and board, airfare, transportation, entry fees to sites.

Trip includes:

• 4 hours per day, 5 days/week formal language study (during the first 4 weeks)
• 4-week homestay
• 4-star hotels on the road
• Chartered bus and experienced driver
• Meals
• Admission fees to museums, cathedrals, cultural exhibits, etc.

Cities and sites visited include:

• Salamanca
• Barcelona
• Madrid
• Burgos
• Toledo
• La Coruña
• Avila
• Alba de Tormes
• Segovia
• Bilbao

There is one long (three- to four-day) weekend during our time in Salamanca in which students are welcome to travel at their own cost.

In the past, students have gone to France, Italy, Portugal, Germany and southern Spain, including some of the resort islands.

Classes

• Elementary Spanish I (SPAN 161)
• Elementary Spanish II (SPAN 162)
• lnternational Spanish Experience (SPAN 163)
• lntermediate Spanish I (SPAN 261)
• Textual Proficiency in Spanish (SPAN 265)
• Civilization & Cultures of Spain (SPAN 352)
• Advanced Grammar & Composition (SPAN 360)
• Spanish Conversation (SPAN 361)
• Spanish Art (SPAN 352)
• Survey of Spanish Literature (SPAN 363)

A Task Force team is a group of Bethel University students that travels outside the walls of Bethel University (typically internationally) for the purpose of serving in a short-term mission capacity.

The cost of a Task Force trip varies depending on the location and year. Typically, a trip will range from $1,000-$3,000 per student.

Task Force locations are chosen in various ways. Whether based on an established relationship that Bethel University has with a short-term mission organization or a missionary known by the university, we try to select locations that are not only of interest to students, but that also provide opportunities for high levels of service and impact for participants and for those we serve.

Any Bethel student is eligible to apply to be part of a Task Force team. Final approval will be given based on the student’s application, interview and standing with the Student Development Office (inclusive of residential and disciplinary issues, chapel attendance, and health concerns). 

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Yes. Any gifts made directly to Bethel University and designated for your team will be tax deductible for the year in which they are given.

Trip costs cannot be put on student bill, but if there are course credits with the trip, those could be. Typically, trips for Semester Abroad or Summer in Spain can be paid on a student’s bill.

Links to the Formstack application are found on My Bethel, department posters, emails, social media and more.

Most Task Force teams do not earn credit because the nature of the program is service. However, there may be credit options offered in conjunction with some Task Force teams. In some cases, it may also qualify for internship or practicum credits.