ILR FALL SEMESTER 2025 – COURSE PROPOSAL INFORMATION
ILR Online Course Proposal Form for Fall Semester 2025
ILR Course Proposal Form for Fall Semester 2025 – Word Document version
ILR General Course Proposal Form – fillable PDF version
ILR Fall Semester 2025: Thursday, September 25 to Friday, December 19, 2025
ILR Fall Semester 2025 Course Proposal Deadline: Thursday, June 5, 2025
ILR Fall Semester 2025 Open Dates:
Mon: 9/29, 10/6, (no class 10/13), 10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8, 12/15 (11 weeks)
Tues: 9/30, 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, (no class 11/4), 11/11*, 11/25, 12/2, 12/9, 12/16 (10 weeks)
Wed: 10/1 (no class after 1:00 pm), 10/8, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12, 11/19,
(no class 11/26), 12/3, 12/10, 12/17 (10 weeks)
Thur: 9/25, (no class 10/2), 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20,
(BCC closed 11/27), 12/4, 12/11, 12/18 (12 weeks)
Fri: 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24, (closed 10/31), 11/7, 11/14, 11/21,
(BCC closed 11/28), 12/5, 12/12, 12/19 (11 weeks)
ILR Fall Semester 2025 Holidays:
Yom Kippur Eve: Wednesday, October 1 – no classes after 1:00 pm
Yom Kippur – Thursday, October 2 – no classes
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples Day: Monday, October 13 – no classes
Halloween: Friday, October 31 – no classes
Election Day: Tuesday, November 4 – no classes
Thanksgiving Break: Wednesday, November 26 – Friday, November 28 – no classes
*The ILR is open Veterans Day Tuesday, 11/11 and Hanukkah 12/15-12/19.
ILR VOLUNTEER TEACHING PROPOSAL INFORMATION
Share your passion! Volunteer to teach for the Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), a vibrant community of lifelong learners ages 55 and over. The ILR offers a wide variety of enriching non-credit programming. The ILR offers both a fall and spring semester. Each semester the ILR looks to grow its course offerings. The ILR currently offers courses in-person at BCC’s main campus in Paramus, NJ and online. Plans are in the works for courses to also be offered at BCC’s Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack, NJ.
New course proposals may be submitted at any time using the ILR General Course Proposal Form: ILR General Course Proposal Form– downloadable PDF. The online Course Proposal form for upcoming semester will be posted on this page in advance of the due date.
The ILR offers both a fall and a spring semester, with courses running Monday to Friday, both in-person and online. The fall semester generally runs late September to mid December. The spring semester generally runs early March to late May. The Course Proposal Deadlines are usually early June for the fall semester and early December for the spring semester.
For questions, contact the ILR Program at ILR@bergen.edu or (201) 447-7156.
Learn More
The ILR is a program in Continuing Education and Workforce Development at Bergen Community College. ILR Courses are taught by ILR members, Bergen Community College professors, and experts from the larger community. ILR instructors receive a free membership and can take courses during the semester in which they are teaching.
ILR instructors choose what topic they want to teach and whether their course will be in-person or online. History, science, finance, studio art, current events, photography, art history, yoga, meditation, creative writing, board games, sports, choir, film, travel, politics, culture, crafts, and foreign languages are some of the many areas ILR courses cover.
The ILR works with its instructors to find a convenient time for their course to be offered. Depending on the instructor’s preference, a course may meet anywhere from one time to the entire semester. On average, an ILR course will meet 3 to 6 weeks during a semester and run 1 to 2 hours each meeting. The ILR also offers additional one-off bonus lectures throughout the semester.
The ILR has both a fall and spring semester, with classes running Monday to Friday during the day. The ILR’s Fall semester starts in late September and runs into mid-December, and the spring semester starts in late February/early March and runs into early June. Join us!
Please review the ILR catalogs on our Course Offerings and Registration webpage to get a better sense of the ILR’s offerings.
PROPOSE YOUR COURSE – please allow 2 weeks for a response
GENERAL INTEREST: Interested volunteers can use the ILR’s General Course Proposal Form at any time to submit a new course idea. After downloading and filling out this form, email it to ILR@bergen.edu with “Course Proposal” in the email subject line. Please allow up to two weeks for a response.
SPECIFIC SEMESTER: To apply for an upcoming semester, please use the designated Online Course Proposal Form. This form will have specific dates for the upcoming semester. It is posted approximately one month in advance of the Course Proposal Deadline – starting in April for the fall semester and starting in October for the spring semester.
COURSE PROPOSAL DEADLINES: Deadlines will be posted on this website. The Course Proposal Deadline for the fall semester is approximately late May. The Course Proposal Deadline spring semester is approximately mid November.
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Contact the ILR
Main Number: (201) 447-7156
General Email: ilr@bergen.edu
Technology Building, TEC-116, Paramus Campus
400 Paramus Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652