Ithra classes are are organized to meet the needs of the local group, thus the classes offered vary from Ithra session to Ithra session, and also from one area to another. Sometimes an Ithra session will have a theme, such as music and dance, or Norse culture. A Grand Ithra might have 50 classes, with 150 students attending. There might be a basic stream which offers classes particularly useful to newcomers and those seeking basic knowledge of the Society and how it works. Master Degrees exist for those pursuing knowledge in a specialized school of learning.
Some students only take classes for their own education and enjoyment.
The University is governed by three Regents, headed by the Lord High Regent, a lessor officer reporting directly to the Crown. Each campus is organized by a Chancellor of Ithra, responsible to the Regents. Ithra credits are not transferable to the 20th Century, nor vice versa. The University f Ithra was started by the late Master Michael the Black, Mistress Stevanna of Hoghton and their Household in AS XI, as the University of Madrone. Within a year it was chartered as a University within the Kingdom of the West.