International Application Details

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Choose one of these three easy ways:

1. Apply online
2. Download the application and reference forms in a PDF format
3. Request a paper application for admission

(Current high school student with or without earned college credit; high school graduate with no college credit [considered freshman for application purposes])

Admissions Procedures

To consider your application for admission, Bethel University must receive the following:

• Your completed and signed application form or completed online application
• Your completed, typed essay
• Official transcripts from your high school and all colleges you have attended (Bethel requires each of your academic transcripts to be evaluated by an education credential service. See below for specific information.)
• Your TOEFL scores
• A two-page writing sample that will be used for ESL evaluation (Students whose primary language is not English need to arrange an English language evaluation after applying for admission.)
• A copy of your current visa (if applicable)
• Your completed certificate of finances forms (for demonstrating financial resources and support)
• Bank statements or other supporting documentation that substantiates the ability to meet financial obligations
• A signed commitment to A Covenant for Life Together

If you have questions, contact the international student admissions counselor.

Bethel requires the following students to have their educational transcripts evaluated by a credential evaluation service:

• ALL students who have previously attended college/university outside of the United States
• Students who have no postsecondary course work but have graduated from a non-U.S. high school

Credential evaluation is administered by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Information regarding how to submit your transcripts and request an evaluation can be found at www.aacrao.org/international/foreignEdCred.cfm or by calling 202.296.3359. Students should indicate the "course by course”  evaluation option on the request form. The fee for this service is the responsibility of the applicant.

* Students whose primary language is not English will be required to have an English language evaluation after applying for admission.

Admissions Standards for All Students

• Graduation from an accredited secondary school or equivalent
• Class Rank: Upper half of class
• Test Scores: 21 composite on the ACT; 920 on the SAT; or 92 on the PSAT
• Transfers: 2.50 cumulative college grade point average

It is the policy of Bethel not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, or disability.

Admissions Calendar

Fall term

September 1—Office of Admissions begins processing applications
November 1—Early Action Admission

• Free application
• All application materials must be received in the Office of Admissions by November 1.
• Admissions decisions sent on or before December 15.

Regular Admission

• The Office of Admissions will continue to accept and review applications throughout the winter as space allows.
• Admission notifications sent on a regular basis.
• The freshman class is usually filled by the spring of each year.

May 1—$200 Enrollment Deposit due
June 1—Students who have not paid the $200 Enrollment Deposit may be moved to a wait list.

• Students will be accepted from the wait list as space permits.

August 15—Wait list dissolved

Spring Term

• Application fee waived for those applications received on or before November 1.
• The Office of Admissions will begin reviewing applications and notifying students of admission decisions beginning September 1 and will continue as space allows.
• It is important for admitted students to save their spot in the incoming class by submitting a $200 Enrollment Deposit.
• Housing and course registration processes will begin after enrollment deposits are received.