Admissions Procedures

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

New freshmen

Your completed and signed application form or completed online application (cas.bethel.edu/admissions/application-details)
The names of two references: an academic reference and a spiritual reference (non-relatives)
An official transcript and class ranking from your high school
List of courses currently in progress
Your SAT, ACT, or PSAT scores
Completed personal statement of faith

If you have questions, click here to find your admissions counselor.

PSEO students

Your completed and signed Bethel University PSEO application form or completed online application (cas.bethel.edu/admissions/application-details/). Must be received in the Office of Admissions by April 1 of your junior year in high school.
Your completed reference forms, filled out by your pastor or youth pastor and a school official (non-relatives). Must be received in the Office of Admissions by April 1.
An official transcript and class ranking from your high school (through at least the middle of your junior year)
Your ACT, SAT, or PSAT scores must be received before April 1.
An interview if requested by the Office of Admissions

Transfer students or nontraditional students

Your completed and signed application form or completed online application (cas.bethel.edu/admissions/application-details/)
Completed personal statement of faith
The names of two references: an academic reference and a spiritual reference. A name of an alternate reference (employer) may be used in place of an academic reference if you were not enrolled in school during the past year (non-relatives).
Official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities you have attended
Official high school transcript and class ranking are required if:
- You have completed less than one year of college OR
- Your cumulative college GPA is 3.2 or greater
List of courses currently in progress

International students

Your completed and signed application form by March 1
Completed personal statement of faith
The names of two references: an academic reference and a spiritual reference. A name of an alternate reference (employer) may be used in place of an academic reference if you were not enrolled in school during the past year (non-relatives).
Official transcripts from your high school and all colleges and/or universities you have attended
Your TOEFL scores
A two-page writing sample that will be used for ESL evaluation*
A copy of your current visa
Your completed certificate of finances forms

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

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Admissions Calendar for New Freshmen and Transfers

Fall Term

Early Action Admission—November 1

Application fee waived for those applications received on or before November 1.
Admission decisions sent on or before December 15 to students who have completed their application file received by November 1.

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.

Confirmation of Enrollment—May 1

It is important that admitted students save their spot in the incoming class by submitting a $200 enrollment deposit.
The enrollment deposit and the housing deposit (for those students living in a Bethel residence hall) are refundable until May 1 of each year. Requests for refunds of the deposits must be received in writing by May 1. After May 1, neither deposit is refundable.
Housing and course registration processes will begin after the enrollment deposit is received.

Spring Term

Regular Admission

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 October 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.

Admissions Calendar for PSEO Students

Each year Bethel accepts students into the PSEO program for enrollment beginning in the fall term only. Here are the key deadlines you need to remember. Materials must be received in the Office of Admissions by these dates.

April 1—Complete file deadline (Application, essays, references, transcripts, and test scores must be received in the Office of Admissions by this date.)
May 15—Admissions decisions mailed
June 1—PSEO admissions reply date
June-August—PSEO class registration (Specific registration dates each year are mailed with the acceptance letter.)

Note: To be eligible for PSEO at Bethel University, all deadlines must be met. Bethel will not consider applicants after these deadlines for any reason.

Send all materials to:

Bethel University
Office of Admissions
3900 Bethel Drive
St. Paul, MN 55112-6999

If you have not yet received an application for admission, please call the Office of Admissions at 651.638.6242 (toll-free: 800.255.8706, ext. 6242).

You can also email us at BUadmissions-cas@bethel.edu.

Apply online or download an application by visiting the admissions website: http://cas.bethel.edu/admissions/.