Admissions

Automatic admissions standards are a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Application submitted? Please use your application portal to upload your required documents.

If you have an ACT/SAT score, please send it because it cannot hurt your application. It can be helpful in your admission and placement in courses.

• ACT (or SAT) scores. Bethel’s ACT code is 1390, SAT code is 6037.

When you hear from us about your acceptance, you’ll need to reserve your spot by paying the $200 deposit on your portal. Your next steps will be outlined on your checklist.

To receive your financial aid awards, complete and submit FAFSA.

• Bethel College’s Federal School Code is 001905
• by April 1 to be considered for Kansas grants

Have you taken dual-credit courses? Use our Free Transcript Evaluation to see how your credits transfer.

The advising and early enrollment process begins in April for those who have paid their deposit.

Automatic admissions standards are a minimum GPA of 2.25 and minimum college hours of 24 (if fewer than 24 hours, automatic admission will require a high school GPA).

Application submitted? Then please:

• Request official transcripts from each college attended.
• Consider using our Free Transcript Evaluation to see how your credits transfer.
• Read more about transferring credit as well as directions and policies for e-transcripts.

When you hear from us about your acceptance, you’ll need to reserve your spot by paying the $200 deposit on your portal. Your next steps will be outlined on your checklist.

To receive your financial aid awards, complete and submit FAFSA.

• Bethel College’s Federal School Code is 001905
• by April 1 to be considered for Kansas grants

Advising and enrollment begins in April for those who have paid their deposit. 

See admittance requirements and procedures below. The application fee can be waived by the admissions department.

Once you’ve submitted your application, please submit:

• Official high school records
• Official records from each college attended. (Read more about transferring credit as well as directions and policies for e-transcripts.)
• Official TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo English Test, SAT,  or ACT exam score 

If you are accepted, your next step will be a process called financial evaluation. The United States government requires proof of your ability to pay before we can issue you an I-20 form. You will be asked to send:

• Two consecutive months of bank statements signed by a bank official
• Affidavit of support forms
• Certification of Finances form
• Copy of a valid passport

Once approved, you can pay your $2,000 deposit. Next, you can apply for your I-20 and then apply for an F-1 visa at the American embassy in your country. When you have your F-1 visa, your next steps will be outlined on your checklist.

Advising and enrollment begins in April for those who have paid their deposit.

See admittance requirements and procedures below.

Application submitted? Then please:

• Request transcripts from each college attended. (Read more about transferring credit as well as directions and policies for e-transcripts.)

• Provide Bethel College Department of Nursing Reference Forms to (1) an employer, and (2) a minister/rabbi/youth sponsor, academic adviser or health professional, who will be contacted for insight into your character, scholastic and/or work performance.

• Submit a minimum 500-word written personal essay on your interest in nursing and your goals as a member of the nursing profession.

• Send TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo/SAT/ACT exam scores if your primary language is not English.

You’ll then receive an invitation to schedule the Nursing Pre-Admission Test (NPAT) and interview. After you successfully complete these, you’ll hear from us about your acceptance. You’ll need to reserve your spot by paying the $200 deposit on your portal. Your next steps will be outlined on your checklist.

To receive your financial aid awards, complete and submit FAFSA.

• Bethel College’s Federal School Code is 001905.

• By April 1 to be considered for Kansas grants

Advising and early enrollment begins in April for those who have paid their deposit.

Department of Nursing Admission Policy

Bethel College offers a 4-year baccalaureate degree (BSN) through the generic program and articulation policies. Admission to the Department of Nursing at Bethel College occurs once a year for the fall semester. All students requesting admission to the nursing major will be considered by the Admissions and Progressions Committee under the same criteria.

Criteria:

• General Education competency as documented in the Bethel College Catalog (Math; Oral; Writing) can be found by visiting the academic registrar.
• A cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
• Completion of all pre-requisite nursing courses with a grade of C (not C-) or better
• Applicant must not have more than 9 hours of General Education courses and/or competencies left to complete by Aug. 1 prior to starting the nursing program.
• Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Pathophysiology must be successfully completed within 5 years prior to the fall start of the nursing program.
• Ability to meet Bethel College Department of Nursing Technical Standards for Nursing Practice Policy.

Procedure:

The Bethel College Department of Nursing uses a holistic admission process in considering applicants for admission to the nursing program. Each applicant is assessed using a broad range of factors including unique experiences, attributes and academic metrics to determine academic readiness and potential for success. Completed application packets will include current*

• Nursing Application form
• Two completed reference forms from: (1) an employer, and (2) minister/rabbi/youth sponsor, academic advisor, or health professional
• Official transcripts for evaluation of previously completed courses transferred to meet General Education and/or nursing prerequisite requirements
• ACT score
• TOEFL/IELTS/Duolingo/SAT/ACT exam score for students whose primary language is not English. Each area must meet the following minimum requirements:
  • TOEFL iBT: 76
  • IELTS: 6
  • Duolingo: Overall 100, Literacy 120, Production 120
  • SAT990 (Verbal + Math)
  • ACT: 19

Upon submission of the completed application packet, arrangements will be made with the applicant for the final step in the application process:

• Nursing Pre-Admissions Test (NPAT)
• Interview including oral and written components

* Application materials are considered current if received within the 10-month period prior to the fall start of the nursing program.

Pre-licensure Bethel College student

Students enrolled full-time at Bethel College for a minimum of two concurrent full-time semesters in good standing prior to entering the nursing program are given priority consideration by the Admissions and Progressions Committee into the nursing program, provided admission criteria are met. For priority consideration the application process must be completed by Dec. 1 prior to the fall start of the nursing program. Students will be notified of application status by Jan. 15.

Pre-licensure transfer student

Students wishing to transfer to Bethel College and apply to the nursing program will need to submit official transcripts of all college credits. The application process must be completed by Feb. 1 prior to the fall start of the nursing program. Completed application files received after the deadline will be given consideration based on available seats in the program.

Transfer from another program

Students with acceptable previous nursing coursework from another baccalaureate program wishing to transfer must:

Application

• Complete application process by Feb. 1 prior to the fall start of the nursing program. Completed application files received after the deadline will be given consideration based on available seats in the program.
• Submit syllabi of successfully completed coursework with a C (not C-) or better within the 2 years prior to the fall start of the nursing program for individual evaluation.
• Request one of the two letters of reference be completed by the academic advisor or the dean/director at the applicant’s previous nursing program.
• Students will be notified of application status by March 15.

Conditional acceptance

• Completion of Kaplan Focused and Integrated Exams up to the anticipated point of entry with a 77% as per current policy
• Failure to achieve conditional acceptance criteria may result in additional coursework requirements or in the revocation of conditional acceptance into the Bethel College nursing program.

LPN to RN articulation plan

The articulation plan for Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who graduated from a Kansas** school, who holds a current unencumbered Kansas license and who have been accepted into the BSN program can be evaluated on the following criterion for credit toward NSG320 Clinical Practicum I, thereby meeting 3 of the 52 required credit hours for the BSN degree:

• Length in years since completing degree,
• Current position held as a LPN and number of hours worked per year,
• Validation of clinical skills

**Nursing courses from out-of-state graduates will be evaluated on an individual basis.

The application process must be completed by Feb. 1 prior to the fall start of the nursing program. Completed application files received after this date will be given consideration based on available seats in the program.

Student notification of effect of criminal activity on obtaining licensure

If a student applicant reports any involvement in criminal activity that may result in being subject to licensure denial under KSA 65-1120 Professional and Practical Nurses Statutes, et seq. and amendments thereto., the student will be notified in writing prior to admission of their potential inability to obtain a nursing license.