Bethel College offers a 4-year baccalaureate degree through the traditional program and articulation policies – developing you as a whole person, prepared to care for the whole person.
Admission to the Department of Nursing at Bethel College occurs once a year for the fall semester.
Admission criteria
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 2.75
• Completion of prerequisite courses and General Education requirements with a C (not C-) or better
Admission process
• Application
• Personal essay
• Two professional references
• Official transcripts (if transferring credits)
• ACT score
• NPAT (Nursing Pre-Admission Test) and interview
Prerequisite courses
• Chemistry
• Anatomy and Physiology*
• Cell Biology and Microbes* (Microbiology)
• Psychology
• Pathophysiology*
• Sociology
• Life Span Development (Developmental Psychology)
• Statistics
• Nutrition
• English Composition II (Critical Writing)
• Speech
*Course must be successfully completed within 5 years prior to the fall start of the nursing program.
General Education requirements
• Arts and Humanities
6 credit hours from minimum 2 departments
• Science and Mathematics
6 credit hours from minimum 2 departments
• Social Sciences
6 credit hours from minimum 2 departments
• Bible and Religion
3 credit hours
• Competencies/skills
Writing Competency: C or better in English Composition II
Oral Competency: C or better in Speech
Math Competency: C or better in Intermediate Algebra or College Algebra