Majors*

*While students cannot major in the Exploratory major, an Academic Plan is available to provide students a possible pathway to follow when mapping out their educational plans.

Minors

Certificates and Endorsements

• Addiction Studies Certificate
• Classics Endorsement
• Healthcare Pathways Endorsement
• Healthcare Professional Preparation Endorsement
• Intercultural Engagement Endorsement
• Military and Diplomatic Studies Endorsement
• Music Performance Endorsement

An overview of how to use this catalog

Course Numbers, Levels, Credits, and Prerequisites

The primary purpose of Bethel’s course number system is to identify the intended participant in of each course, its level of content and material, and any necessary course background. Courses are designed primarily for students at the levels indicated below.

The subject code indicates the academic subject being studied. The suffix code indicates the General Education requirement(s), if any, that can be met by completing the course.

Subject Code and Description

General Education Category Designators

Prerequisites

Prerequisites are courses or other requirements (e.g., sophomore standing, consent of instructor, placement exam) that must be met before enrolling in a particular course. In this catalog, a comma between items in a list of prerequisites indicates that students may choose any of the items on the list to meet the prerequisites. A semicolon between items indicates that each item in the list is required before enrolling in the course.

General Education Prerequisites

¹

P course and Christianity and Western Culture requirements cannot be fulfilled through transfer courses.

²

May be taken concurrently.

 

Letters (e.g., A, D) indicate a General Education category from which students select a course of their choice.