Frequently Asked Questions

Is Bethany College of Missions accredited?

Bethany College of Missions holds applicant status at the Certificate, AA, & BA level with the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education. Applicant status is a pre-membership status granted to those institutions that meet the ABHE Conditions of Eligibility and that possess such qualities as may provide a basis for achieving Candidate status within four years.

Association for Biblical Higher Education
5575 S. Semoran Blvd. Suite 26
Orlando, Florida 32822
www.abhe.org
Phone: (407) 207-0808
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Do I have to live on campus?

If you live in the area you can attend as a commuter student. If you do not live in the area then yes, you must live on campus in order to complete the full BA program.
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What do graduates do after they finish the program?

Bethany graduates are equipped to work in a wide variety of cross-cultural settings and ministries. Since our training is geared toward giving students tools for communicating Christ cross-culturally, our graduates are able to live and work effectively in those circumstances. Alumni are missionaries with our own mission sending agency, Bethany International Ministries, and many other agencies, such as WEC, Operation Mobilization, SIM, Pioneers, Wycliffe and YWAM, to name a few. They are involved in teaching and training, literacy, teaching English as a second language, relief and development, medical and mercy ministries, agricultural work, orphanages, coffee house ministry, church planting, evangelism, missionary aviation, prayer and worship, and more.

Many of our graduates go on to full or part-time ministry positions either in the U.S. and Canada or overseas and the vast majority of those graduates in the U.S. are actively involved in missions in their local church.
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Can I transfer credits?

Some credits, particularly from Christian colleges, may be transferable. Send your official college transcripts in as part of the application process and we will notify you as to which courses might eligible for transfer.
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When is the application deadline?

We do not have an official application deadline, but strongly suggest that you complete your application prior to course registration for the semester in which you plan to enroll.

Please see our Deadlines page for detailed information on deadlines for enrollment.

What is the minimum CGPA required to be accepted?

We require enrolling students to have a Cumulative Grade Point Average from their high school or college of 2.0. If you do not meet this requirement, please contact Admissions to discuss your options.
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Do other schools accept your students in graduate programs or our credits in transfer?

We enjoy good relationships with other Christian colleges and seminaries, both in Minnesota and all over the United States. Although we cannot promise that all of our credits will transfer, many institutions do accept our credits (especially in related programs, like Teaching English as a Second Language, Biblical Studies etc), and a number of Bethany College of Missions graduates have excelled in various graduate programs in the U.S. and Canada.
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