Admissions Process

Apply for Admission

You can apply for admission at any time. It’s best to apply by the application deadline for the quarter in which you plan to enroll. That way, you’re sure to be admitted before classes start.

After you Apply

1. You’ll receive an email that tells you:
   • Your ctcLink Student ID number
   • Next steps to enroll in courses
2. Set up your NetID and BC email account. Your NetID is like a key. It lets you access:
   • Canvas (online class system)
   • Your BC email account
   • Computer labs
   • Forms

You’ll need your ctcLink Student ID number to set up your NetID and email account.

The Bellevue College placement process assesses your academic skill level in math and English. It helps you and your academic advisor pinpoint courses that are best for you. It starts you on a path toward your academic, career, and personal goals.

You may not need to take a test to complete the placement process. Explore the many ways to determine placement in math and English.

New Student Orientation (NSO) provides you with information about support services and processes at Bellevue College. It’s required for all new students.

NSO helps you to:

• Find a career or education pathway that fits your interests
• Locate campus support services
• Search for and enroll in classes
• Learn how and when to pay for classes
• Understand processes that make BC a safe, creative, and positive learning community

Ready to apply? Here’s how:

1. Set up an account.
   First, set up your account using the Washington State online admission application.
2. Complete the application.
   • A step-by-step guide makes the process easy.
   • On your application choose “Transfer” if you have or are attending another college, or choose “First-year” if this is your first time attending college.
3. Take the next steps.
   • Bellevue College will email you the steps to enroll. There are other ways to find these instructions too:
     • Visit the Welcome Center.
     • Meet with an advisor.
     • Attend an information session.

Have you previously attended Bellevue College?

If it’s been more than a year (4 quarters) since you last enrolled, complete a term activation request form. This will allow us to reactivate your account.

Most returning students don’t need to reapply for admission, but there are exceptions. Plan to reapply if any of the following pertain to you:

• Applied before 2019 and never enrolled in courses
• Last enrolled in courses before 2015
• Were enrolled in any of these programs:
  • Non-credit community or continuing education courses
  • College in the High School
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE), formerly known as Tech Prep
  • Running Start, 2019 or earlier
  • Career Education Options (CEO), 2021 or earlier

Are you a citizen of a country other than the United States? If so, apply for admission as an international student.

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• Neurodiagnostic Technology
• Nuclear Medicine
• Nursing
• Radiologic Technology
• Radiation Therapy

Every bachelor’s degree program at Bellevue College asks for additional materials when you apply. Find out what you’ll need for your program.

• Applied Accounting, BAS
• Business Management and Technology, BAS
• Computer Science, BS
• Cybersecurity, BAS
• Data Management and Analysis, BAS
• Digital Marketing, BAS
• Health and Wellness, BAS
• Healthcare Informatics, BAS
• Healthcare Management and Leadership, BAS
• Interior Design, BAA
• Molecular Biosciences, BAS
• Nursing, RN to BSN, BS
• Radiation and Imaging Sciences, BAS
• Software Development, BAS

The Basic and Transitional Studies Department (BaTS) works to build your skills in math and English. Whether you aim to master the basics or prepare for college level classes, we can help.

Our programs empower you to achieve new heights in school, the workplace, and the community. They prepare you to become a leader.

BaTS programs serve students with a wide range of backgrounds and education levels. They can help you to:

• Learn English as a second language (ESL)
• Prepare for college
• Earn a college certificate
• Earn a high school diploma
• Prepare for the GED®
• Build workplace skills

Do you want to earn college credit while you’re in high school? Are you hoping to complete courses for your high school diploma? Perhaps you’d like to start college as a freshman before age 18.

You can do all of these things at Bellevue College.

Center for High School Programs

The Center for High School Programs is the place to start if you plan to:

• earn college credit while in high school, or
• return to high school to earn your diploma

The Center offers the following programs:

• Running Start 
• College in the High School
• Career Education Options
• Youth High School Completion program (for students ages 16­–20)
• Pacific NW College Credit

Under the Age of 18 Admission

Qualifying for admission

If you are under 18, you may be admitted to Bellevue College if any one of the following is true:

• You are 16 or 17 years old
• You are in the 11^th or 12^th grade
• You are under 16 and in the 9^th or 10^th grade, but can show unique circumstances that justify early admission

How to apply

Follow this process if all of the following apply to you:

• Under the age of 18
• Attending high school or home-schooled and working at a high school grade level
• Not enrolled in a Bellevue College high school program, except for Summer Quarter

If you have completed high school or plan to complete it before you start classes, use the general admission application.