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• Non-refundable $35 application fee
  • Students who meet one of the following criteria are exempt from the application fee:
    • You previously paid the application fee
    • You are active duty military and as proof provide one of the following:
      • Military ID indicating Active Duty Status - verified in person only
      • Leave and Earning Statement (LES)
      • Orders indicating Active Duty Status

* These documents may be uploaded through the BSC Admissions Secure File Dropbox.

To be considered official, the transcripts must be received by BSC in a sealed envelope from the issuing institution or through a secure electronic transcript service.

1. High School Transcript or GED. Exemptions to this policy may be granted if you have completed 24 or more semester hours of college level coursework. If you are a current high school student a hold will be placed on your account until the final high school transcript is received.
2. College/University transcripts. Including any transcripts for credits completed while in high school. In progress transcripts will be required for any institution currently in attendance. A final transcript will also be required once grades are posted.

Electronic delivery can be sent to bsc.admissions@bismarckstate.edu.
If electronic delivery is not available, official transcripts may be mailed to:
Bismarck State College
Attn: Admissions
PO Box 5587
Bismarck, ND 58506-5587

Military Transcripts - Bismarck State College awards credit for Military Training Programs as outlined by the American Council on Education (ACE). A maximum of 40 semester hours of non-traditional college credit (e.g., AP, CLEP, military training, BSC challenge test credit, portfolio development, prior learning, and courses covered under high school articulation agreements) may be applied to an associate's degree, diploma, or certificate at BSC. Read BSC's Credit for Military Training Programs Student Policy, for more information.

Request your Joint Service Transcripts.

International Transcript - Any high school or college credential from an institution outside of the United States must be evaluated through an approved evaluation service. For further details regarding the evaluation process, please visit our International Students page.


Official transcripts must be received from ALL institutions previously attended. If you are unable to have an official transcript sent due to impacts of COVID-19, please contact the BSC Admissions department.
 

Documented proof of immunity to the following diseases is required for all students enrolling in on-campus courses.

• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
  • 2 doses if the student was born after 1/1/1957.
    • A student may be accepted with proof of one dose provided a second will be received in no less than 28 days.
• Meningitis (Meningococcal) - Meningitis information
  • All students 21 years of age and younger must provide documentation of Meningitis vaccination.
  • Vaccination must be AFTER age 16.
  • NOTE: Meningococcal-B is a separate Meningitis vaccination. It does NOT meet the NDUS requirement.

 

Exemptions to this policy may be granted in accordance with SBHE Policy 506.1. Students with vaccination exemptions may be excluded from class in the event of an outbreak. Contact BSC Admissions with questions regarding exemption.

Vaccine documentation may be uploaded through the BSC Admissions Secure File Dropbox. 

Submission of placement assessment scores at the time of admission is encouraged, however, is not a requirement. Although the placement assessments will be waived for admission, appropriate placement scores or equivalent courses will be required in order to register for math and English courses.

The following Placement Exams are preferred by BSC:

• ACT or SAT must be dated within the last five years
• ACCUPLACER dated within the last three years

The assessment may be waived by the following:

• Remedial or College level English and Math courses successfully completed at a regionally accredited institution
• A baccalaureate or higher degree has been earned from a regionally accredited institution

Bismarck State College offers the ACCUPLACER exam. For further details or to schedule an exam, please visit the BSC Placement Testing page.