This document provides guidance for students registering for their first semester at Bemidji State University. It outlines key online resources like MyBSU and Office 365 for email. When selecting classes, students should consider their degree requirements, class levels, math placement, and other responsibilities. A bachelor's degree requires credits in major/minor, liberal education, and general electives. It also discusses course levels, math placement, e-services, orientation, building a class schedule, the BSU email account, and tasks to complete before the first day of classes.

1. STUDENT GUIDE TO
REGISTRATION
Preparing for your first semester
at Bemidji State University

2. NAVIGATING BSU ONLINE
• MyBSU
• Office 365 – Mail: BSU Official Email
• D2L
• E-Services
• Catalog
• Class Schedule

3. THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN SELECTING
CLASSES
• Degree requirements
• Course levels
• Math Placement
• Other responsibilities
• Athletic programs, work, family responsibilities, etc.
• Transfer Evaluations

4. COMPONENTS OF A BACHELORS DEGREE
Major
Program
Credits
Varies
Minor/Electives
Varies for credit
Liberal
Education
1-11 Goal Areas
42 Credits
Degree Requirements
• 120 Semester Credits
• GPA Requirements
• 40 Upper Level
• 30 Residency Semester
• General Education
• Major/Minor

5. GENERAL EDUCATION
General Education is the core curriculum which promotes academic resilience by providing the
skills necessary for students to succeed in their undergraduate areas of study, build connections
across disciplines, and adapt to a rapidly changing job market and world.
General Education Options at BSU
• Liberal Education
• 11 goal areas, 42 credits.
• Honors
• Open to all students, does require application
• 6 goals areas, honors core, 42 credits
NOTE:
• Some courses satisfy two
goal areas
• Major courses may satisfy
liberal education goal
areas

6. COURSE LEVELS
0800 College preparatory courses
* 0800 level can’t be applied for credits towards graduation
0900 Developmental courses
* Max of 4 credits can be applied toward graduation
1000 FRESHMAN
2000 SOPHOMORE
3000 Junior
4000 Senior
Lower Division Courses
* Look for these classes
Upper Division Courses
* Can have prerequisites

7. MATH COURSE PLACEMENT
ACT MATH SUB-SCORE MATH COURSE
0-19 MATH 0800
20 OR GREATER MATH 1100 OR 1107 (spring)
22 OR GREATER MATH 1170 or CS 1309
26 OR GREATER MATH 1470, 2471, or STAT 2671
• Students who need MATH 1170, and with a Math Sub-Score below 22 should take either
MATH 0800 or complete a Math Placement test such as Accuplacer.
• A college math course is required for liberal education
• Some majors will require a specific level of math

8. E-SERVICES
• Financial Aid
• Housing/Dining
• Course Registration
• Academic Records
• Transcript
• DARS
• Bookstore

9. ORIENTATION 2019
• Move in weekend, August
23-25
• Register today – bottom of
purple fall planning form
• Questions about orientation
call 218-755-3760
• Welcome Week
• Full week of events
• Classes start Monday, August
26th!

10. BUILDING A
SCHEDULE
• Full Time Student is 12 credits
• The average credit load is 15 credits per semester. This is based
on a 4 year graduation plan while taking courses fall and spring.
• (5-7 classes)
• BSU has banded tuition (12-18) for no additional cost
• Plan on a minimum of 2 hours for study/prep/research per credit.
• Example: A 3 credit class would be 6 hours of studying per week.
• Last day to modify class schedule is August 30
(SpotColorArt)

11. BSU EMAIL ACCOUNT
• Official communication after initial enrollment is sent to your BSU
student email account.
• To make sure you are up to date on BSU communications, we
recommend you sync BSU Email to a personal devise.

12. COMPLETE BEFORE AUGUST 26
• Immunization Form (online)
• Sexual Violence Prevention Training (SVPT)
• Sent to your BSU email account two weeks before class.
• In your D2L
• Final Transcript: High School, College, AP Scores, etc
• D2L, MyBSU & BSU Email Account
• Drop for non-payment
• Textbooks
• Financial Aid
• Housing

13. QUESTIONS?