{"id":146,"date":"2023-08-03T14:44:20","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T19:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2026-01-14T10:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:59:29","slug":"online","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/online\/","title":{"rendered":"Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"bsu-intro-text container\">\n<p class=\"intro\">Students applying for an online undergraduate degree or certificate program apply for admission using the same process as our on-campus undergraduate students.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"bsu-block bsu-cards \"><div class=\"bg-image shadow-0 py-5 rounded-0\"><div class=\"mask text-bg-secondary bg-opacity-85\"><\/div><div class=\"position-relative d-flex flex-column shadow-0 mw-100 p-0 rounded-0 bg-transparent\"><div class=\"container text-center\"><h2 class=\"card-title display-4 border-0 \"><span>How to Apply<\/span><\/h2><p class=\"fs-4 my-5\"><span>Our application and credit transferring process is easy and free. Start your online program and level up your career. If you have questions, get in touch with us directly through email or our contact form.<\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"container-fluid\"><div class=\"row row-cols-1 g-4 px-4 justify-content-center row-cols-md-2 row-cols-lg-2 row-cols-xl-3 row-cols-xxl-4\">\n<div class=\"col\"><div class=\"card bsu-card bsu-card-simple h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/online\/application-process\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/01\/GradStudies_Stephanie_Hoffman_0123-767x511.webp\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid bsu-no-lightbox w-100\" alt=\"a woman in a classroom with books in the background\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"position-absolute card-body bottom-0 start-0 w-100 p-2 text-bg-black bg-opacity-75 d-flex justify-content-start\"><h3 class=\"card-title display-2 fs-4 mb-0\">Application Process<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col\"><div class=\"card bsu-card bsu-card-simple h-100 position-relative overflow-hidden\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/online\/contact\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/UACircle2_9078-768x513-1-767x511.webp\" class=\"card-img-top img-fluid bsu-no-lightbox w-100\" alt=\"Tour guides laying in the grass in a circle\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"><div class=\"position-absolute card-body bottom-0 start-0 w-100 p-2 text-bg-black bg-opacity-75 d-flex justify-content-start\"><h3 class=\"card-title display-2 fs-4 mb-0\">Contact Us<\/h3><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Bachelor&rsquo;s Degrees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Complete your bachelor&rsquo;s degree in one or more of our distance education programs.&nbsp;Our online and hybrid degree-completion programs are designed for students who already have the equivalent of their first two semesters of college completed. In most cases,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">transferring&nbsp;at least 24 college credits<\/a>&nbsp;is sufficient to begin a degree program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students without college credits are encouraged to earn them on-campus at BSU, or at another Minnesota State college or university for the best transfer to BSU. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Degree Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Program<\/th><th>Delivery<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/accounting\/programs-and-courses\/accounting-b-s-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting<\/a>, BS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/twin-cities-degrees\/bbp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biology<\/a>, BS<\/td><td>Hybrid: Enjoy a combination of online and daytime courses and labs on-site at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, MN.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/technology-art-design\/technology-programs\/applied-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applied Management<\/a>, BAS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/technology-art-design\/technology-programs\/applied-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Applied Engineering<\/a>, BAS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/business-administration\/courses-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Administration<\/a>, BS with concentrations in: Marketing Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance, HR, Management, Indigenous Business<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/criminal-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Criminal Justice<\/a>, BS with concentrations in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/20243\/programs\/bs__crjscorr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corrections<\/a>, Police Science, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/sociology\/courses-and-programs\/criminal-justice-b-s-victimology-emphasis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Victimology<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/economics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Economics<\/a>, BS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/hybrid-degrees\/elementary-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elementary Education &ldquo;DLiTE&rdquo;<\/a>, BS<\/td><td>Online with three synchronous virtual meetings per semester.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/marketing-communication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marketing Communication<\/a>, BS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/nursing\/courses-programs\/nursing-b-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nursing<\/a>, RN to BS<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/project-management-bs-construction-and-facility-management-emphasis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Management<\/a>, BS Construction and Facilities Management only<\/td><td>Online. One Project Management course must be taken on-campus in Bemidji<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychology<\/a>, BS, BA<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/sociology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociology<\/a>, BA<\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/undergrad-programs\/social-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social Work<\/a>, BSW<\/td><td>Hybrid with four meetings per semester on-campus in Bemidji, otherwise the program is online.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/professional-education\/fastrack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secondary Education &ldquo;FasTrack&rdquo;<\/a>, Post-Bac Licensure<\/td><td>Online with three synchronous virtual meetings per semester.<br>For students who already have an undergraduate degree (BS\/BA\/BAS\/BFA) and are seeking teacher licensure.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Program<\/th><th>Delivery<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/accounting\/programs-and-courses\/accounting-b-s-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/accounting\/programs-and-courses\/accounting-b-s-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Addiction<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/business-administration\/courses-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business Administration<\/a> <\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/criminal-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Criminal Justice<\/a> <\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/css\/economics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Economics&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certfrex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fraud Examination<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/project-management-bs-construction-and-facility-management-emphasis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Project Management<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/psychology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychology<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/sociology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sociology<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/sociology\/courses-and-programs\/trauma-harm-justice-minor\/\">Trauma, Harm &amp; Justice<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Certificates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Program<\/th><th>Delivery Method<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accounting Systems and Analytics<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/accounting\/programs-and-courses\/accounting-b-s-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Addiction<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certarmu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arts Management (Music dept)<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certeqty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equity<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certfrex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fraud Examination<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/catalog\/current\/programs\/certgisu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Geographic Information Science<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/certificates\/lean-six-sigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lean Six Sigma (LSS)<\/a><\/td><td>Online<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/sociology\/courses-and-programs\/peace-and-justice-studies-certificate\/\">Peace &amp; 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