Expectations, Resources, and Services

Bethel Community Expectations

Bethel University is an educational community committed to the integration of evangelical faith with learning. A statement called A Covenant for Life Together has been adopted to help clarify how Christian faith informs and guides the lives and actions of members of the Bethel community.

This document interprets the values by which Bethel has chosen to define itself and is intended to facilitate growth, development, and learning. Although some of these values relate to the developmental stages of traditional students and are not necessarily the norm for all Christians, adult students are asked to honor this community statement by abstaining from the use of tobacco, alcohol, and profane language on the campus and at off-campus class sites.

A copy of A Covenant for Life Together is available from the Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies.

Resources and Services

Academic Advising

Propsective students are encouraged to discuss their educational goals with an admissions advisor or the prior learning assessment advisor. Advisors are knowledgeable about resources relating to educational and career goals.

Bethel University Library

The Bethel University Library provides print and nonprint materials to support academic programs. Online access provides directory and article access to many databases from Internet-connected computers, giving students remote access from home or work 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In addition to the 157,000 volumes in the on-campus library, students have access to two million additional volumes from other Twin Cities libraries through the Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC). Reference librarians are available to assist in locating research materials.

Computer Resources

The Academic Computing Center offers computer services including:

HELP Desk support that is available each class night except during major traditional school breaks.
Staffed computer labs with Macintosh and Windows computers and a variety of software.

Disability Services

Bethel University is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for students with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are provided for students with documented physical, learning, sensory, psychological, systemic, or other disabilities. For further information, please contact the director of disability services at 651.635.8759.

Writing Suport

Learners should seek writing support early enough in the writing process so that they have time to benefit from the following services.

Graduate Academic Writing Workshops

Graduate academic writing workshops are available through the CAPS/GS Personal and Professional Development office. The workshop covers writing at the graduate level; academic essay structure; literature reviews; and APA documentation format for in-text citations and references.

Face-to-Face Writing Assistance
Graduate learners may sign up for free, 45-minute, one-on-one sessions with April Schmidt. Face-to-face appointments will be available:

Monday-Thursday - 4:15-5:45 p.m.

Saturday (approximately every other week)- 7:45-9:15 a.m.

Electronic Paper Submission
This process attempts to imitate the quality and type of feedback a writer would receive in a face-to-face meeting.

Graduate learners may submit papers online through a Blackboard course for written feedback. The Blackboard course is called Writing Center for Graduate Learner. Learners must email April Schmidt (a-schmidt@bethel.edu) with their names and student ID #s to get access to the writing center course.

Online paper submission is available at anytime, but April will need at least two business days to read and offer feedback.