Concurrent Enrollment

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F-1 students can engage in concurrent enrollment, allowing them to take courses at Bellevue College while maintaining their status at their primary institution. Popular with students who need individual classes that are not offered at their primary institution or are on OPT.

Steps We Recommend:

  1. Check Eligibility: Confirm with your current institution that you’re allowed to take classes elsewhere.
  2. Verify Transferability: Ensure that courses taken at Bellevue College will transfer to your current institution.
  3. Review Classes and Prerequisites: Check class availability and prerequisites on the class schedule page.
  4. Apply: Apply to our International Student Portal by our listed dates and deadlines
  5. Get Accepted & Set Up Accounts: Once accepted, create your student accounts promptly.
  6. Clear Prerequisites Early: If you’ve already met a course prerequisite, submit your transcript for clearance. This can take 3–5 business days—complete it before enrollment opens.
  7. Know Enrollment Dates: Refer to the Academic Calendar for enrollment and class start dates.

Concurrent enrollment means:

  • Your F-1 immigration record (SEVIS record) is held and maintained by another institution, not Bellevue College.
  • Your F-1 immigration record will not be transferred to Bellevue College.
  • Bellevue College allows concurrent students to enroll in multiple consecutive quarters through in-person, hybrid, and online formats.

Students currently on OPT:

  • Check with your current institution for rules about concurrent enrollment while on OPT.
  • Should not be enrolled full-time.
  • Should be enrolled in fewer than 12 credits at Bellevue College.

Click Here to Start Your Application!

Apply through our International Student Portal by our listed Dates and Deadlines. 

If you are a new applicant, scroll to the bottom of the portal page and click “New User.” Remember to save your email and password.

Concurrent admission will be available as an option in our application process under the question “Type of Requested Admission“ please choose “3. Concurrent Enrollment Student“.

  1. Your name, contact information, and similar details.
  2. Copy of F-1 visa page
  3. Copy of current signed I-20 form or DS-2019
  4. Most recent I-94 document (available at i94.cbp.dhs.gov)
  5. Transcripts from the most recently attended institution. This must include the student’s name, institution name, classes taken, and grades received.
  6. A photo or copy of the passport photo page, showing the expiration date.
  7. Valid proof of English language proficiency.
  8. A non-refundable $50 application fee paid online.
  9. Concurrent Eligibility Agreement
    • Maintain your F-1 status at your current institution.
    • Follow the rules of your current institution regarding concurrent enrollment.
    • Questions about concurrent enrollment should be directed to your international advisor at your current institution.
    • Maintain valid medical insurance coverage as required by your current institution. Once you are registered for classes at BC, the health insurance fee will be automatically added to your tuition. To waive the BC insurance fee or get a refund, you must contact the International Education office no later than the first day of classes every quarter.
  10. A digitally signed signature document.
  11. Click ‘Submit Application’ at the top of the application page. This required step must be completed for us to review your application.

Students must submit additional documents to the International Student Portal if they are underage (16 or 17):

  • Students must be at least 16 years old by the first day of classes
  • A completed and signed Limited Power-of-Attorney for Healthcare Purpose form
  • A completed and signed Attorney-in-Fact form
  • Underage students who have already graduated from a high school in their home country and seek direct admission to the college level program must submit proof of high school completion (e.g., diploma, IGCSE, O-level exam results, or an expected graduation letter from a school official).

  • 95 with a Production Score of 75 or higher
  • Incoming college-level students will receive automatic placement into either English 93 or English 101. Students must still enroll in their placement level class.
  • More information about Duolingo English Test

  • Overall score of 6.0 with all sub-scores 5.5 or higher
  • More information about Academic IELTS

  • 61 (iBT) or 500 (PBT)
  • More information about TOEFL

With a grade of “C-“

A valid placement result from another college into the equivalent of BC’s English 101

  • Successful completion of Advanced (C1) level at Kaplan.
  • Successful completion of Level 6 at California Language Academy.
  • Successful completion of Advanced (C1-1) level at EF International Language Schools, Inc.

  • If SAT or ACT taken within the last five years or PSAT taken within the last two years
  • SAT or PSAT Reading/Writing score of 480 or higher
  • ACT Composite score of 22 or higher

  • 3 (places into English 101 at BC(*))
  • (*) Official exam result issued by the testing company is required for the placement into English 101.
  • More information about Smarter Balanced ELA

  • 4 (places into English 101 at BC(*))
  • (*) Official exam result issued by the testing company is required for the placement into English 101.
  • More information about the IB International Baccalaureate

Successful completion of the advance 5 with a passing grade (a verification letter from the school official is required) (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)

Two years of regular English courses (non-ESL) in a U.S. high school or international school with a cumulative 3.0 GPA or higher (reviewed on a case-by-case basis)

If your citizenship is from one of the countries listed below, please submit your passport to the “English Proficiency” section of the application in addition to the passport section.

1. Anguilla, 2. Antigua and Barbuda, 3. Australia, 4. Bahamas, 5. Barbados, 6. Belize, 7. Bermuda, 8. Botswana, 9. British Virgin Islands,10. Cameroon, 11. Canada (except Quebec), 12. Cayman Islands, 13. Dominica, 14. England, 15. Fiji, 16. The Gambia, 17. Ghana, 18. Gibraltar, 19. Grenada, 20. Guyana, 21. Ireland, Northern, 22. Ireland, Republic of, 23. Jamaica, 24. Kenya, 25. Lesotho, 26. Liberia, 27. Malawi, 28. Malta, 29. Mauritius, 30. Montserrat, 31. Namibia, 32. New Zealand, 33. Nigeria, 34. Papua New Guinea, 35. Scotland, 36. Seychelles, 37. Sierra Leone, 38. Singapore, 39. Solomon Islands, 40. South Africa, 41. St. Kitts and Nevis, 42. St. Lucia, 43. St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 44. Swaziland, 45. Tanzania, 46. Tonga, 47. Trinidad and Tobago, 48. Turks and Caicos Islands, 49. Uganda, 50. United Kingdom, 51. Vanuatu, 52. Wales, 53. Zambia, 54. Zimbabwe

Last Updated April 15, 2025