How to Check Your Transcript and Degree Evaluation

Check your degree evaluation

Your degree evaluation is where the registrar’s office records which requirements you have completed for your degree and which you still need to fulfill. Check your degree evaluation regularly to make sure you’re on track to graduate.

Access your degree evaluation online through the Student Records channel in MyBethel (click "DegreeWorks").

Check your transcript

Your academic transcript is Bethel’s record of the courses you’ve taken at Bethel, the courses you’ve transferred from other institutions, and your grades. 

Access your unofficial transcript online through the Student Records channel in MyBethel (click "Transcript", then "Submit").

Access your official transcript by requesting it from the registrar's office.

How to read your transcript

1. Review your student information

   Make sure you review your major(s) for accuracy—this is important for advising and department communications.

   • You can change your declared major by filling out the change of major, minor, or advisor form.

2. Review transfer credit accepted by institution

   Check to make sure all of your previous college-level coursework appears in this section.

   • Transfer courses are grouped by term and institution
   • The formatting for transfer course listings is [how Bethel counts your transfer course]/[how the course was listed at the school where you completed it or the name of the test you took]

3. Review your institution credit

   Bethel counts and lists transfer courses in several ways:

   • Courses that count as specific Bethel courses are listed with a full course number: “GES 110".
   • Courses that count as electives within a certain department are listed with the department code and a single number: “HIS 1”. The number indicates whether the class is a 100-, 200-, 300-, or 400-level course.
   • Courses that count as general credit, but do not fit into a department and do not transfer as one of Bethel’s general education courses are listed with “GES” and a single number: “GES 2”.
   • Courses that fulfill one of Bethel’s general education category requirements are listed with an additional letter after the course number. This could be attached either to a particular Bethel course, a department, or a general elective: “ENJ 1-A”, “GES 2-G”.

   What If A Course Is Missing?

   How to find your total number of credits you've transferred to Bethel

   Your total number of transfer credits are listed at the bottom of your transcript under "Transcript Totals".

   The number of credits you complete before starting at Bethel determines your entry standing, which could give you certain course exemptions. For details, compare your total transfer credit to the entry standing table for the year you entered Bethel. If you transfer credits completed after you became a Bethel student (such as summer term courses), those credits will not change your entry standing, but they will be included in your total transfer earned hours and will count toward graduation.

4. Review your transcript totals

   This section lists your total institutional, transfer, and combined credit totals, as well as your overall GPA.

What If a Course is Missing?

If a course you completed appears to be missing, it is probably due to one of the following reasons (see Bethel’s transfer policies for details):

• You did not request official transcripts with your final grades from the course.
• Your requested transcripts have not yet reached Bethel.
• You did not receive the required “C” or higher in the course.
• The course is a vocational/technical course and does not count for credit at Bethel.

If you think your transcript is incorrect

1. Check on transcripts from other schools
   • Make sure you have requested all transcripts from the colleges/universities where you took coursework.
   • Make sure you have requested score reports from CollegeBoard for AP and CLEP exams you have taken.
   • Make sure your final grades have been assigned—transcripts must include final grades in order for a course to transfer to Bethel. Sometimes transcripts are sent before final grades are assigned, so the grade may be listed as “in progress.” If this is the case, please request an updated official transcript to be sent to the Bethel University Office of the Registrar.
2. Contact the registrar's office. If you have requested the transcript(s) after final grades were listed and the courses still don’t appear, email cas-registrar@bethel.edu. Include the following information in the e-mail:
   • your name
   • your student ID number
   • the name of any missing courses with the name of the college/university where you took them
   • the approximate date when you requested the transcript to be sent to Bethel
   • how you requested the transcript be sent to Bethel (e.g., electronically/via email or by paper mail)

If a course shows up, but didn’t transfer to Bethel the way you think it should have, you can fill out a petition to have the course reviewed.