You will receive your acceptance letter within approximately ten days of submitting your application. It will outline the next steps to enrollment at BC3, so please read it carefully. Also, be sure to follow the steps to activate your MyBC3 email account that are enclosed in your letter as this is a source in communicating important information to you.

Placement tests are used for academic advising and program planning. The tests assess reading comprehension, writing skills, basic math, and elementary algebra. For students having earned previous college credit with grades of "C" or better in English or Math, placement testing may not be necessary. Further instructions regarding placement testing are mailed directly to the student. Practice exams are available at http://www.act.org/compass/sample/index.html.

All new students attend advising sessions which are scheduled upon completion of placement tests. Transfer students should contact the Academic Center for Enrichment at 724-287-8711 Ext. 8351 if they wish to schedule an advising appointment. Students will then register for classes immediately following.

Be aware of our billing cycle for each semester. Payment or financial aid must be in place by the determined date or a student's class schedule will be dropped for that semester requiring re-registration.

Books are available online at the bookstore at http://bookstore.bc3.edu/home.aspx or the Butler campus two weeks prior to the start of the semester.

Be sure to set time aside to attend New Student Orientation and acclimate yourself to campus. This event is held the day before classes begin in both the Fall and Spring Semesters. There is no orientation for Summer sessions.