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General Program Information

Admission: Winter 2025

Program length: 6 quarters

Please refer to the catalog for prerequisites needed for the Behavioral Healthcare BAS and course planning.

Behavioral Healthcare BAS Academic Info

 

Accreditation

Lake Washington Institute of Technology is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities at the associate degree level and at the baccalaureate level.

Estimated Program Costs

Estimated costs do not include pre-requisite coursework. These numbers are estimates and are subject to change.

Description Estimated Cost
Estimated Tuition & Fee Cost $15,241
Estimated Books and Supplies $362
Estimated Class/Lab Fees $516
Estimated Technology Fees $4,838
Estimated Total Program Cost $20,956

Application Deadlines

Qualified students accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled; early applications are encouraged by preferred deadline above.

  • Quarter Start:
    • Winter 2025
  • Priority Deadline:
    • December, 4, 2024

 

Locating the Application

The Behavioral Healthcare BAS application is an online application. Each program's Selective Admission form is unique to their program, so be sure you're filling out the correct form.

Behavioral and Social Services BAS Application Form


Note: all BAS applicants must also fill out the general admission application prior to applying for the BAS program.

Application Requirements

  • Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, or equivalent.
  • LWTech defines “equivalent” as 90 or more college level credits that minimally include 5 credits each of college level written communication, Math, and Social Science.
  • Minimum 2.0 GPA cumulative across all college coursework..

Required Courses for Application

The following requirements must be met before filling out the admission application for the BAS in Behavioral Healthcare program:

  • Completion of at least 30 credits of College-level General Education prerequisite courses with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA in each class from any of the following disciplines:
    • Anthropology
    • Behavioral health, behavioral sciences
    • Child, youth, and family studies
    • Criminal Justice
    • Disability studies
    • Early childhood education, Early childhood, and family studies
    • Ethnic studies
    • Gender, women, or sexuality studies
    • Gerontology, aging
    • Health Sciences
    • Human services
    • Medical Assisting
    • Neuroscience
    • Nursing
    • Occupational therapy assistant
    • Physical therapist assistant
    • Psychology
    • Public health
    • Social services
    • Social work
    • Sociology
  • Completion of at least 30 credits of College-level General Education prerequisite courses with a minimum of a 2.0 GPA in each class as follows:
    • ENGL&101 English Composition or equivalent – 5 credits
    • Any English class above ENGL&101 or any Communications (CMST) course – 5 credits
    • MATH&107 Math in Society (or any college-level, transferable Quantitative Reasoning course) – 5 credits
    • Any Social Sciences – 10 credits
    • Any Humanities – 5 credits

Submitting Your Application

Once your application is completed, make sure to click the Submit Application button on the last page. If you do not submit your application, the application is considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.

 

Checking Application Status

You can check on your application status by logging into the Self-Service Center. Decisions are posted in the Self-Service Center and will be emailed to you via your LWTech student email.

If you are offered admission, you must complete and submit a form to accept the offer of admission. Instructions will be emailed to you with your application decision.

 

Application Decision Status

The final decision status will be available on your online account. You can check decision status by logging into your Self-Service Center. To accept the offer of admission, you must return an accept/decline form. Click Respond in the top-right of this letter and submit online. If you experience any difficulty with this form, please email email Selective Admission or call (425) 739-8104 to get assistance.

 

Transferring Credits To LWTech

Selective Admission Programs require Official Transcripts from every college where you took any required classes. If you have an International Transcript, we are happy to accept the Course-by-Course Evaluation from an evaluation agency.  You can find additional information on our Transferring to LWTech page.

Please email Selective Admission if you have questions about your transcripts.

 

Paying for College

For help with Financial Aid or other funding options, please visit the Pay for College page.

Financial Aid takes significant time to process; please apply early before you apply to the program so that you are not delayed in receiving funding.

 

Behavioral Health Information Sessions

  • This session is open to current and prospective students.
  • This interactive information session will provide students the opportunity to learn about the LWTech Behavioral Health BAS admission process.
  • Students will have the opportunity to:
    • ask questions about the admissions process
    • bring their transcripts for an initial evaluation
    • create a tentative academic plan outlining their pre-requisites in preparation for applying to the Behavioral Health BAS program.
RSVP for Info Session

 

Dates:

  • 10/21/24 - 6:00 p.m. in-person/hyflex
  • 11/12/24 - 6:00 p.m. Teams
  • 1/15/25 - 6:00 p.m. Teams
  • 2/11/25 - 6:00 p.m. Teams
  • 3/10/25 - 6:00 p.m. Teams
  • 4/8/25 - 4:00 p.m. in-person
  • 5/13/25 - 6:00 p.m. Teams

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