NWCore requirements
NWCore requirements
NWCore requirements
Northwestern College will prepare you for a career—and the rest of your life. It’s important in both work and life to think well, communicate clearly, and approach issues and situations with both intelligence and compassion. You’ll need to be a lifelong learner—and lifelong learning will start with the NWCore.
You’ll find that the reading, writing and thinking skills you learn in your NWCore classes will be central to your major and future career.
Northwestern College will prepare you for a career—and the rest of your life. It’s important in both work and life to think well, communicate clearly, and approach issues and situations with both intelligence and compassion. You’ll need to be a lifelong learner—and lifelong learning will start with the NWCore.
You’ll find that the reading, writing and thinking skills you learn in your NWCore classes will be central to your major and future career.
Northwestern College will prepare you for a career—and the rest of your life. It’s important in both work and life to think well, communicate clearly, and approach issues and situations with both intelligence and compassion. You’ll need to be a lifelong learner—and lifelong learning will start with the NWCore.
You’ll find that the reading, writing and thinking skills you learn in your NWCore classes will be central to your major and future career.
To graduate with a B.A. or B.S., Northwestern students must complete the NWCore requirements, which include a common Integrative Learning Core and a menu of courses in 10 Integrative Learning Categories.
To graduate with a B.A. or B.S., Northwestern students must complete the NWCore requirements, which include a common Integrative Learning Core and a menu of courses in 10 Integrative Learning Categories.
To graduate with a B.A. or B.S., Northwestern students must complete the NWCore requirements, which include a common Integrative Learning Core and a menu of courses in 10 Integrative Learning Categories.
- First-Year Seminar: Speaking and Writing in Community (4 credits)
- Christian Story I: Biblical Tradition (4 credits)
- Christian Story II: Theological Tradition (4 credits)
- Senior Seminar: Vocation and Social Responsibility (2-4 credits)
- Aesthetic Experience (AE): 3-4 credits
- Choose courses from two different categories (8 credits):
- Belief and Reason (BR): 4 credits
- Historical Perspectives (HP): 4 credits
- Literary Contexts (LC): 4 credits
- Cross-Cultural Engagement (CC): 3-4 credits
- Language and Culture (LA):0-8 credits
- Physical Wellness (PW): 2-3 credits
- Quantitative Reasoning (QR): 3-4 credits
- Science and the Natural World (SN): 4 credits
- Self and Society (SS): 4 credits
Total NWCore credits: 41-55
Total NWCore credits: 41-55
Total NWCore credits: 41-55
NOTE: If you’re transferring to Northwestern College with an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree, you have the NWCore requirements met with the exception of one Christian Story course and one senior seminar course. This policy does not apply if you’re transferring in with an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree. Please see our academic catalog for more information on the courses you’ll need to complete.
Courses that typically transfer in to meet NWCore requirements
Courses that typically transfer in to meet NWCore requirements
Courses that typically transfer in to meet NWCore requirements
This list is not an all encompassing list, but is provided to give students an idea of the types of classes that meet each requirement. To learn how specific courses transfer to NWC, please ask your admissions counselor.
This list is not an all encompassing list, but is provided to give students an idea of the types of classes that meet each requirement. To learn how specific courses transfer to NWC, please ask your admissions counselor.
This list is not an all encompassing list, but is provided to give students an idea of the types of classes that meet each requirement. To learn how specific courses transfer to NWC, please ask your admissions counselor.