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 ten 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 ten 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 ten Integrative Learning Categories.

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Integrative Learning Core
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Integrative Learning Categories

Total NWCore credits: 41-55

Total NWCore credits: 41-55

Total NWCore credits: 41-55

NOTE: Transfer students coming in with an A.A. or A.S. have the NWCore requirements met with the exception of Christian Story I and Senior Seminar




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.

Aesthetic Experience (AE)
Belief and Reason (BR)
Cross-Cultural Engagement (CC)
Historical Perspectives (HP)
Language and Culture (LA)
Spanish, French, German, etc.
Literary Contexts (LC)
Physical Wellness (PW)
Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
Science and the Natural World (SN)
Must include lab portion
Self and Society (SS)

You can find more information about the NWCore in our academic catalog.