INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Apply for admission

Apply for admission

Apply for admission

The first step to becoming an international student at Northwestern College is to apply for admission—a process that involves providing the admissions office with three things:

The first step to becoming an international student at Northwestern College is to apply for admission—a process that involves providing the admissions office with three things:

The first step to becoming an international student at Northwestern College is to apply for admission—a process that involves providing the admissions office with three things:

1. Your completed application for admission

1. Your completed application for admission

1. Your completed application for admission

Northwestern's application for international students is available online and should be submitted by May 15 for the following fall semester. However, to receive priority financial aid consideration, submit your application by March 1. Applications for spring semester, which begins in January, should be received by Oct. 15.

Northwestern's application for international students is available online and should be submitted by May 15 for the following fall semester. However, to receive priority financial aid consideration, submit your application by March 1. Applications for spring semester, which begins in January, should be received by Oct. 15.

Northwestern's application for international students is available online and should be submitted by May 15 for the following fall semester. However, to receive priority financial aid consideration, submit your application by March 1. Applications for spring semester, which begins in January, should be received by Oct. 15.

2. Your academic transcript evaluations

2. Your academic transcript evaluations

2. Your academic transcript evaluations

Arrange for official evaluations of your high school and any higher education credits to be sent to Northwestern College through International Credential Evaluations (InCred) – "Basic Evaluation" if you have only high school credits, and "Course-by-Course Evaluation" for transfer of any higher education credits. If you have already completed an evaluation with another recognized agency, ask us if that is acceptable.

Arrange for official evaluations of your high school and any higher education credits to be sent to Northwestern College through International Credential Evaluations (InCred) – "Basic Evaluation" if you have only high school credits, and "Course-by-Course Evaluation" for transfer of any higher education credits. If you have already completed an evaluation with another recognized agency, ask us if that is acceptable.

Arrange for official evaluations of your high school and any higher education credits to be sent to Northwestern College through International Credential Evaluations (InCred) – "Basic Evaluation" if you have only high school credits, and "Course-by-Course Evaluation" for transfer of any higher education credits. If you have already completed an evaluation with another recognized agency, ask us if that is acceptable.

3. Results of your college entrance exam and/or English proficiency test

3. Results of your college entrance exam and/or English proficiency test

3. Results of your college entrance exam and/or English proficiency test

If you achieve an admissible score on a college entrance exam, then no additional English proficiency test is required. Northwestern accepts test scores from the following college entrance exams:

Non-native English speakers with no admissible college entrance exam must provide an admissible English proficiency test:

Please note:

  • Once your application file is complete, we will review it and reply with an admission decision. You can expect to receive our decision—or a request for follow-up information, if needed—via email within two weeks of completing your application.
  • Any applicable academic scholarship that you are eligible to receive if you enroll at Northwestern will be included in your acceptance letter.
  • If accepted, you will also receive a link to an online International Student Housing Application. Priority for housing requests is not granted until your deposit has been paid.

If you achieve an admissible score on a college entrance exam, then no additional English proficiency test is required. Northwestern accepts test scores from the following college entrance exams:

Non-native English speakers with no admissible college entrance exam must provide an admissible English proficiency test:

Please note:

  • Once your application file is complete, we will review it and reply with an admission decision. You can expect to receive our decision—or a request for follow-up information, if needed—via email within two weeks of completing your application.
  • Any applicable academic scholarship that you are eligible to receive if you enroll at Northwestern will be included in your acceptance letter.
  • If accepted, you will also receive a link to an online International Student Housing Application. Priority for housing requests is not granted until your deposit has been paid.

If you achieve an admissible score on a college entrance exam, then no additional English proficiency test is required. Northwestern accepts test scores from the following college entrance exams:

Non-native English speakers with no admissible college entrance exam must provide an admissible English proficiency test:

Please note:

  • Once your application file is complete, we will review it and reply with an admission decision. You can expect to receive our decision—or a request for follow-up information, if needed—via email within two weeks of completing your application.
  • Any applicable academic scholarship that you are eligible to receive if you enroll at Northwestern will be included in your acceptance letter.
  • If accepted, you will also receive a link to an online International Student Housing Application. Priority for housing requests is not granted until your deposit has been paid.