Admission requirements
Graduate & Professional Studies

Select your program for specific admission steps.
Official transcripts can be mailed to the address below or as an official e-transcript to onlineadmissions@nwciowa.edu.

Northwestern College  
Graduate & Professional Studies
101 7th Street SW 
Orange City, IA 51041

Online programs

To be eligible for admission, you must meet the following criteria:

  • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution
  • Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale ( conditional admission with GPA of 2.7 to 2.99)  (Degrees from colleges accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education [ABHE] or affiliated with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges & Universities [TRACS] will be considered on a case-by-case basis.) 
  • Send official transcripts from your bachelor's degree institution  (no undergraduate transcripts are required of NWC alumni) by mail or as an official e-transcript to onlineadmissions@nwciowa.edu.
  • Provide a copy of teaching license. Applicants must possess a valid teaching license. A digital or scanned copy from your state's Department of Education website is sufficient.
  • Applicants for the M.Ed. Educational Administration + Principal Endorsement, and Principal Endorsement-only option should have at least one school year of teaching experience; those in their first year of teaching can be accepted and the program director can waive this requirement.

Licensure program

Click here to learn more and apply. 

Non-licensure program

Click here to learn more and apply. 

To be eligible for admission, you must meet the following criteria:

  • An associate's degree or hospital diploma in nursing from an accredited institution
  • Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale ( conditional admission with GPA below 2.7)      
  • Send official transcripts from your associate's degree and all previous institutions (unofficial transcripts can be sent for a transfer credit review, but official transcripts are required for admission) by mail or as an official e-transcript to onlineadmissions@nwciowa.edu
  • Provide a copy of active RN license to practice nursing in the state of residence from your Board of Nursing website

 

To be eligible for admission, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Send official transcripts from your high school or college showing at least nine completed credits by mail or as an official e-transcript to onlineadmissions@nwciowa.edu
  • Complete a bilingual language verification conversation with the program director. 

Campus programs

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies 

See  how to apply and  prerequisites.

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