If you’re a community college graduate with an Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.) or Associate Degree in Nursing (A.D.N.) from a regionally accredited college or university, you automatically meet all of the Northwestern Core (general education) requirements with the exception of one Christian Story course and one senior seminar course.
That means you’ll start your major courses right away!
To fulfill the NWCore requirements, you’ll take a Christian Story course and a senior seminar course. (If you’ve taken a religion course equivalent to Northwestern’s Christian Story course, that requirement is met as well.)
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.
Northwestern College is a proud member of the Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee. If you’re currently pursuing an Associate of Arts (A.A.) or Associate of Science (A.S.) degree at an Iowa community college, you’re guaranteed admission to Northwestern College as long as you’ve achieved a 2.25 GPA while earning your college degree.
All Northwestern students are required to have a minimum of 124 earned credits in order to graduate.
To receive a Northwestern College diploma, you’ll need to complete your final 30 college credits at NWC. (A minimum of half of the courses comprising your academic major, excluding cognates, must be completed in residency*.)
*Exception to this residency requirement is made for students majoring in medical technology and students in the pre-professional programs of dentistry, medicine, optometry, physical therapy and veterinary medicine, where the professional school will accept students after three years, provided their undergraduate institution will award them a B.A. following completion of their first year in the professional program.
Wondering which of your college credits will transfer to NWC? We’ll tell you—for free! Email a copy of your unofficial college transcript to Amy Wiersema, NWC’s transfer coordinator: amy.wiersema@nwciowa.edu.
We’d love to talk with you about transferring to NWC. Schedule a virtual meeting with our transfer coordinator, Amy Wiersema, to learn more about campus life, credit transfers and the entire admissions process.
Wondering which of your college credits will transfer to NWC? We’ll tell you—for free! Email a copy of your unofficial college transcript to Amy Wiersema, NWC’s transfer coordinator: amy.wiersema@nwciowa.edu.
We’d love to talk with you about transferring to NWC. Schedule a virtual meeting with our transfer coordinator, Amy Wiersema, to learn more about campus life, credit transfers and the entire admissions process.
In addition to our traditional on-campus academic programs, Northwestern offers an online early childhood B.A. degree. This program prepares graduates for early childhood education roles, including classroom teaching, paraprofessional and lead teacher positions. We offer a licensure track that leads to an early childhood teaching license and a non-licensure track.
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