Northwestern Core

Life is more than making a living. Northwestern will prepare you for a career; at the same time, it'll prepare you for the rest of your life. In life, it's important to think well, communicate clearly, and approach issues and situations with both intelligence and compassion—that is, with head and heart. You'll need to be a lifelong learner. And lifelong learning is a journey that could start with the Northwestern Core.

Start at the center

It's true students might see their Northwestern Core courses as something to check off the list. But once they're taking courses in disciplines they never knew they enjoyed, some change their major. And most find the reading, writing and thinking skills they're learning are more central to their major and future career than they realized. The Northwestern Core features 14 to 16 credits of courses all NWC students take, including:

• A First-Year Seminar that will engage you in the Christian liberal arts
• 8 credits of classes that focus on the Christian story and tradition
• Courses that cover learning themes such as belief and reason, cross-cultural engagement, historical perspectives, and self and society
• A senior-year seminar that ensures you're prepared to apply all you've learned—both in your major and in your Northwestern Core classes—to your future career and life of service and social responsibility

• Learn more
• First-Year Seminar
• Catalog information on Northwestern Core