Engineering dual-degree program
Engineering dual-degree program
Engineering dual-degree program
Your fast-track to 3 degrees
Your fast-track to 3 degrees
Your fast-track to 3 degrees
Through a partnership with Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis, you can earn 3 degrees in 6 years:
- A non-engineering B.A. or engineering B.S. from Northwestern,
- An engineering, computer science or data science B.S. from WashU, and
- An engineering master's degree from WashU.
Through a partnership with Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis, you can earn 3 degrees in 6 years:
- A non-engineering B.A. or engineering B.S. from Northwestern,
- An engineering, computer science or data science B.S. from WashU, and
- An engineering master's degree from WashU.
Through a partnership with Washington University (WashU) in St. Louis, you can earn 3 degrees in 6 years:
- A non-engineering B.A. or engineering B.S. from Northwestern,
- An engineering, computer science or data science B.S. from WashU, and
- An engineering master's degree from WashU.
Apply to WashU during your junior year at NWC.
You can enroll in WashU's B.S. and M.S. degree programs at the same time.
Benefits of a 3+3 engineering dual-degree program
Benefits of a 3+3 engineering dual-degree program
Benefits of a 3+3 engineering dual-degree program
- When you apply as a junior, there's no app fee and no required testing for admission to WashU.
- Northwestern will prepare you well for your engineering future at WashU. We'll help you check all the boxes you need to be successfully admitted:
- You'll take specific courses that meet requirements for your NWC and WashU degrees.
- Free peer tutoring and outstanding teaching will contribute to a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in both liberal arts and STEM coursework.
- You'll be mentored by world-class, Christian engineers who will endorse your participation in WashU's dual-degree program.
- After your first year at WashU, you'll be eligible to graduate with your Northwestern cohort.
- You'll receive a tuition discount of 50% all 3 years at WashU, making it more affordable to earn multiple engineering degrees.
- After you graduate, you'll have access to the career centers and alumni networks of 2 standout institutions.
- When you apply as a junior, there's no app fee and no required testing for admission to WashU.
- Northwestern will prepare you well for your engineering future at WashU. We'll help you check all the boxes you need to be successfully admitted:
- You'll take specific courses that meet requirements for your NWC and WashU degrees.
- Free peer tutoring and outstanding teaching will contribute to a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in both liberal arts and STEM coursework.
- You'll be mentored by world-class, Christian engineers who will endorse your participation in WashU's dual-degree program.
- After your first year at WashU, you'll be eligible to graduate with your Northwestern cohort.
- You'll receive a tuition discount of 50% all 3 years at WashU, making it more affordable to earn multiple engineering degrees.
- After you graduate, you'll have access to the career centers and alumni networks of 2 standout institutions.
- When you apply as a junior, there's no app fee and no required testing for admission to WashU.
- Northwestern will prepare you well for your engineering future at WashU. We'll help you check all the boxes you need to be successfully admitted:
- You'll take specific courses that meet requirements for your NWC and WashU degrees.
- Free peer tutoring and outstanding teaching will contribute to a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in both liberal arts and STEM coursework.
- You'll be mentored by world-class, Christian engineers who will endorse your participation in WashU's dual-degree program.
- After your first year at WashU, you'll be eligible to graduate with your Northwestern cohort.
- You'll receive a tuition discount of 50% all 3 years at WashU, making it more affordable to earn multiple engineering degrees.
- After you graduate, you'll have access to the career centers and alumni networks of 2 standout institutions.
FAQs
FAQs
FAQs
No. Attending Northwestern College qualifies students to apply to the program as juniors. (However, getting connected early in the first year with Dr. Young-Ji Byon, Northwestern's pre-engineering adviser, is strongly recommended.)
Barring any serious problem, students who satisfy application requirements are admitted. WashU will fully consider any information that causes concern about inviting a student to their community, such as a violation of academic integrity.
Yes. To take full advantage of varsity athletics or any other aspect of Northwestern College, students are welcome to wait to apply to WashU as seniors.
Yes. U.S. citizens are eligible for need-based financial aid by submitting a FAFSA and CSS Profile. Financial need does not adversely impact admission outcomes, and the amount of aid ranges up to the full cost of attendance.
Yes. Although international students are not eligible for need-based financial aid, they are eligible for some scholarships.
Yes. Some apartments and buildings are reserved for dual-degree students who want to live in university housing. The university's off-campus housing office can assist with other options as well.
As part of the dual-degree program, you will spend some time at Northwestern and some time at WashU but complete degrees at both schools. Earning three degrees in six years (B.A. or B.S. + B.S. + M.S.) is possible because each school has agreed to count some of the other school's credits.
Each year, there are many more dual-degree students than transfer students entering WashU's engineering school. Dual-degree staff and student leaders will connect you with other dual-degree students through unique enrollment and orientation programming to help ease the transition.
Yes. Typically, dual-degree students receive their NWC degree and celebrate commencement with their peers. Then they celebrate again with their WashU peers when they earn two more degrees!
