Proportional Core Curriculum Requirements

Proportional Core Curriculum Requirements

Transfer students who first enroll at Northwestern as sophomores, juniors, or seniors are permitted to fulfill the core curriculum requirement on a proportional basis. For the purposes of administering the core curriculum requirement, class standing of transfer students is based on the total of “transferable” credits from all colleges and universities previously attended, and credits awarded by Northwestern on the basis of examinations taken before matriculation.

If a student leaves Northwestern and later chooses to return to Northwestern after being absent for four or more consecutive semesters, the student may fulfill the core curriculum requirement on a proportional basis determined by the total of “transferable” credits from all colleges and universities previously attended and credits awarded by Northwestern on the basis of credit by examination taken prior to the return to Northwestern.