Degree Requirements for Transfer Students

To earn a degree from Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, you must:

• Take courses in six major intellectual areas (distribution requirements).

• Participate in 2 freshman seminars (WAIVED for transfer students, even those who enter without a full year of college credits).

• Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language.

• Demonstrate proficiency in writing (WAIVED for external transfers) You’ve already proven yourself in college-level work. However, if you have doubts about your ability to write well in Northwestern courses, please speak to your Weinberg Adviser about your options.

• Concentrate in a field of inquiry (your major).

• Complete a specified number of courses and quarters, as indicated on your credit evaluation. In no case will this be less than 23 courses and 6 quarters.