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Requirements

Credit Hours

Candidates must complete the prescribed minimum total credit hours for the degree, diploma, or certificate in which they are enrolled.

Grade Point Average

Candidates must achieve a minimum 2.00 Cumulative GPA on all courses taken at Northwest University.

Residency

Residence refers to course work completed at Northwest University. The following are required:

• a minimum of 30 semester credits;
• at least one 3-credit Bible or theology course;
• one-third of the major requirements;
• the final semester of course work must be completed at Northwest University;
• all graduates, at the time of graduation, must be enrolled or eligible to be enrolled for the semester in which they graduate (see Admis¬sions, Reapplication).
  
  

Degree/Certificate Requirements

All requirements for the degree or certification must be completed on or before the official day of graduation for that semester.

Incomplete courses are not considered completed. Candidates who receive an Incomplete grade in a course required for graduation will have their applications shifted to the next semester.

The catalog requirements in effect during the semester in which the student first enrolled are applicable, provided graduation is within six years from the end of that semester. (The summer semester may count as a part of the semester before or after it.)

However, a student may graduate under the requirements of the current catalog. It is expected that the requirements of the catalog chosen will be followed as a whole.

Credit Limitations

• 30 credits of non-traditional credits, including Portfolio, CPL, ACE, AP, IB, military, CLEP, and DANTES
• 12 credits (Bachelor degree) or 8 credits (Asso¬ciate degree) of ensemble music
• 4 credits of physical education activity
• 4 credits of PSYC 3561 Student Development Training
• 2 credits of ENGL 2711 Publication Workshop
• Students may receive only one degree at a time.
• Students may earn additional majors as long as they satisfy the requirements for each major.
  
  

Citizenship

Candidates must have attained a satisfactory citizenship record, including chapel attendance requirements, as of the date of their graduation.

Financial

Candidates must have all accounts with the University paid in full to be eligible to graduate and participate in Commencement activities.

Second Bachelor Degree

Northwest University will grant a second Bachelor degree only if the student’s second degree is substantially different from the first Bachelor degree earned at Northwest University. The second degree will:

• require a minimum of 30 additional semester hours;
• include all major requirements;
• be taken in residence at Northwest University;
• not include any correspondence work and CLEP credit;
• allow admission only when a program contract has been formulated by the student in consultation with the student’s advisor and the Provost; and
• not allow course work taken prior to approval of the program contract to be utilized.
  
  

Student Responsibility

While the University provides advisement services to its students through faculty advisors, the Registrar’s Office, and other sources, the final responsibility shall rest with the student for fulfilling all requirements for graduation, including those identified in an official program audit. This shall include requirements resulting from program modifications affecting course offerings as may be adopted by action of the faculty.

Residency Requirements

At least one academic year (with a minimum of 30 semester credits) must be completed at Northwest University, and the final semester of work before graduation must be taken on campus irrespective of the amount of previous work completed at Northwest University. One-third of the major requirements must be completed in residence at Northwest University.

A student registered at Northwest University may not receive credit for a concurrent enrollment at another institution without approval. Students interrupting their programs at the University may, upon returning, graduate under the requirements of the catalog in effect during the semester in which they first enrolled, provided graduation is within six years from the end of that semester. (The summer semester may count as a part of the semester before or after it.) However, a student may graduate under the requirements of the current catalog. It is expected that the requirements of the catalog chosen will be followed as a whole.