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Credit for Classes Taken Outside Weinberg College

Courses Taken Before Entering Weinberg College

College Courses Taken while in High School

This information is for students who took college courses before they graduated from high school. The appropriate undergraduate school decides whether Northwestern credit should be awarded for this work.

Transfer College Credit Taken in High School

College Courses Taken by a Transfer Student

Students who transfer to Northwestern from another college or university will receive an evaluation of transfer credits from the Registrar's Office. Several special rules apply to courses taken by transfer students at other institutions.

Transfer College Credit from Previous Institutions

Courses Taken While Attending Weinberg College

College Courses Taken While Studying Abroad

Eligible courses from study abroad count as electives unless otherwise authorized. The exception to this is on NU programs in which students enroll in Northwestern classes.

Learn more about how study abroad credits transfer

College Courses Taken at Other U.S. Institutions

Northwestern has specific guidelines governing whether courses from other U.S. institutions can be transferred to Northwestern and toward which requirements they can count. 

Learn More About Transfer Credit After Matriculation

College Courses Taken in Another Northwestern School

Weinberg College students can enroll in many classes offered by other schools in Northwestern and even complete a minor, certificate, or concentration at another school.

Rules for Courses in Other Northwestern Schools