Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University says, "Being exposed to many disciplines and the ways they interact can give you a vivid picture of the complexity of the world--natural and manufactured, past and present, close to home and far away. A liberal arts education can give you the capacity to make well-reasoned ethical and aesthetic judgments. It can help you to develop the qualities you need to be an informed and responsible citizen. And most important, through a liberal arts education, you learn how to acquire knowledge and to expand your understanding." [Source]

General Education Requirements

  • 1. Composition

    NO

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    No credit given for Composition because the "Writing Proficiency" requirement may be satisfied by freshman seminars that do not focus primarily on composition and writing instruction.

  • 2. Literature

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Literature because the "Literature and the Fine Arts" requirement may be fulfilled with non-literature courses.

  • 3. Foreign Language

    YES
  • 4. U.S. Government or History

    NO
  • 5. Economics

    NO
  • 6. Mathematics

    NO

    See Note

    No credit given for Mathematics because the "Formal Studies" requirement may be satisfied by courses with little college-level math content.

  • 7. Science

    YES

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