NORTHWEST UNIVERSITYKirkland, WA, USA

Dear New Students and Parents:It is a pleasure to welcome you to the

Northwest University community. Many of you already have a relationship with us that has lasted for generations in your family, but others are coming to us for the first time.

If you are brand new to Northwest, we sincerely hope that your first experiences with us will set the tone for a lifetime—and perhaps even generations—of positive memories, personal growth, and spiritual blessing. For those who are carrying on a tradition at Northwest, we promise to keep things the way they have always been by continually

changing! We are a school that has always tried to stay in step with God’s mission in the world.

We are excited you have chosen to join our community and look forward to your contribution in the future—we are confident God has great things in store for you. I hope that I will have an opportunity to meet you personally, and I look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with you.

Sincerely, Joseph L. Castleberry, Ed.D.President

Year foundedUndergrad enrollment

Graduate enrollmentStudent-faculty ratio

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1934 1,39629513:122EagleBlue and Gold3.4159023

Quick FactsThere are lots of great reasons to choose NU. We list several of them here to provide a brief overview of all that we have to offer. But words will never communicate the richness of our university experience. For that, you’ll just have to visit. We’d be glad to arrange a campus tour and hope to meet you soon.

WHY NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY?

Something happens when you leave home for the first time and move into one of our residence halls. You might enter with a little trepidation. But not for long. You study together. You play together. You pray together. And—before you know it—you begin to realize something: This isn’t just a university. This is your home away from home.

Ways to Get InvolvedStudent Government | Residence Life | Student Magazine | Drama Productions Intramural Sports | Campus Ministries | Worship Teams | Bible Studies | ImprovVarsity Sports | Eagle Fitness Center | Talent Shows | KCNU Radio Station | Choralons | Life Groups | Local Missions | International Missions

A PLACE THAT WELCOMES

You aren’t just looking for an education. You’re looking for an exceptional one. At NU, we are accredited at the highest level. Our classes are not easy, but excellence never is. Once you graduate, you’ll realize that you have been prepared for more than a career. You’ve been prepared to make your mark in the world.

ACADEMICS THAT CHALLENGE

At most colleges, you don’t spend much time with your professors. Here, we keep class sizes small—13:1. Our distinguished faculty will engage your intellect and challenge you with new ideas. Their doors are open. Their hearts are open. And they’ll become an inspiring and significant part of your university experience here.

FACULTY THAT ENGAGE

WATCH OUR EAGLES SOARWe compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference of the NAIA. Our athletes have won conference championships and have been selected as Academic All-Americans. But our coaches also teach the importance of winning off of the field. They understand that long after a student’s athletic career is over, it is lessons of character that will shape these men and women throughout their lives.

Northwest University Offers • Men’s and Women’s Soccer• Men’s and Women’s Basketball• Women’s Volleyball

• Men’s and Women’s Track and Field• Men’s and Women’s Cross Country• Women’s Softball

MAJORS THAT PREPARE

AccountingAudio Production*Biblical Languages*Biblical LiteratureBiologyBusiness AdministrationChemistry*Children and Family

MinistriesCommunication - Communication &

Preaching - Drama - Film Studies - Media Studies - Organizational

Communication - Public Affairs - Rhetoric & Public

AffairsContemporary Music

Industry - Producer Track - Recording Arts

Track - Performance TrackElementary Education - Humanities - Mathematics - ScienceEnglish - Literature

- TESOL - WritingEnvironmental ScienceFinanceGeneral MinistryGeneral StudiesHealth ScienceHistoryInterdisciplinary Studies - Single Area - Multiple-Area - Legal Studies - Political ScienceIntercultural Studies - African Studies - Asia Studies - Cross-Cultural

Studies - First Nations

Ministry - Latin American

Studies - Linguistic Studies - Middle East Studies - University Ministry - Urban MinistriesMathematicsManagementMarketingMedia Ministry*Military Science &

Leadership*

MusicMusic EducationMusic Industry

BusinessMusic MinistryNursingPastoral Care*Pastoral MinistryPolitical SciencePsychology - Cultural Psychology - Counseling

Psychology - General Psychology - Marriage & Family

Studies - Organizational

BehaviorReligion & PhilosophySales*Secondary Education - Biology - English & Language

Arts - English Language

Learners (ELL) - Health & Fitness - Mathematics - Social Studies - Theatre ArtsYouth and Family

Ministries

We offer over 70 academic programs, each one designed to uniquely prepare you for your chosen field. For a complete list of majors, minors, and concentrations, visit northwestu.edu/programs.

*Minor

Master of Business Administration (MBA)Master in TeachingM.A. in Counseling PsychologyM.A. in Bible and TheologyM.A in Missional LeadershipM.A. in International Community DevelopmentPsy.D. Counseling Psychology

GRADUATE DEGREES OFFERED

CELE provides intensive academic English training to help international students reach their goals as learners and community leaders. Learning is not limited to the classroom. While in the CELE program, students have a conversation buddy, live in the dorms, and can participate in many different clubs and CELE field trips. You will learn through living!

CENTER FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION (CELE)

Find out more at northwestu.edu/cele. Apply at northwestu.edu/apply.

Steve Smith has recorded with the very best—from Stevie Wonder to Garth Brooks. And now you can learn from the best. As the Creative Director of Northwest University’s Creatio program, Steve will teach you the ins and outs of the music business that can only come from a 37-year recording career. If you’re interested in audio engineering, you’ll learn in a state-of-the-art recording studio from a man who has earned a wall full of hardware. There’s no need to go to LA to start your music career. It can all begin for you right here in Kirkland.

2 GRAMMYS. 30 GOLD RECORDS.AND HE’LL TEACH YOU EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.

BUSINESS, PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNICATION Our most popular majors are busi-ness, psychology, education, and communication. One of the reasons for their popularity is the excellence offered by each of these programs. At NU, you’ll find faculty and staff who are committed to you and to your success.

“Northwest University has provided me the foundation of my future to becoming a global leader. NU has taught me English and helped me establish relationships with my American classmates.”

-JIYONG DONG Korea

“I firmly believe joining the MBA program at Northwest was the right decision. At the end of the program, I landed a vendor position at Microsoft, which I used to just dream about! My career has progressed in leaps and bounds.”

-VRUSHALI SONI India

Take a look at the map. What strikes you about it? Some of the world’s finest brands are minutes from our campus. That means you’ll be near companies that hire. Businesses that may be looking for interns. And careers that can take off upon graduation (no small feat in this economy). The best companies on the planet are here. We hope you will be, too.

LOCATION

Google, Microsoft, Seattle Children’s Hospital, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Amazon, Nordstrom, Starbucks, Boeing, Nintendo, T-Mobile, Costco, Expedia.

APPLY TODAY!

Northwest UniversityInternational Student Services Department of International Studies P.O. Box 579Kirkland, WA 98083-0579 U.S.A.

MAILING ADDRESS:

Email: international@northwestu.eduWeb: northwestu.edu/internationalPhone: 425.889.5764

APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION: NORTHWESTU.EDU/APPLY