60 credits
required for program
- Available online
- PSEO/Early college online classes
Timeframe
22–28 months
Get a head start on your collegiate general education requirements while exploring a variety of academic fields. An associate’s degree prepares students looking to transition into a 4-year degree program and is customizable with online and face-to-face options to fit your needs.
Our Liberal Studies degree may be the right fit if you…
- Are seeking an introduction to collegiate studies
- Value flexibility with both online and face-to-face course options
- Desire to transition into a 4-year program in the future
- Appreciate the opportunity to pursue employment that requires completion of a 2-year degree
- Crave the option to complete a collegiate degree while in high school
Why pursue an Liberal Studies at Northwestern?
Our associate’s degree serves students with a variety of goals, including those seeking employment after completion of a 2-year degree and those looking to transition into a future 4-year degree. Flexible course options allow students to choose between online, face-to-face, or a combination of courses. Students explore a variety of subjects taught in a Christian faith-based environment.
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PSEO Pathway to an Associates
The Associate of Arts in Liberal Studies is a flexible program for our PSEO and Early College Students. Once accepted into the PSEO or Early College programs, students interested in an Associate’s degree will be assisted by the Admissions office in creating an application for a future term, usually after high school graduation. Admissions and advising will work together to ensure students either:
- Graduate from high school with the A.A. degree completed, or
- Prepare to enter the program after completing PSEO.
Admitted PSEO students who express interest in the Associate’s degree will be referred to an advisor. Each semester, the advisor helps create a personalized academic plan and tracks the student’s progress.
What Will You Learn?
Students pursuing an associate’s degree will complete coursework in popular general education areas, along with Biblical Studies coursework to develop their worldview. Students develop healthy study habits and critical thinking skills applicable to the workforce or future collegiate studies. Two available concentrations (a General Concentration or an Intercultural Studies Concentration) allow for additional customizability.
Coursework includes:
- Biblical Thinking & Living (8 credits)
- Effective Communication (7 credits)
- Critical Thinking & Information Literacy (2 credits)
- Cultural & Global Engagement (6 credits)
- Creative Expression (4 credits)
- Science & Quantitative Literacy (8 credits)
- Concentration (15 credits)
- General Electives (10 credits)
Earning my associate’s degree has allowed me to get a head start on my 4-year bachelor's degree. I was not originally planning on working towards an associate’s degree, but I had taken so many classes through the PSEO program that I was able to earn it by taking only a few more classes in my last semester of high school.
Having the opportunity to get my associate’s degree online through PSEO while still in high school has saved me both time and money. The professors made their classes an enjoyable and positive experience.
Getting my associate’s degree has motivated me to keep pushing in life. With my associate’s degree, I was able to get into the School of Nursing straight out of high school. My favorite class so far has been Human Physiology with Dr. Simat. I like science classes, but he made it more interesting by being so realistic. He also pushes students to the highest potential and is always ready to help.
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