Cross-School Registrations (Chicago Campus)
To register for a class offered by another Northwestern University school, you must follow a process based on your home school and the school offering the class.
In addition to learning school-specific procedures (listed below), consult with your school's Registrar to determine:
- The possibility of taking the class.
- The possibility of applying the class toward your degree.
- The grading scheme of the visiting school and the ramifications/implications on your degree requirements.
- How the course will appear on your transcript.
- Whether or not you need to contact the visiting school.
- The possible costs involved. Note that charges will be made to your school and based on its tuition policy. Your school's registrar will work with the Office of Student Accounts to nullify any tuition to the visiting school.
Jump to school-specific rules:
Exceptions:
- If you are a joint-program student, these rules do not apply; consult with your Registrar(s) to determine if cross-school registration is possible.
- If the course is co-listed, cross-school registration rules do not apply for students in the schools that have listed the class.
Kellog School of Management - The Manager's Program
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU students? |
| Possibly: refer to the Kellogg student intranet for registration information. |
Yes, subject to the following restrictions:
- The student must be enrolled in another graduate program at the University.
- The student may take a maximum of 2 classes (6 semester hours) in section 80 level (Chicago courses).
- The classes must be used toward their current degree.
- Space must be available after Kellogg students have registered.
- The student's dean (or designate) must give written approval.
- The Kellogg instructor must give permission; the student may need to prove understanding of basic principles.
- The student must submit registration to their registrar.
- The TMP Registrar will have final approval of registration.
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School of Continuing Studies
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU student |
Yes, subject to the following restrictions:
- The student is degree-seeking.
- The Student Affairs Committee gives permission.
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Yes, subject to the following restrictions:
- The student may take one course per term.
- Space must be available after SCS students have registered; registrations are processed on the first day of the term.
- The student must submit all relevant paperwork to his or her registrar.
- Registration in science classes is limited to fewer than 10 non-SCS students.
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Feinberg School of Medicine
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU students? |
Yes, if these procedures are followed:
- Contact the school for course information.
- Spaces are available after the school's students have enrolled.
- All course pre-requisites must be completed.
- The Medical School Registrar must complete the registration process.
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Rarely. The Medical School Registrar must approve the request and consult with the Associate Dean and course director. The decision will be based on:
- Reason for attempting the course.
- Completion of course pre-requisites.
- Space availability.
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Department of Physical Therapy
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU students? |
| No courses can be taken outside the department. |
No courses can be taken inside the department. |
Prosthetics/Orthotics
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU students? |
| No courses can be taken outside the department. |
No courses can be taken inside the department. |
The Law School
| Can cross-school courses be taken... |
| ...by students in this program? |
...in this program by other NU students? |
Yes, up to the equivalent of 10 semester hours, given the following conditions are met:
- It is a graduate-level course.
- The Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Programming grants permission.
- No language classes are allowed.
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Yes, subject to the following restrictions:
- Spaces must be available after Law School students have enrolled.
- The Law School Registrar approves enrollment.
- The school dean (or designate) gives written approval for double enrollment.
- The Law School instructor may require proof of knowledge of law principles.
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