Academic Requirements
On this page, you can find information about academic requirements and resources while studying at Northwestern.
Academic Program Objectives
To maintain visa compliance, international students must uphold certain academic program objectives:
- Attend the institution listed on your DS-2019
- Maintain full-time enrollment each term, which means registering for at least 3 courses in a quarter
These objectives are explained in greater depth on the Office of International Student and Scholar Services website.
Academic Resources
Advising and Assistance
You will be assigned either an academic adviser in the McCormick School of Engineering (if you are an engineering student) or the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences (if you are a student in arts or sciences). Your assigned academic adviser can assist you with academic planning and other academic questions that you may have during your time at Northwestern.
Many professors and Teaching Assistants (TAs) hold office hours when they will be available for students to come in and ask them questions.
Additional Campus Resources
Share Your Native Language
There are a number of ways to share your native language with Northwestern students.
Connect with Your NU Language Department
Weinberg College offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, Czech, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi-Urdu, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Persian (Farsi), Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili and Turkish.
Attend Conversation Tables
Language department faculty will inform you of weekly language practice times.
Tutor Northwestern Students or Become a Language Partner
Talk to language department faculty about these potential opportunities.