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One of the best ways to prepare for college is to get a taste of college life and academics. Take this opportunity to explore different subjects or get a head start on the major of your dreams. The College Prep Program offers undergraduate courses, both online and in person, for college credit taught by Northwestern faculty and instructors who assume the same level of commitment and involvement from you that they do from college students. The expectations are high, the rewards are long-lasting.

• U.S. residential students may enroll in one or more 3- to 8-week classes.
• U.S. commuter students may enroll in one or more 3- to 10-week classes.
• International students must take two credit classes to be considered a full-time student on an F-1 Visa.
• College Credit courses are only available to high-school rising Juniors and Seniors.
• Students applying to the College Credit option are required to submit official transcripts. Please see additional transcript information on the admissions page.
• In order to be successful in a college credit class, students must be self-directed, have a high degree of motivation, and excellent time management skills.
• Each credit course is worth one credit unit, unless otherwise noted in the course description. One credit unit is typically equivalent to four quarter hours or two and two-thirds semester credit hours at other colleges. This information may be useful when you are an undergraduate student looking to transfer your Northwestern college credit unit(s) towards your undergraduate degree.
• Credit courses include access to our "Wildcat Connect: Get Ready Series". This series adds an additional robust co-curricular component to your schedule outside of the classroom with interactive workshops that will prepare you for college and integrate you into the Wildcat community! 
• Please note: Students cannot be active in more than one program or take classes from a program other than that which they are enrolled in (e-FOCUS/IN FOCUS/Credit Online/Credit In Person).

I chose this program to study on Northwestern’s campus and to see what it is like to be a college student, taking classes, meeting new people, etc. I love the friends that I made and the experience as a whole.”