Academics
The university is a regionally accredited, Christian coeducational institution awarding associate, baccalaureate, graduate, and doctorate degrees. Undergraduate students can choose from more than 50 B.A. programs, including Nursing, Business, Music, Ministry, Pre-Med, Psychology, and Education. The University also has five master’s degree programs in Business and Management, Teaching, Theology, Psychology and Sociology. In 2009, Northwest University added a doctorate in Counseling Psychology program. The university is operated under the control of the Alaska, Montana, Oregon, Northwest, Southern Idaho, and Wyoming districts of the Assemblies of God. All these districts are represented on the University’s Board of Directors.
In the U.S. News and World Report publication, America's Best Colleges 2009, Northwest University ranked 16 in the western region of the 319 national baccalaureate colleges in the nation. “’It is an honor to be listed among America’s best colleges,’ said Northwest University’s president, Joseph Castleberry. ‘As Northwest University adds programs and gets bigger, we are even more committed to getting better, providing the highest quality education. This ranking confirms the capabilities and commitment of our faculty and it is a tribute to them.’” In 2009, Northwest University added a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology program. It was the first doctorate program offered by the university.
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“Our first line of defense in raising children with values is modeling good behavior ourselves. This is critical. How will our kids learn tolerance for others if our hearts are filled with hate? Learn compassion if we are indifferent? Perceive academics as important if soccer practice is a higher priority than homework?”
—Fred G. Gosman (20th century)
“Almost all scholarly research carries practical and political implications. Better that we should spell these out ourselves than leave that task to people with a vested interest in stressing only some of the implications and falsifying others. The idea that academics should remain “above the fray” only gives ideologues license to misuse our work.”
—Stephanie Coontz (b. 1944)