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Undergraduate

Designed for exploration.

Our liberal arts curriculum prepares students to address problems head on. It’s why Northland College alumni have gone on to become scientists, business owners, educators, and dedicated professionals in almost every field imaginable. The career-focused curriculum developed by our faculty members will provide you with the tools, confidence, and vision to be successful in anything you do. Take a look at some of the cool classes you’ll find only at Northland

See our Majors

  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Management
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change Studies*
  • Climate Science
  • Directed Studies
  • Ecological Restoration
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental Education*
  • Environmental Humanities*
  • Environmental Studies*
  • Fisheries & Wildlife Ecology
  • Forestry
  • Gender & Women’s Studies
  • Geographic Information Systems*
  • Geology
  • Graphic Design
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Humanity & Nature Studies
  • Mathematical Sciences
  • Music*
  • Native American Studies
  • Natural Resources
  • Outdoor Education
  • Philosophy*
  • Physics*
  • Pre-Law*
  • Pre-Health Care*
  • Pre-Ministry*
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine*
  • Psychology
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology & Social Justice
  • Spanish*
  • Sports Management*
  • Studio Art
  • Sustainable Community Development
  • Sustainable Business
  • Sustainable Agriculture*
  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship
  • Water Science
  • Writing

* Available only as a minor or special program.

Choose your General Education Path

Each student at Northland College takes a selection of courses from across the arts, sciences, and humanities. This requirement is more than just hoop jumping. It provides a well-rounded foundation of knowledge and skills. Northland College’s general education is designed for exploration. Our students know that chemistry and writing can be closely linked, or that sociology can create better business leaders. Time and again, they have found out how disparate interests actually intersect in surprising ways. They have uncovered unimagined possibilities.

Our general education model, Liberal Education for the Environment and Society (LEES), integrates liberal arts with an environmental studies emphasis, enabling you to address the challenges of the future. LEES prepares you to be a leader in understanding, communicating, and acting upon environmental issues, and in working to address societal dynamics that create and are influenced by environmental issues.

If you’re looking for a small-group learning community, we also offer two general education pathways within the LEES program that are modeled to focus on topics regarding sustainable agriculture or the Lake Superior region.

  • Growing Connections allows you a comprehensive look at the history, theories, and practices of sustainable agriculture. You’ll work closely with faculty and regional farmers in classrooms, labs, and fields to develop their understanding of human food systems and ecological health.
  • Superior Connections is a series of courses that dive directly into the interwoven economic, environmental, and cultural facets of the Lake Superior watershed. You’ll spend a month circumnavigating the Lake by car, canoe, and on foot, picking up new insights about the region as they go. To apply, please mark Superior Connections as your learning pathway of choice on this form. Student participation is limited to 20; in order to gain acceptance into Superior Connections, students must have a paid enrollment deposit.

 

See our Term Structure

A unique element in Northland’s academic program is the calendar. The fall and winter terms are each four months long and consist of a minimum of 65 class days. The spring term (or May term) is one month long and consists of 20 class days. Full-time students must earn 12 to 17 course credits during each of the fall and winter terms.

Fall and winter terms allow time for maturation of ideas in a program of varied courses. The shorter spring term provides an opportunity for concentration through seminars, field experiences, independent study, and internships. It also provides opportunities for off-campus and study-abroad experiences.

View the Academic Calendar

December 13
Last day of fall term
December 13
Residence halls close
7:00 pm–7:00 pm
December 16
Final grades due
4:00 pm–4:00 pm
January 6, 2020
Residence halls open for returning students
8:00 am–8:00 am
January 7, 2020
Last day to add courses online
11:30 pm–11:30 pm
January 8, 2020
Winter semester begins
January 17, 2020
Last day to add courses with faculty approval
4:00 pm–4:00 pm
January 17, 2020
Last day to drop courses without record
4:00 pm–4:00 pm
January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no class)
February 29, 2020
Mid-session break begins
March 2, 2020
Due date for summer term incomplete grades
March 3, 2020
Mid-term grades due
4:00 pm–4:00 pm
March 9, 2020
Classes resume
March 13, 2020
Last day to withdraw from a course
March 16, 2020
Registration begins for summer and fall terms
April 10, 2020
Good Friday (no class)
April 17, 2020
Last day of winter term classes
April 18, 2020
Inter-Session break begins
April 20, 2020
Final grades due
4:00 pm–4:00 pm
April 27, 2020
May term begins
April 29, 2020
Last day to add courses with faculty approval
April 29, 2020
Last day to drop courses without record
May 8, 2020
Last day to withdraw
May 22, 2020
Last day of classes
May 23, 2020
Commencement 2020
May 24, 2020
Residence halls close for all students
12:00 pm–12:00 pm
May 25, 2020
Memorial Day observed
May 26, 2020
Final grades due
4:00 pm–4:00 pm

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May Term Adventures

  • Liz Downey on bike May Term

    Pedaling Around Lake Superior for May Term

    Northland College student Liz Downey biked 1,287 miles through wind, rain, sleet…

    Pedaling Around Lake Superior for May Term
  • Northland College student with journal

    296 miles on the Superior Hiking Trail

    Jane Dahlgren had never camped alone when she decided to hike solo…

    296 miles on the Superior Hiking Trail
  • Marissa Olsen

    Filmmaking to Impassion, Teach

    In her first year at Northland, natural resources student Marissa Olsen enrolled in…

    Filmmaking to Impassion, Teach
  • Northland students in canoes

    Read. Write. Paddle.

    Pens and Paddles is a unique, experiential English course that combines literary…

    Read. Write. Paddle.
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