Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies

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Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies
SCS logo.png
Established 1933[1]
Type Private
Dean Thomas F. Gibbons
Location United States Chicago, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Campus Urban, Suburban
Website http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/

The Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies (SCS) is one of eleven schools comprising Northwestern University, with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. The school was founded in 1933 under its original name of University College.

The School of Continuing Studies caters to non-traditional students with various continuing education and degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, professional development, and corporate levels. Most courses are offered in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate the schedules of working students.

SCS has campuses in both Evanston and downtown Chicago. Their downtown location is in the Streeterville neighborhood alongside Lake Michigan and Lake Shore Drive. It is only blocks away from the Water Tower, the John Hancock Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Magnificent Mile. SCS also has a Loop campus near the Sears Tower and the Chicago Board of Trade Building. Additionally, SCS offers certain courses in Schaumburg and at Abbott Laboratories.

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[edit] Academic Programs

[edit] Undergraduate

The School of Continuing Studies offers three different degrees: Bachelor of Philosophy, Bachelor of Science in General Studies, and Bachelor of Philosophy in Communication.[2]

SCS students have twenty majors to choose from in the following areas:

[edit] Graduate

SCS offers nine different graduate degree programs. Like their undergraduate counterparts, graduate-level classes also meet on evenings and weekends to accommodate working adults. Graduate programs at SCS include:

  • Master of Science in Computer Information Systems
  • Master of Arts in Creative Writing
  • Master of Arts in Liberal Studies
  • Master of Arts in Literature
  • Master of Science in Medical Informatics (campus-based and online formats)
  • Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration (campus-based and online formats)
  • Master of Science in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Science
  • Master of Science in Clinical Research and Regulatory Administration
  • Master of Arts in Sports Administration

[edit] Professional Development

In addition to its degree programs, SCS also offers certificate programs geared toward professional development. These programs are offered at Northwestern campuses in Evanston, Chicago and Schaumburg. Many of the programs consist of undergraduate courses that can be taken for credit. There are also noncredit programs filled with courses that exist outside the undergraduate curriculum. The general areas within which the professional development programs fall are:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Business
  • Leadership and Management
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Information Technology
  • Mediation
  • Nonprofit Management
  • Professional English and ESL
  • Project Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Summer Session Institutes in Pre-Law, Coaching, Negotiation, Writers' Conference, and AP Training for high school teachers

[edit] Post-baccalaureate Certificates

SCS also offers certificates in post-baccalaureate programs. Many students use the post-baccalaureate programs to build their academic resumés in preparation for graduate study in business, education, medicine or law, while others enroll in programs to help advance their professional careers. Programs consist of non-credit courses held during the daytime and evening. Duration of programs varies from one day to twelve weeks. Post-baccalaureate certificate programs are offered in 31 different subjects, with general areas including:

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Business
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Information Technology
  • Leadership and Management
  • Professional Health Careers
  • Custom Programs

One of the most popular certificates at SCS is the Professional Health Careers program, a post-baccalaureate program designed to provide students with the pre-medicine background necessary to apply to medical school. The program consists of four concentrations: pre-medicine (dentistry, veterinary medicine, physician assistant, pharmacy, osteopathy, podiatry), physical therapy, nursing, and clinical psychology. [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The History of the School of Continuing Studies at Northwestern University". Northwestern University. http://scs.northwestern.edu/about/history.cfm. Retrieved 2007-11-12. 
  2. ^ "Undergraduate Degrees and Majors at the School of Continuing Studies at Northwestern University". Northwestern University. http://scs.northwestern.edu/ugrad/degrees/. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 
  3. ^ "Professional Health Careers Credit PDP at the School of Continuing Studies at Northwestern University". Northwestern University. http://scs.northwestern.edu/pdp/cpdp/health/index.cfm. Retrieved 2007-11-14. 

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