Our new collaborative program will guide you to a career in engineering! Northern’s Guaranteed Admission Agreement with South Dakota State University allows you to complete your first two years at NSU and then transfer to SDSU to complete your bachelor’s degree in engineering, choosing from three options:
As a journalist, you’ll deliver vital information to the public using multiple channels - but always with clarity and integrity. While pre-journalism is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the coursework required to prepare you for a career in journalism.
You'll work with Northern's pre-journalism program faculty advisor to plan a personalized schedule of courses and identify a degree program that fits your area of interest, whether it's reporting, copy editing, design, publishing or marketing and sales.
As a lawyer, you’ll be an advocate for your clients, using the rule of law to see that justice prevails in every case. While pre-law is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into law school.
Being a doctor is more than a job, it’s a calling – and you can’t wait to answer that call, improving health and even saving lives. At Northern, we’ll get you started on the path to your dream career. While pre-medicine itself isn’t a major, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into any medical school.
Northern's placement rate into medical school for the past five years is 82 percent!
With a career in mortuary science, you’ll guide individuals through the final phase of life with skilled professionalism, honoring the deceased with dignity and respecting the wishes of their family. While pre-mortuary science is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a school of mortuary science.
As an occupational therapist, you’ll have the opportunity to work with a variety of patients, guiding them to develop skills that will enhance their lives and help them gain independence. While pre-occupational therapy is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a school of occupational therapy.
This program will be a good fit if you:
With a career in optometry, you’ll make a clear difference in people’s lives, ensuring the visual health of your patients. While pre-optometry is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a school of optometry.
This program will be a good fit if you:
With a career in pharmacy, you’ll serve as a crucial health care provider, supplying patients with needed prescriptions as well as important medical knowledge. While pre-pharmacy is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a school of pharmacy.
This program will be a good fit if you:
With a career in physical therapy, you’ll help people return to their full physical potential, guiding them to a life of health and wellness. While pre-physical therapy is not a major itself, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a school of physical therapy.
This program will be a good fit if you:
As a physician’s assistant, you’ll make a difference in your patients’ lives every single day, guiding them toward health and wellness. While this program isn’t a major, at Northern, we’ll match you with a degree program and the necessary coursework required to prepare you for admission into a physician’s assistant program.
This program will be a good fit if you: