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Northwood works for you.

At Northwood University, we are proud to be a direct education partner with global best organizations for more than 30 years and counting. Northwood is a premier business university that uses free-enterprise as a foundation and offers specialized corporate learning programs to the global business community. A Northwood education promotes critical thinking skills and personal effectiveness, while emphasizing the importance of ethics, transformative leadership, and individual responsibility.

Northwood programs develop students so they can contribute meaningfully to individual and team projects. Students learn that true success is achieved through excellence, experience, teamwork and integrity. Northwood’s tradition of building ongoing and dynamic relationships allows us to create educational opportunities for employees that integrate specifically and seamlessly with organizational goals.

Northwood Partnership Highlights

  • Regionally accredited, not-for-profit university
  • Classes offered 100% online
  • Condensed courses designed for work, school, and life balance
  • Up to 92 transfer credits accepted for undergraduate programs
  • Earn undergraduate credits for work and life experiences
  • Financial aid available
  • No college entrance exams required
  • Decades of experience effectively serving working adult students
  • Nationally recognized military-friendly institution
  • Industry-experienced faculty
  • Small classes allow for individual attention
  • Personal attention from dedicated Northwood staff

Northwood Online – Associate’s and Bachelor’s Degree Options

Northwood Online is designed so that employees will continue to work while earning their undergraduate degree. Many of our students say what they learn in the classroom can be applied to their job the very next day. They appreciate the flexibility Northwood University’s Online Program allows for balancing work, family and school while earning a degree. In addition, students have a dedicated point of contact from admission to graduation to guide them to degree completion.

Richard DeVos Graduate School of Management

If you’re ready to take your career to the next level, Northwood’s DeVos Graduate School of Management offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) as well as other online Master of Science degree programs available in accelerated online formats. Additionally, the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program is a natural next step for those with a master’s degree in a business-related field who are looking to further enhance their knowledge, leadership, and expertise. A graduate degree from DeVos will provide you with skills that apply directly to your job today and prepare you for your dream job tomorrow.

Ready to Apply?

Admission requirements for each degree program can be found using the following links:

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Frequently Asked Questions

You may email your sponsorship letter directly to the Northwood University Business Office at .

If you have questions about submitting your letter, you may also contact your dedicated Northwood advisor.

Submitting your sponsorship letter to Northwood is preferred upon course registration; the sponsorship letter is required by start date of term.

Students should contact Guild directly at their website to request sponsorship letters.

Reference your Guild sponsorship approval process and policy to determine frequency with which sponsorship letters are required.

Please have either the sponsorship letter or proof of payment in place one week prior to the start of each term and no later than the start date of a course.

Follow these instructions: How to access unofficial transcript.

Email your dedicated Northwood University advisor directly for assistance with accessing your unofficial transcript.

Guild can also provide the unofficial transcript process should you contact them directly.

The cost of undergraduate program tuition (Associate’s and Bachelor’s) programs can be found in the Northwood Online Tuition rate sheet.

The cost of graduate program tuition (Master’s and Doctoral) programs can be found in the Graduate Tuition rate sheet.

For questions regarding specific course content, please email your Northwood instructor directly using contact information located in the syllabus and/or in your My.Northwood account.

For questions regarding scheduling courses, degree plan changes or general questions not directly related to assignments in a course, email your dedicated Northwood University advisor directly.