WHAT MAKES UNW UNIQUE?

1. Recognition of self-taught learning and of skills acquired through on-the-job experience and training
2. Recognized as one of the world's best MBA programs by the Institute of Financial Consultants.
3. The University of Northern Washington’s individualized degree programs are among the least expensive available anywhere in North America.
4. Tuition payment plans are among the most flexible of any school, in the US or abroad.
5. No other school offers as far ranging a scope of individualized non-residential programs.
6. UNW offers, if requested, a "student generated curriculum" wherein the student designs his/her own program of studies (degree and major subject).
7. No on-site classes, seminars, or campus visits are required.
8. UNW’s distance-learning programs are among the most unique, most flexible, creative and individualized programs in existence. We offer highly innovative solutions not available in most institutions. This is a result of our non-traditional nature and philosophy.
9. No GMAT is required to enroll into the MBA program.
10. UNW is completely non-residential. No formal classroom, no re-learning material you already know, no unnecessary studies unrelated to you or your degree.
11. No unreasonable entrance requirements such as entrance exams or a certain grade point average.
12. Graduates receive the benefits of life-long membership in the UNW Alumni Association.
13. Credits may be granted to those who have self-taught related skills, related work experience, travel, military experience, formal educational, and/or business experience. The University uses guidelines set up by the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) in evaluating experiential learning for university credit.
14. UNW accepts transfer credits from other universities or institutions. If you have credits from another school these are generally all transferable to your degree program with us. Check with your personally assigned professor.
15. Final Project. The research project is your way of demonstrating your proficiency in your chosen field of study. It is very flexible and could take the form of a traditional thesis/dissertation, or the student can create something of his/her choosing.