PROGRAM DESIGN

Sóma Institute is a partner of Northwest University (NU), which is part of their NPP – Northwest Partnership Program. Students participating in Sóma Institute are NPP students, which is different than the Northwest University online program. 

The NPP program uses 7-week online versions of NU courses, thus ensuring that the academic experience is equivalent to that available from the NU campus in Kirkland, Washington. The breakdown of our program is that full time students are enrolled in 12 credits (four 3-credit courses) by taking two courses during Session A and two courses during Session B, equaling in one semester. 

At the same time, students will be participating in either the Traditional or Flex version of our internship. If all requirements are completed during the internship, each student (while elective credits are available) are eligible to receive three elective credits per semester – at no out of pocket cost to them. Therefore, at the end of one completed school year, the average student will have completed 30 credits.  

Click below on “Internship Overview” to see the details of both internships, the financial overview, mission trip expectations and more!