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Pacific Lutheran University

Pacific Lutheran University
12180 Park Ave S
Tacoma, WA 98447


Fax number: (253) 536-5136
Website: https://www.plu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: 4-1-4 system (two semesters & one-month January interterm)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 116 men, 160 women
Full-time faculty: 71 men, 89 women
Part-time faculty: 45 men, 71 women
Graduation rate: 72% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Chinese Studies
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computational and Applied Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Scandinavian Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Certificates

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Research and Development Management
Diplomas

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Administration and Supervision, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Research and Development Management
Doctorates

  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Nursing Practice
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Creative Writing
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Financial Mathematics
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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