Candidates for degrees from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science (B.A., B.S.) degrees must meet Option I, II, or III below. Candidates for the B.A. with a major in English and for the B.A. in global studies must meet Option I. Candidates for a B.A. with majors in music must meet Option I or II of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science requirement. Music majors take a non-music arts elective in either visual art, theatre, or dance.
- Option I
Completion of one world language through the second year of college level. This option may also be met by completion of four years of high school study in one world language with grades of C or higher, or by satisfactory scores on a proficiency examination administered by the PLU Department of Languages and Literatures.
- Option II
Completion of one world language through the first year of college level. This option may also be met by satisfactory scores on a proficiency examination administered by the PLU Department of Languages and Literatures.
- Option III
Completion of four semester hours in history, literature, or language in addition to courses applied to the general education elements, and four semester hours in symbolic logic, mathematics (courses numbered 100 or above), computer science, or statistics in addition to courses applied to the general education elements. Courses used to satisfy either category of Option III of the BA/BS requirement may not also be used to satisfy general education program requirements.