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DepartmentBusiness Direct AdmissionThe PLU School of Business offers direct admission to its nationally ranked program. Unlike many other universities, which require a separate application to their business school, your application to PLU is also your application for direct admission to business.Learn more about Business Direct AdmissionComputer Science Direct AdmissionPLU’s Computer Science Department offers direct admission to its excellent program. PLU Computer Science is not an impacted major and does not

Engineering Program RequirementsIn order to earn a PLU degree through the Dual Degree program, the following requirements must be met: (1) Completion of the following science and mathematics courses (44 hours) MATH 151, 152, 253 (12 semester hours) MATH 351 or PHYS 354 (4 semester hours) PHYS 153 and 163, 154 and 164, and 223 (14 semester hours) CHEM 115 and 116 (8 semester hours) ENGR 131 (2 semester hours) DATA 133 or CSCI 144 (4 semester hours) More Information Dual-Degree Home Academic

The life and work of Bjug Harstad (1848-1933)The Rev. Bjug Harstad, Pacific Lutheran University’s founder, was born on a small farm in Valle, Norway, on Dec. 17, 1848. The youngest son of 10 brothers and sisters, Bjug began working to support the family at a young age by herding cattle for neighboring farms — the beginnings of a lifelong work ethic. In the winter of 1860, Bjug’s parents made the decision to move the family to America. They set sail for Quebec by schooner, then made their way

Marilyn Knutson: Supporting Education and Providing Hospitality at PLU Growing up, Marilyn (Force) Knutson remembers that if you earned a dollar, a dime always went into the offering plate. It was just how her father, a Lutheran minister, raised the kids. That deep sense of giving back is still a guiding force in Marilyn’s life, as she was preparing for the seventh-annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, which has taken place on the Pacific Lutheran University campus since 2006. The

Why the Department of Art and Design?The art and design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. An art student at PLU is able to chart their own path through a variety of artistic styles and media. Students use methods ranging from a ten thousand-year-old technique to make pots to cutting-edge and industry standard technology to generate high-tech computer images. Art history and theory courses engage students in critical analysis of major artistic

History of Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies at PLUThe Women’s Studies Program was legislated into existence by the faculty in April of 1990; it was officially launched in the academic year of 1990-1991. This program was initially offered as a minor with Elizabeth Brusco serving as the first Chair of the Department. As academic awareness and interest in the program emerged, it was submitted for approval as a major in the academic year of 1995-1996. It was officially offered as a complementary

Requirements for a Major and Minor in Global StudiesUndergraduate Program Curriculum InformationCompleting Your DegreeCheck out this recommended timeline for completing all your Global Studies requirements while still graduating on time!

Required Immunizations and Tuberculosis screening Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccination Requirement All students born after December 31, 1956 are required to provide documentation of two MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccinations received after the first birthday.  This information must be on file before a student is permitted to register. MMR vaccinations are available, by appointment, at Health Services by appointment only.  Full vaccination requires 2 doses.  If no documentation is

“Poland’s Problem with the Holocaust: History, Memory and Commemoration” The conference is free and open to the public. Schedule7:00 p.m. – Keynote (Regency Room, AUC) Keynote Speaker: Dr. Jan GrabowskiJan Grabowski is a professor of History at the University of Ottawa. His research includes the issues surrounding the extermination of the Polish Jews as well as the history of the Jewish-Polish relations during the 1939-1945 period. He is the author of several monographs, including Hunt for the