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Learning Communities (LCs)Learning Communities are for all PLU students. At PLU, every residential student (including first-year, new transfer, returning, and upper division) is part of an LC, by year at PLU and/or by theme. Additionally, commuting students participate in LCs via the CAVE Learning Community. LCs provide opportunities for students to connect with community through co-curricular events and programs. New first-year students take a course called “PLUS 100: Transitions to PLU” that

69 semester hours In this teacher certification program, candidates pursue an endorsement in special education (P-12) and elementary education (K-8) while earning a B.A.E. degree. Endorsements are awarded upon successful completion of coursework, Internship II (student teaching) experience, and all program and certification requirements. Students are encouraged to take the following courses prior to entrance to the program: MATH 123 or equivalent – required prior to entrance MATH 124 or

Family Nurse Practitioner RolesThe DNP Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) core coursework focuses on client-centered clinical practice, and prepares nurses to respond to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s health care consumers, to manage direct care based on advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning, to incorporate health promotion and disease prevention interventions into health care delivery. The Family Nurse Practitioner cares for the whole family, throughout the lifespan. There is a well

Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D.Shane J. Lopez, Ph.D., is the world’s leading researcher on hope. His mission is to help people ofall ages exercise some control over what their future can become and to teach them how to aim for the future they want in school, work and life. He is also one of the most vocal advocates of psychological reform of America’s education system. He helps schools function less like impersonal factories and more like dynamic human development centers that help students achieve the

Dr. Gina Gillie's Bio Dr. Gina Gillie is an Associate Professor of Music at Pacific Lutheran University where she teaches horn, composition, and aural skills, conducts a horn choir, and performs frequently with faculty groups and in solo and chamber recitals. As an orchestral player, she played Assistant Principal with Symphony Tacoma for 10 years and has also played with the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Seattle Soundtrack Orchestra, and the Auburn Symphony. She has soloed on natural horn with

Jazz Ensembles at PLU University Jazz Ensemble Under the direction of Dr. Cassio Vianna The University Jazz Ensemble (UJE) is the critically-acclaimed large ensemble representing jazz and creative music at Pacific Lutheran University. The ensemble performs four concerts per season on the PLU campus, and it often appears at jazz venues in the Puget Sound area, regional high schools, and national jazz festivals. Every four years, the UJE takes an international tour with the university wind

Our Departments & Programs Show more information about these links Biology The Biology class sizes are small and almost every course has weekly laboratories, taught by faculty members, where students learn to become biologists by making observations, asking questions, and designing and testing hypotheses. Chemistry The Department of Chemistry has an outstanding curriculum, excellent faculty, great facilities, and is accredited by the American Chemical Society. Computer Science The CS department

Useful Pre-Dental ResourcesAmerican Dental Association (ADA) The ADA provides the latest information about education and careers, science and research, advocacy and publications related to the dental field as well as much more. ADA Foundation Grants and Awards The ADA Foundation provides grants, awards, and scholarships through its various programs to benefit organizations and students that strive to improve oral health. American Dental Education Association (ADEA) The ADEA has excellent