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  • Elective Courses https://www.plu.edu/ppa/courses/elective-courses/

    Elective CoursesAs a part of the Publishing & Printing Arts minor, students need up to 8 semester/credit hours from at least two of the following categories. These categories act as supplemental learning areas to the PPA core, allowing students to choose which areas they would like to focus on. Writing/Editing This category of elective courses focuses on students’ writing abilities and editing skills. The approved English or Communication courses give students the opportunity to focus on

  • Nursing Student Rights and Responsibilities https://www.plu.edu/nursing-faculty-handbook/nursing-student-rights-and-responsibilities/

    The School of Nursing Student Rights and Responsibilities defined below support the Student Rights and Responsibilities as defined in the Pacific Lutheran University’s Student Code of Conduct. General Principles – All students have a right to: a safe, supportive, respectful, and professional learning environment that is free from discrimination and accepting of individuals for who they are regardless of cultural/ethnic affiliation, spiritual affiliation, political affiliation, or any other

  • Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/matthew-conover-19-explains-how-plu-helped-prepare-him-for-a-career-in-software-engineering/

    portion of code to the Rust language. How were you drawn to this sector? For me, software engineering is fun and it is something I am good at. I feel a lot of satisfaction from my projects and work. I started playing around with code back in seventh grade thanks to a friend who is also a PLU alumnus, Daniel Beal, and in high school found formal education in the topic. By the time I was searching for a university, I already knew I would major in computer science. A cool part of your story is that you

  • Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/qa-with-sophia-barro-22-on-her-student-teaching-experience/

    time here. Why did you choose a reading endorsement for your degree? Everyone who studies education at PLU chooses an endorsement, either special education or reading. Growing up, I was a bookworm. I would sneak books to read late at night. That is why I chose the reading endorsement. I didn’t know what teaching literacy would encompass at all. I have been learning the stages of reading and language acquisition, learning to teach phonics, and learning to inspire interest in reading in kids. That’s

  • Lutes Commute https://www.plu.edu/commuter/

    Welcome to Lutes Commute!“Lutes Commute” is the commuter student learning community at PLU. Lutes Commute is committed to providing and advocating for programs and services that meet the diverse interests and needs of commuter and off campus students in order to best support them in achieving their goals. While the Lutes Commute Learning Community spans throughout the entirety of the Puget Sound area, our physical space is hosted in the CAVE during the weekdays (visit the CAVE page to see the

    Commuter & Transfer Student Connections
    ctsc@plu.edu
    Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447-0003

  • Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hi https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/ash-bechtel-24-science-social-work-serve-hispanic-community/

    with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would lead her to becoming a doctor. For Ash, this felt like the right fit. “I’ve always been attracted to the sciences – especially those that have to do with the human body,” she says. Because Pacific Lutheran University expands learning beyond concentrations, Ash enrolled in biology classes she normally wouldn’t take. She enrolled in Land Management and Conservation Biology, which she says broadened her view. “It

  • Data Science https://www.plu.edu/catalog-2023-2024/undergraduate-program/program-curriculum-information/data-science/

    visualization techniques, machine learning techniques, natural language processing, databases, text mining, data science ethics/privacy, etc. Students will collaborate with help of version control systems like GitHub. Python is the main programming language used. Prerequisite: DATA 133 or CSCI 144. Recommended: One of MATH/STAT 145, STAT 231, 232, 233, or MATH/STAT 242. (4) DATA 287 : Special Topics in Data Science To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing courses not yet

  • Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/10337/

    and took a year of PLU classes remotely. It seemed like a typical distance learning story until she began experimenting with her mother’s 25-year-old sewing machine. “I saw this old machine sitting in the closet and wondered if I could sew a skirt with it,” Lund recalled. “After some training videos and a little effort, I was making clothes and having fun!” During the 2020-2021 school year, Lund also worked through two courses in the Innovation Studies program with Professor Michael Halvorson

  • You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Engineering? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/you-ask-we-answer-do-you-have-engineering/

    completing an engineering degree (in 2 years) at one of our partner institutions, or at another university offering an ABET-accredited engineering degree.In this way, a student gets the best of both worlds. Students take their introductory courses in STEM here at PLU in small classes instructed by professors deeply invested in student learning; at many engineering research institutions, these introductory courses are very large, and students often have to apply for admittance into engineering majors

  • Alumni Stories: Kara Barkman https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/alumni-kara-barkman/

    students spoke Nahuatl and Spanish, and were learning English as a third language. They involved me in celebrations and laughed with me when I couldn’t handle the spicy salsas. I lived nearby in Cuetzalan, Puebla with a host family. We spent many hours playing games, watching reality TV shows, and drinking a lot coffee around the kitchen table. I’m thankful that my time at PLU allowed me to encounter new ways to engage with the global community. Peace Corps Prep and Study Away only skim the top of the