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Admission Requirements

• Mathematics - Two years of college prep mathematics, C average or better
• Foreign Language - Two years of one foreign language, C average or better

First-Year Experience

Required of all students entering with fewer than 20 credits of college-level work.

• WRIT 101 - Writing Seminar (4 credit hours); must be taken as WRIT 101 at PLU (unless previously taken at another college)
• Inquiry Seminars (4 credit hours) These seminar courses introduce students to the methods and topics of study within a particular academic discipline or field.
• January Residency Requirement (all first-year students must enroll in a J-Term class)

Core Requirements — Choose either Core I or Core II

Core I (Distributive and Disciplinary) 32 credit hours total

• Art, Music, Theatre (4 credit hours)
• Literature (4 credit hours)
• Philosophy (4 credit hours)
• Religious Studies (8 credit hours)
• Anthropology, History or Political Science (4 credit hours)
• Economics, Psychology, Sociology or Social Work (4 credit hours)
• Natural Sciences, Computer Sciences or Math (2 to 4 credit hours)

Core II (International Core: Integrated Studies of the Contemporary World) 28 credit hours

• INTC 111/112 Development of Western thought with points of intersection with the non-Western World (8 credit hours)
• 200-level thematic courses (16 credit hours)
• 300-level courses. These courses are thematic and values-based. (4 credit hours)

Other GURs (General University Requirements)

• Math Reasoning (4 credit hours)
• Science and Scientific Method (4 credit hours)
• Perspectives on Diversity (6-8 credit hours) to include:
• Alternative Perspectives (2-4 credit hours)
• Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2-4 credit hours)
• Physical Education (4 credit hours): four activity courses, including Personalized Fitness.
• Senior Seminar Project in the Major (4 credit hours)

Majors

You will have to select at least one major area of study. But relax—you don't need to do this before you arrive on campus. Some majors do require an early declaration if you are to fit everything into four years, so if you have some ideas about a potential major or majors, tell your advisor before you register for classes. Your advisor can help you pick the right classes to keep your options open. Some students take a second, optional major.

Minors

Many students choose to complete one or more minor areas of study in addition to a major. But minors are not a requirement.

College of Arts & Sciences Language Requirement

In addition to the admission language requirement, students in the College of Arts and Sciences (all departments in the divisions of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences) will have to meet this requirement. Your advisor will give you details.

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