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Students in Physics Chair Bret Underwood’s PHYS 310 course titled” Methods of Experimental Physics” experiment with big coils of wire and magnetic fields, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean)
Major Monday: New Dual-Degree Engineering Partnership with Washington State University

Starting this fall, the collaboration between PLU and WSU allows students to earn two Bachelor’s degrees in five years – one in Physics (PLU – 3 years) and one in Mechanical Engineering (WSU – 2 years). Students who complete the required major courses and maintain…

May 5, 2025
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Two PLU chemistry students in white lab coats and goggles stand on either side of chemistry professor Andrea Munro, wearing a blue lab coat and goggles during a summer research project on campus in the PLU chemistry lab.
PLU Introduces Two New Majors: Biochemistry & Chemical Physics

Exciting news for students passionate about chemistry and its intersections with biology and physics – PLU now offers Biochemistry and Chemical Physics as standalone majors! Both programs have been available as concentrations within the Chemistry major for years, and now as degrees will provide students…

March 30, 2025
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Major Minute Monday: Engineering

Physics professor Katrina Hay spends one (major) minute describing the strengths of the Dual-Degree Engineering Program at Pacific Lutheran University. PLU 3-2 Engineering Program Highlights: Combine a liberal arts education with study in engineering and earn two degrees in five years. Get a Bachelor of…

January 27, 2025
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Student places a filter on a large telescope.
Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU

Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory, working some nights between 8…

May 20, 2024
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Professor Brent Underwood talks to a student with physics equations on a white board in front of them
You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Engineering?

At PLU, students can pursue engineering in two formal ways. Option 1 We offer a dual-degree engineering program through partnerships with both Columbia University (NYC) and Washington University (St. Louis). In this program, a student completes their introductory coursework in mathematics, science, and engineering as…

February 24, 2023
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Bryson Baligad ‘18, a 3-2 Engineering student, is now studying at New York City's Columbia University after three years at PLU.
Building Better Students: PLU’s 3-2 Engineering Program

Being well-rounded can make someone stand out in a crowd. That’s why Dr. Katrina Hay believes that PLU’s Dual Degree Engineering Program sets students up for success now — and helps them make a difference later. “I want our future engineers to be educated through…

March 20, 2019
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