Seattle Pacific University (SPU) is a private liberal arts university in Seattle, Washington, founded in 1891 in conjunction with the Oregon and Washington Conference of the Free Methodist Church as the Seattle Seminary. It became the Seattle Seminary and College in 1913, adopting the name Seattle Pacific College in 1915, and took its present moniker in 1977. Seattle Pacific University is a member of the Christian College Consortium
SPU offers a four-year alternate series of general education classes for honors students called University Scholars that revolves around a Great Books reading list and the writing of a lengthy senior dissertation. Along with literature classes, the curriculum includes two Faith & Science classes and a Christianity & Scholarship class. The work load is generally very rigorous.
A student in the program will take his or her sequence of University Scholars courses with the same cohort of 40 students for the entire four years. A student may be admitted to the program regardless of major. Students apply in the spring of their senior year of college; a few students are invited into the program after their freshman year at SPU. There are no University Scholars classes scheduled for the fall of their junior year, in order to give students the opportunity to study abroad
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- SPU is the only private university in the Pacific Northwest on U.S. News & World Report‘s “Best National Universities” list, so students can be assured that they’ll receive a top-notch education here.
- With 66 majors, 52 minors, and a General Education curriculum designed to give students both a comprehensive liberal arts education and a strong foundation to prepare them for their career, SPU will equip students for success.
- SPU’s student to faculty ratio of 13:1 means professors will truly know each student, offering mentorship opportunities designed to help them excel in their major.
- At SPU, 95 percent of the students receive scholarships and/or need-based financial aid, and their students borrow less money than the average college student.
- Whatever you want to do, and whatever you like to do, you’ll find your place and your people at Seattle Pacific. SPU has more than 60 clubs, a popular intramurals program, NCAA Division II athletics, fine and performing arts productions, and leadership opportunities — not to mention great food!
- Located just ten minutes from downtown Seattle, SPU’s location offers students access to one of the fastest-growing regions in the nation.
