Our program currently involves transfer agreements with Washington University in St. Louis, Oregon State University, and Washington State University. Students at larger universities often find themselves in lower-division classes of several hundred students. The average class size in our science and math courses is 10 to 30 students. The Applied Science major is designed to allow students to combine studies from different departments in the Division of Natural Sciences to meet specific career objectives. For example, a student who is interested in an engineering career in semiconductor processing might combine minors in physics and chemistry, both of which are important in this field, along with additional courses in computer science and mathematics.
Students can also combine a major in one area with a minor in a related technical discipline.
Pacific has strong major programs in chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics. Pacific students with majors in all of these fields have had excellent success in finding technical employment, particularly those with dual emphases in the physical sciences and computer science.