Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) is a Christian liberal arts college. Its main campus is located on the Point Loma oceanfront in San Diego, California, United States. It was founded in 1902 as a Bible college by the Church of the Nazarene.

The University offers more than 60 areas of scholarship as bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees, as well as graduate degrees. There were 3,480 students at the college in 2007, 2,346 of whom were undergraduates. The 2007 acceptance rate for students who applied to the college was 53.5 percent.

Shools & Colleges

College of Arts & Sciences

Schools

• School of Theology & Christian Ministry

Departments

• Art & Design
• Biology
• Chemistry
• History & Political Science
• Literature, Journalism & Modern Languages
• Mathematical, Information & Computer Sciences
• Music
• Physics & Engineering

College of Social Sciences & Professional Studies

Schools

• Fermanian School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Nursing

Departments

• Communication & Theatre
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• Kinesiology
• Psychology
• Sociology & Social Work

Campus

PLNU has five different locations besides the main campus in Point Loma, with graduate programs at regional centers in Arcadia, Bakersfield, Inland Empire and Mission Valley San Diego. Once owned by the Theosophical Society, the Point Loma site has a lengthy pre-PLNU history.

UnderGraduate Catalog

Graduate Catalog       

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