General Education Program
"So many things fail to interest us, simply because they don’t find in us enough surfaces on which to live, and what we have to do then is to increase the number of planes in our mind, so that a much larger number of themes can find a place in it at the same time."José Ortega y Gasset
Pacific's general education program is the liberal arts foundation of our students' education and expands their knowledge and skills beyond their major. The progam consists of the three signature Pacific Seminar series, the breadth program requirements, and the fundamental skill requirements.
The Pacific Seminars have gained national attention by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), which is the leading national organization devoted to undergraduate liberal arts education. Watch a video commissioned by 
AACU that highlights the Pacific Seminars as one of eleven innovative educational programs in the United States.
Each spring, ten students will be awarded a $3,000 scholarship for demonstrated excellence in the general education program. For information on the criteria and the application form, click on Thomas J. Long Foundation General Education Scholarship.
For more information, contact the Director of General Education.
