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Academics at Pacific
Where your path intersects your potential
Pacific has 7,000 students in nine schools and colleges across three Northern California campuses in Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco. All undergraduate degree programs are fully in person, as are most professional degree programs, while the university is successfully growing its offerings of all-online graduate degree programs.
The university's primary mission is to provide a superior, student-centered learning experience integrating liberal arts and professional education. Pacific has dramatically increased its sponsored-research portfolio in recent years, as well as its offering of market-driven degree programs.
Students receive individualized attention and support and take part in real-world learning experiences to unlock their academic and career potential, gain confidence and find success.
Academic Programs
Academic Programs
Real-World Education
Pacific academic programs emphasize real-world learning through internships, externships, clinical rotations and public service placements as well as campus-based real-world learning and undergraduate research. The majority of undergraduate students are enrolled in an experiential learning course. The following are a few examples of the opportunities available to Pacific students.
Portfolio Management
The Eberhardt Student Investment Fundallows students to invest real money in a stock portfolio valued at more than $5 million and the Dreyfuss Family Fixed Income Fund is one of the few student-run fixed income funds in the nation.
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Fletcher Jones Foundation Makerspace
The 10,000-square-foot Fletcher Jones Foundation Makerspace on Pacific's Stockton Campus provides students with space for prototyping, 3D printing, woodworking and more.
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Hospitality Management
When the Jie Du Inn opens on the Stockton Campus, students will work and learn alongside staff at the boutique hotel as part of the new concentration in hotel and hospitality management within the business administration program.
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Research
Graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to work with faculty and researchers on campus, nationally or abroad.
Undergraduate Research
Pacific provides mentoring, funding and collaborative spaces for undergraduate research.
Research & Scholarship
The university offers support for faculty, staff and undergraduate research from assistance with grant applications to coordinating IRB and IACUC reviews.
Scholarly Commons
Scholarly Commons collects and disseminates the university’s research, scholarship and creative works.
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Discover the richness of Pacific's educational offerings and the advantages offered by each of the university's three campuses.
Summer Sessions
Pacific offers high-quality summer courses to expand educational opportunities for our current students, future students and the local community in a compact, five-week schedule. They give both Pacific and non-Pacific students the ability to continue academic programs year-round at a reduced tuition rate.
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General Education Program
The general education program is the core of the Pacific undergraduate education. Cultivating habits of intellectual inquiry grounded in the liberal arts tradition, the program enriches specialized fields of study with an understanding of their scientific, humanistic and artistic contexts.
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Steadfast Support
Steadfast Support
With over 50 graduate and professional programs that incorporate real-world experience into an exceptional education, it's no surprise that more than 90% of our graduates are working in their desired career within six months of completion.
