PUC Collaborates with Walla Walla to Revive the Engineering Program on Campus

For decades, PUC’s Physics Department has cooperated with Walla Walla University’s School of Engineering by offering an engineering program at PUC with a clear pathway to transfer to WWU’s Bachelor of Science in Engineering program (BSE). That cooperation was recently formalized in a Memorandum of Understanding, providing a strong connection between the two institutions for the benefit of students.

An Associate of Science degree will be available for PUC students, after which they will be able to transfer to WWU to continue their education and earn the BSE, splitting the four years of college between the two schools. The curriculum thus developed has been carefully tailored to meet the transfer requirements and prerequisites for admission to the BSE program. In addition, for eligibility purposes, some conditions need to be met.

In addition to applying to WWU and completing the A.S. at PUC, students’ GPAs must meet the minimum of a 3.0. They must also meet all non-academic admissions criteria and consult with WWU academic advisors early in their program at PUC to ensure complete alignment of coursework. To help guide students through these conditions, WWU will be providing remote or in-person career counseling and academic advising to students, and as the need arises and as schedules permit, they will provide remote instruction and support for specific courses.

Students admitted to the BSE program will also be eligible and qualify for the same scholarship opportunities provided to other transfer students, in addition to an Engineering Affiliation Scholarship. All of this ensures that procedures will run smoothly between the two schools along this well-coordinated pathway, allowing students to properly focus on what matters, which is furthering their education to achieve their dreams while providing the support needed to succeed.

This program took effect on September 1.