Sixty percent of the world’s population lives in Asia. Additional millions of Asians live in other parts of the world — and Asia is home to the world’s oldest modern civilizations, some of its richest cultures, and some of its most dynamic societies.
From our location in Seattle on the Pacific Rim, students and faculty at SPU learn about and encounter Asia because this is central to our mission of understanding and engaging our multicultural and complex world.
Pursuing Asian Studies as a major or minor will deepen your understanding of, and commitment to, global and cultural engagement, reconciliation, and human flourishing. In this major, your interdisciplinary coursework and diverse educational experiences will prepare you for service or further study in business, education, development, law, ministry, history, linguistics and many other fields.
Apply to the major or minor
Apply for the major or minor using the online Major or Minor Application form. You must complete the major requirements in effect in the SPU Undergraduate Catalog for the year of admittance to the major or minor.
Asian Studies accepts applications to the major and minor year-round. To qualify for admission to the major or minor, you must have met these requirements:
- Have completed at least 5 credits in Asian Studies coursework at SPU.
- Have a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all Asian Studies coursework.