TENTANG SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
SPU merupakan universitas kristen swasta yang didirikan pada 1891 dengan luas kampus 43 acre di Seattle. Seattle Pacific University adalah tempat di mana 4.000 mahasiswa sarjana dan pascasarjana mendapatkan pendidikan luar biasa yang didasarkan pada Injil Yesus Kristus – dan alat untuk memengaruhi dunia demi kebaikan.
Indonesia sendiri menjadi negara ke 4 terbanyak yang mahasiswanya belajar di SPU yaitu 21 mahasiswa. Dari total 200 mahasiswa internasional, di peringkat pertama adalah China dengan jumlah 27 orang, diikuti Saudi Arabia 26, kemudian Vietnam, Indonesia dan Korea Selatan.
SPU memiliki 69 Undergraduate majors, 29 Master’s degrees, 6 PhD programs. Program yang ditawarkan beragam mulai dari bisnis hingga program yang memiliki STEM eseperti Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics.
Sekarang berusia 125 tahun, SPU didirikan oleh para perintis Free Methodist. Meskipun SPU merupakan universitas kristen, SPU tidak mengharuskan aplikannya beragama kristen. Terbukti dengan cukup banyaknya mahasiswa yang berasal dari Saudi Arabia yang belajar di sana.
RANKING
Berikut ranking nasional SPU:
- #169 in National Universities
- #57 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
- #183 in Graduate Clinical Psychology
- #211 in Graduate Psychology
- 88% profesor adalah profesional di bidangnya
- Forbes (2018) “America’s Top Colleges”
- A “national College of Distinction”- chosen for academic excellence, Innovation, student development & career preparation- Colleges of Distinction (2018)
MENGAPA MEMILIH SPU
Berikut alasan mengapa mahasiswa internasional harus memilih SPU:
- Biaya kuliah terjangkau, mulai dari $42,000
- 95% mahasiswa sarjana mendapatkan beasiswa
- 98% employment rate dalam 1 tahun kelulusan
- Rata-rata gaji dalam 5 tahun pertama kelulusan adalah $82,900
- Bagi siswa yang bahasa Inggrisnya belum memenuhi syarat, siswa dapat mendaftar di INTERLINK dan akan mendapat conditional offer letter dari SPU
TENTANG SEATTLE
Seattle merupakan tempat yang nyaman dan aman untuk belajar dan untuk tinggal. Dengan penduduk mencapai 3.87 juta, Seattle menjadi kota ke 15 dengan jumlah penduduk terbanyak di Amerika Serikat. Seattle dikenal dengan sebutan Emerald City karena lingkungannya yang hijau. Budaya penduduk di sana adalah bersepeda dan banyak melakukan aktivitas-aktivitas seperti ski dan hiking.
Suhu di sana pun tidak terlalu ekstrim. Ketika musim dingin di Seattle, tidak akan ada banyak salju ditemukan, namun lokasi SPU sendiri tidak jauh dari pegunungan, di mana turun banyak salju di sana. SPU ke Vancouver hanya memerlukan waktu sekitar 2 jam. Seattle merupakan rumah dari Boeing, Amazon, Google, Walt disney, Facebook, Microsoft, Starbucks dll di mana mahasiswa SPU biasa melakukan internship.
Seattle memiliki salah satu penonton teater per kapita tertinggi di kota-kota besar A.S. Panggung dan tempat-tempat musik termasuk Seattle Repertory Theatre, Seattle’s Symphony’s Benaroya Hall, dan Seattle Opera’s McCaw Hall. Penggemar olahraga bersorak untuk Seattle Mariners bisbol, Seattle Seahawks football, Seattle Sounders football, dan Seattle Storm, salah satu tim WNBA terkemuka.
PROGRAM POPULAR – UNDERGRADUATE
Berikut program-program Undergraduate (sarjana) yang paling banyak diminati:
- Business Administration (AACSB accredited)
- Psychology
- Communication
- English
- Political Science
- Graphic Design
STEM Eligible
- Engineering – ranked #57 in nation (ABET accredited)
- Biochemistry & Biology
- Computer Science & Information Systems
- Physiology
- Mathematics, dll.
PERSYARATAN PENDAFTARAN UNDERGRADUATE
Untuk diterima di SPU, tidak seperti universitas lainnya, SPU tidak mewajibkan adanya SAT atau ACT. Siswa hanya perlu memiliki IELTS 6,5 atau TOEFL IBT 79 dan memiliki nilai setara GPA 3,0.
Akan tetapi apabila siswa sudah pernah mengikuti SAT dengan nilai writing & reading memenuhi, maka nilai SAT bisa dipakai untuk pengganti IELTS atau TOEFL. Selain itu siswa juga harus mempunyai surat rekomendasi minimal dari satu guru dan surat motivasi.
PROGRAM POPULAR – GRADUATE
Berikut 5 sekolah yang ditawarkan untuk tingkat pascasarjana:
- College of Arts & Sciences
- School of Business, Government & Economics
- School of Education
- School of Health Sciences
- School of Psychology, Family & Community
Berikut program-program Graduate (pascasarjana) yang paling banyak diminati:
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Information Systems Management
- Data Analytics
- Cybersecurity
- Clinical Psychology – ranked #183 in nation
PERSYARATAN PENDAFTARAN GRADUATE
Persyaratan pendaftaran program pascasarjana adalah berikut:
- Bachelor degree
- GPA 3.0
- IELTS 7.0
- Personal Statement
- 2 surat rekomendasi
- GRE/GMAT (tergantung jurusan)
- Transcript evaluations (ex WES)
DEADLINE PENDAFTARAN
| Program | Application Deadline | Deposit Requirement | Orientation | First Dayof Classes |
| Undergraduate | Freshman: July 1 | Prior to I-20 release | Sep-23 | Sep-30 |
| Undergraduate | Transfers: July 1 | Prior to I-20 release | Sep-23 | Sep-30 |
| Graduate | Determined by program | Determined by program | Sep-23 | Sep-30 |
BIAYA KULIAH UNDERGRADUATE 2019-2020
2019–20 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees
| $44,604 per year $14,868 per quarter | Full time 12–18 credits per quarter |
| $1,239 per credit | Part time 1-11 credits per quarter |
| $1,239 per credit | Over full time 19+ credits per quarter |
| $791 per credit | Summer School |
Undergraduate mandatory fees
| $165 per year $55 per quarter | Technology Fee full time |
| $7 per credit | Technology Fee part time |
| $309 per year $103 per quarter | Student Activities Fee full time |
| $9 per credit | Student Activities Fee part time |
Perkiraan biaya untuk 2019-2020 sarjana penuh waktu yang tinggal di dalam atau di luar kampus
| Jenis | Per Quarter | Per Tahun |
| Tuition | $14,868 | $44,604 |
| Student Activities and technology fees (mandatory) | $158 | $474 |
| Room and Meal Plan (traditional residence-hall double with a Weekly Block plan) | $4,095 | $12,285 |
| Textbooks, supplies, average loan fee (for student-loan borrowers), miscellaneous/personal, and transportation average cost | $1,524 | $4,570 |
| Total | $20,645 | $61,933 |
BIAYA KULIAH GRADUATE 2019-2020
| College of Arts and Sciences (per credit) | |
| $595 | Fine Arts, Creative Writing (MFA) |
| School of Business, Government, and Economics (per credit) | |
| $895 | Business Administration (MBA) |
| $895 | Information Systems (MS-IS) |
| $895 | Management (MAM-CYBER) – Cybersecurity Track |
| $895 | Management (MS-DAB) – Data Analytics Track |
| $895 | Management (MA-FB) – Faith and Business Track |
| $895 | Management (MAM-HR) – Human Resources Track |
| School of Education (per credit) | |
| $698 | Education, General |
| $698 | Educational Leadership (MEd) |
| $698 | Teacher Leadership (MEd) |
| $580 | Digital Education Leadership (MEd) |
| $698 | Literacy (MEd) |
| $698 | School Counseling (MEd) |
| $698 | Teaching MAT w/Certification (MAT) |
| $625/$698 | Accelerated Master of Arts in Teaching (AMAT) |
| $625/$698 | Accelerated Master in Teaching Math and Science (AMTMS) |
| $698 | Superintendent Certification |
| $698 | School Executive Leadership Program Administrator w/Certification |
| $698 | School Executive Leadership Certification w/Specialization |
| $698 | Program Administrator Certification |
| $698 | Principal Certification |
| $825 | Doctoral (EdD) |
| $825 | Doctoral (PhD) |
| $825 | Counselor Education (PhD) |
| $580 | Teacher Leadership – Partner Program (MEd) |
| School of Health Sciences (per credit) | |
| $850 | Nursing (MSN) |
| $873 | Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) |
| School of Psychology, Family, and Community (per credit) | |
| $799 | Marriage and Family Therapy (MS) |
| $799 | Marriage and Family Therapy |
| $825 | Industrial-Organizational Psychology (MA) |
| $879 | Industrial-Organizational Psychology (PhD) |
| $851 | Clinical Psychology (PhD) |
| School of Theology/Seattle Pacific Seminary (per credit) | |
| $568 | Master of Divinity (MDiv) |
| $568 | Theology (MA) |
| $568 | Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies |
Berikut Anggaran biaya sembilan bulan (tidak termasuk program Psikologi Klinik):
- Tuition*: $19,035
- Living on/off campus: $12,285
- Living at home: $7,956
- Books and Supplies: $900
- Transportation: $1,200
- Miscellaneous/personal: $2,400
- Average loan fee: $199
Total
- Living on/off campus: $36,019
- Living at home: $31,690
Anggaran biaya sembilan bulan Clinical Psychology:
- Tuition*: $30,636
- Living on/off campus: $12,285
- Living at home: $7,956
- Books and Supplies: $900
- Transportation: $1,200
- Miscellaneous/personal: $2,400
- Average loan fee: $199
Total
- Living on/off campus: $47,620
- Living at home: $43,291
AKOMODASI
Ashton, Hill, and Moyer residence halls (traditional halls)
- $6,672 Double room
- $6,072 Triple room
Arnett and Emerson residence halls (suite-style residence halls)
- $8,721 Single room, private bath
- $8,721 Single room, shared bath
- $7,611 Double room, private bath
- $7,611 Double room, shared bath
- $7,059 Triple/quad room, shared/private bath
Campus houses and apartments
- $7,962 One- or two-person unit
- $6,540 Three-or-more-person unit
Wesley Apartments
- $8,409 Two-person unit
- $7,548 Four-person unit
- $8,934 Four-person unit
BEASISWA
Freshman Merit Awards
- Trustee’s Scholar Awards: $22,500 (approximate GPA: 3.8+ in US system)
- President’s Scholar Awards: $19,500 (approximate GPA: 3.5+ in US system)
- Deans’ Scholar Awards: $16,500 (approximate GPA: 3.2+ in US system)
Transfer Merit Awards
- Transfer Honors Scholar Award: $16,000 (3.75+ GPA)
- Transfer Merit Scholar Award: $14,000 (3.5-3.74 GPA)
- Transfer Achievement Scholar Award: $12,000 (3.0-3.49 GPA)
- Finishing the AA or AS/DTA in WA, OR or CA? We will add $3,000 to one of these awards!
- Member of Phi Theta Kappa? We will add $2,000 more
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