Ways to Visit

Weekday Visits

Let us show you around! Visit PLNU during the week to get a sense of daily life as a student. Check out what we offer during the week, then feel free to pick and choose what experiences would be best for you. We look forward to having you!

Our information session and campus tour provides an in-depth look at life at PLNU. Visitors will gain valuable information on the admissions process, academic scholarships, financial aid, academic programs, campus involvements, and spiritual life programs. A student tour guide will meet you at the end of the information session to take you on a 90-minute walking tour of the campus. Join us for a complimentary lunch after the morning tour.

If you do not see a tour on our registration page, it’s full and no longer available for registration. If you would still like to visit campus or have any other questions about the weekday visit experience, please call (619) 849-2273.

Visit Information

During our traditional school year we offer the following events, which you can register for online:

• Information Session and Campus Tour (Monday – Friday, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)

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Virtual Tour

Ready to discover PLNU from the comfort of your own home? Click below into our virtual tour platform and explore all that PLNU has to offer! Get an insider's look at campus life, academic programs, and our vibrant community.

Preview Days

PLNU offers several opportunities each year for prospective students to experience life on campus while visiting us in San Diego.

Preview Days offer a unique look at the university, allowing you to experience a day in the life of a PLNU student. Attend chapel, eat in our dining hall, find out what the admissions process entails, and learn about all the ways you can get involved on PLNU's vibrant campus as a student.

Here are some of the things you'll experience at a Preview Day:

• Chapel Visit
• Meals in the Dining Hall
• Financial Aid Seminar
• Academic Sessions with Professors
• Residential Hall Open House 
• Student Panel

Learn more about what you'll experience when visiting the campus.

More Info

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Preview Dates are yet to be announced.

Registration for Preview Days opens 30 days prior to the event.

Sunset Tours

For a uniquely PLNU campus experience, consider joining us on a Thursday evening Sunset Tour.

The two-hour, student-led Sunset Tour includes a campus tour, a tour of the freshman residence hall, a faculty presentation, an overview of the admissions process, AND a quintessential PLNU sunset experience on campus! Our always popular Sunset Tours are offered on a limited basis in September, October, March and April.

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If you do not see a tour available on our registration page, that means it’s full and no longer available for registration. If you would still like to visit campus or have any other questions, please call (619) 849-2273.

Group Visits

We offer group visits to our campus for high school, college, youth, and community groups. It's our goal to educate our group visitors on how to best prepare themselves as university candidates, both at PLNU and elsewhere.

Please read our Group Visit Learning Outcomes and Objectives and Group Visit Guidelines below for more information about group visits.

Group Visit Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Group visitors to the university will:

• Understand the value of a Christian liberal arts model of higher education
• Develop a general sense of PLNU campus life through interaction with student tour guides, (optional) lunch in the cafeteria, and interaction with the admissions staff
• Learn specifically about the PLNU application process
• Gain an understanding of what criteria universities use to evaluate student desirability and leave with a clear picture of how to best prepare themselves as competitive university candidates

All campus visit interaction with group visitors will:

• Facilitate positive relationships with secondary educational institutions throughout California and beyond
• Highlight the value of a Christian liberal arts model of higher education
• Emphasize the importance of higher education in general

Group Visit Guidelines

We are excited to welcome your group to our campus and wish to provide you with a positive and educational group visit experience. We strive to educate our group visitors on how to best prepare themselves as competitive university candidates, both at PLNU and elsewhere, as outlined in our Group Visit Learning Outcomes and Objectives.

Scheduling Your Visit

• To schedule a group tour, click on the Register button at the bottom of this page to see our available dates and times. Select the date and time you would like to visit, then fill out the information form to confirm your registration.
• We require at least four weeks’ notice when scheduling group visits to PLNU. Last-minute requests cannot be accommodated.
• Tours are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Group tours are only scheduled on weekdays at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., or 2 p.m. We cannot offer weekend, evening, or self-guided tours.
• We accept group visit requests from high school, college, and youth and community groups.
• We are not able to accommodate groups larger than 50 students.
• We offer groups a discounted rate of $6.75 per person for lunch in our cafeteria, which is buffet-style. Lunch is only served between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. If you are planning to purchase lunch passes for your group, you must notify admissions in advance and purchase them through our office. (Payment will be processed in the admissions office upon arrival.) We accept cash, check, or credit — but we request one form of payment. If students bring cash, it must be collected and counted prior to arrival. We cannot provide refunds to groups if the number of students changes unexpectedly.
• A final head count of students must be submitted no less than one week prior to your visit. We will use this number to reserve lunch passes. If your numbers change in any way, please keep us posted.
• Each group must have at least one adult chaperone for every 15 students. Chaperones must be provided by your school or organization. Chaperones are responsible for the care and discipline of students while on campus. We ask that groups be respectful of our students, our student tour guides, and all other members of the PLNU community. Chaperones must stay with the group at all times during their visit to campus.

Arrival

• Due to the size of our campus, there is absolutely no bus parking on campus. All buses must drop off students at the designated drop-off zones and then find parking off campus.
• Groups must arrive on campus at the scheduled time. Due to liability issues, groups that arrive early cannot be accommodated until the scheduled time of the tour.
• If a group is running late, the group contact person must contact our campus visit team at (619) 849-2273.
• If we do not receive a notice and your group is more than 20 minutes late, we will cancel your tour.

For any questions about the group visit experience, please contact our Campus Visit Manager, Kelly Miller.

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