Advising and Student Support
The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) does not currently offer an undergraduate degree in secondary education. Students who apply to UAF are assigned an advisor in the academic department of the content area they expect to teach. Students who plan to complete the UAF Secondary Post-Baccalaureate Licensure Program at the completion of their baccalaureate degree need to meet the requirements of their baccalaureate degree and must also meet the content requirements for their specific teaching content area.
The School of Education Secondary Department encourages undergraduate students who desire to become secondary teachers, grades 7-12, to meet with the School of Education Secondary advisor when they begin work in their major for guidance in selection of electives within the degree and if pursuing a bachelor of arts degree, in selection of a minor.
Students who are unsure if teaching is a career for them, are encouraged to take EDSC 205, Introduction to Secondary Education offered each spring on the Fairbanks campus. This course will provide them with an overview of the field of secondary teaching and a practicum placement in which to spend time with a public school teacher.
Contact:
Karen Eiler, Academic Advisor
Secondary Licensure Program
(907) 474-6180
kjeiler@alaska.edu
721 Gruening Building
UAF Student Support Services
UAF Academic Center
The Advising Center provides academic advising for general studies, pre-major,
and non-degree seeking students. Degree check lists for academic majors can
be printed from this site. Links to Learning Resources including tutoring,
Student Support Services Program, Associated Students of Alaska Fairbanks,
the Writing Center, Math Labs, and much more can be found at their site.
Rural Student Services (RSS)
RSS is a vital link joining the Fairbanks campus, rural communities and other
UAF campuses. Students may choose an RSS advisor who will provide comprehensive
academic advising and referrals to various support services on the Fairbanks
campus. RSS advisors can register students for classes, explain academic
requirements and explore degree and career options. They assist students
with the admissions and financial aid process to attend UAF, provide personal
counseling and student advocacy. RSS serves as a Native Student Center
in the Brooks Building to provide an atmosphere where students can share
Native cultural traditions on campus and attend Native student club activities,
as well as being a comfortable student gathering place.
Testing Services
As a national test center, the UAF Testing Services Office contracts and
administers paper and pencil, and computer-based exams. We advise UAF students,
prospective students and the community about national testing for college
admissions and placement, and about career and professional certification.
Our office coordinates private proctoring and credit by examination; locally
and through the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Disabled students
may be entitled to special testing arrangements. Please call (907) 474-5277
for more information.
Disabilities Services
Disability Services provide a variety of services to assure equal access
for all students. Interpreting services, educational assistants, note taking,
and exam accommodations for students are the most frequently provided accommodations.
Disability services also provides assistance to the university's rural
campuses; Tanana Valley Campus, Bristol Bay, Chukchi, Interior-Aleutians,
Kuskokwim, and Northwest. The staff of Disability Services works with faculty
in arranging appropriate services in the classroom.
