Admission to a degree program

• When to apply
• How to apply
• Readmission of former degree students within five years of last enrollment
• Special assistance for new students

Suggested first-year courses

If you are seeking a degree at UAF, you must be admitted to a certificate or degree program.

Undergraduate
For fall semester: June 15
For spring semester: Nov. 1

Graduate*
For fall semester: June 1
For spring semester: Oct. 15

Federal, state and most other funding agencies require you to be enrolled in a degree program if you are receiving financial aid. Admissions applications are processed on a date-received basis. Students applying for baccalaureate degree programs after the deadline will be admitted as time permits. When applications are received after published deadlines, students are not guaranteed admission to a degree program before the first day of instruction. This may affect financial aid packages.

*Graduate application deadlines may vary among departments.

Application for admission

You may apply online at  or get an application form from the Office of Admissions and the Registrar on the first floor of Signers' Hall. A nonrefundable processing fee is due at the time of application:

• $40 for a certificate, or associate degree application;
• $50 for a baccalaureate application; and
• $60 for a graduate application.

There is no charge for applications to occupational endorsement programs. More admission information is available at www.uaf.edu/admissions/ or by calling 474-7500 or toll-free at 800-478-1823.

Transcripts

If you have not enrolled in a college or university before, you must have your official high school transcript sent to the admissions office.

If you have attended other colleges and/or universities, you must request official transcripts from each college or university you attended. The transcripts must be sent directly to the admissions office by the schools. Transcripts will not be accepted if you submit them. There is no need to request transcripts from other campuses in the University of Alaska system.

If you are a transfer applicant with fewer than 30 semester hours of credit, you must submit your high school transcript as well as college transcripts.

Missing or incomplete documents will delay your admission and could result in not being admitted before the first day of instruction. All required documents, including final transcripts, must be on file before any financial aid can be disbursed.

Test results

If you are an entering freshman in a bachelor's degree program or a transfer student with fewer than 30 semester hours of credit, you must submit the results of either the ACT or SAT examinations for placement in classes. ASSET, COMPASS or ACCUPLACER scores do not meet this requirement for bachelor's degree students.

If you qualify for an associate or baccalaureate program and have transferred 30 semester hours of credit that include appropriate courses in English and mathematics, you don't need to submit test results.

For those students who missed the ACT or SAT national test dates, the ACT residual test (scores for UAF only) and the ACCUPLACER test will be given before the beginning of the current semester. Residual ACT testing is for prospective UAF students only.

ACT residual test schedule. For students who have not submitted scores from either the ACT or SAT national tests. ACT residual tests will be offered in 206 Gruening as follows:

• Thursday, Aug. 23 and Monday, Aug. 27 at noon for fall 2012
• Thursday, Jan. 10 and Monday, Jan. 14 at noon for spring 2013

While no formal registration is required for ACT Residual testing, you are still required to notify Testing Services at 474-5277 of your intent to test. In addition, please bring the following items with you to testing: $50 test fee (in exact change), picture identification and a calculator (please visit www.act.org to view acceptable calculators).

Computer-based testing: UAF Testing Services offers the following entrance/licensure and accreditation exams on computer: *CLEP, CPA, *DSST, *GRE, GMAT, *HOBET, *LCE, *MAT, *NET, *PRAXIS I and TOEFL. Registration in advance is required. You may register for the exams marked * with a credit card by calling 474-5277; or register for any exam in person with a credit card, check or money order at 211 Gruening. In addition, Testing Services is an ETS, ACT and Prometric center, hosting a variety of other computer-based tests. For more information on the many resources offered by Testing Services, please call 474-5277.

Assessment Program: The ACCUPLACER, COMPASS and ASSET tests cover basic skill areas of reading, writing and math. They are used to help determine your readiness for specific course work. All entering associate degree students, certificate students and students planning to take a 100-level written communications or mathematics course are required to provide test scores from the ACCUPLACER, COMPASS, ASSET, ACT or SAT tests.

Daytime testing hours

• Fairbanks campus
  • Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis in Testing Services, 211 Gruening (474-5277), or Rural Student Services, Brooks Building (474-7871).
• UAF Community and Technical College
  • Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on a walk-in basis at the UAF Community and Technical College, 604 Barnette St. Appointments can also be made by calling 455-2800.
    

As a former undergraduate degree student, you must notify the admissions office in advance when you plan to resume your studies. You remain eligible to register for classes in your degree program if:

• you have not been academically disqualified,
• you have not attended a non-UA institution since you were last enrolled at UAF,
• your lapse in enrollment is less than five years, and
• you are continuing with the same degree program.

If you do not meet these requirements or have a lapse in enrollment of over five years, you must reapply for admission.

New Student Orientation

Any new student may participate in UAF New Student Orientation on the Fairbanks campus. New Student Orientation is required for all first-year baccalaureate degree students entering UAF with less than 30 credits. The program is also required for all EDGE students (first-year residential students under 20 years of age entering with fewer than 20 credits), UA Scholars and incoming international students in undergraduate F-1 or J-1 status. Those required to attend will automatically be registered for Orientation once accepted to UAF and enrolled in courses. Non-mandated students wanting to attend Orientation may register online at www.uaf.edu/orientation/.

New Student Orientation for the fall semester will take place Aug. 26 - 29; orientation for spring 2013 is Jan. 16. You'll meet people from the UAF community, take a campus tour, and participate in specially designed sessions to properly acquaint you with your new campus. The fee for orientation ($75 for fall or $35 for spring) will be billed to your student account. For more information, call 474-1103 or visit www.uaf.edu/orientation/.

Placement

At UAF, we care about students and want to help all students succeed. We will work with you to assess your strengths and weaknesses and design a course of study to best suit your needs. You are expected to check all the prerequisites for courses before you register. Check for prerequisites in the current class schedule, the university catalog, and at UAOnline. Take the required ACCUPLACER placement tests as needed. ACCUPLACER placement tests can be set up through any rural campus academic testing/advising/student services office, the Center for Distance Education, Testing Services, Rural Student Services, CTC, Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, or the Delta Junction Career Center. The test can be taken on any computer with access to the Internet under the supervision of a UAF-approved proctor. For information on setting up a placement exam, contact UAF Testing Services.

Make sure you've met English and math placement requirements and prerequisites or you will not be able to register for the following courses: ANTH F100X, DEVE courses, DEVM courses, ECON F100X, ENGL F111X, HIST F100X, MATH F103X, MATH F107X, MATH F161X, MATH F200X, MATH F201X, MATH F202X, MATH F262X, MATH F272X, PS F100X, SOC F100X, STAT F200X, natural sciences core courses.

For more information or to discuss prerequisites, contact your academic advisor in the department of your major, the Academic Advising Center (474-6396), Rural Student Services (474-7871) or the UAF Community and Technical College Student Assistance and Advising Center (455-2800).

Academic advising

Academic advisors help students select, plan and complete their academic goals. If you have declared a major or pre-major, your advisor will be a staff or faculty member from your academic department. For general studies, UAF provides academic advising through the Academic Advising Center (located in 509 Gruening). Hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. Students can set up an appointment with an academic advisor via the website www.uaf.edu/advising/.

The Academic Advising Center also serves as a clearinghouse for general university information. If you have a question or don't know where to go for assistance, contact the Academic Advising Center at 474-6396, toll-free 888-823-8780 or advising@uaf.edu.

Rural Student Services

Rural Student Services provides academic advising services for Native and rural college students and provides vital links among the Fairbanks campus, rural communities and other UAF campuses. Students may choose an RSS advisor who will provide academic advising and referrals to various academic support services on the Fairbanks campus. For more information, call RSS at 474-7871 or 888-478-1452. Hours are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

UAF Community and Technical College

The Student Assistance and Advising Center at CTC provides services that contribute to a successful learning experience and transition to a career. Staff at the center recognize the unique concerns of adult and returning students. The center provides advising with a focus on AA and AAS degree and certificate programs. The center also provides academic support through developmental course work, workshops, classroom presentations, learning and computer labs and one-on-one advising. Services are available by appointment and on a walk-in basis. For more information contact the center at 455-2800, email at uaf-ctc@alaska.edu or stop by the center on the first floor of the  UAF Community and Technical College  at 604 Barnette Street.

These suggestions are contingent upon placement recommendations (ACT, SAT, ACCUPLACER, or ASSET test score).

3 credits each semester

A developmental English course may be advised before enrolling in these courses.

• ENGL F111X (3 cr) Intro to Academic Writing
• COMM F131X (3 cr) Fund of Oral Communication: Group
  or
  COMM F141X (3 cr) Fund of Oral Communication: Public

3 - 4 credits each semester

A developmental math course may be advised before enrolling in these courses.

For BA degrees (choose one):

• MATH F103X (3 cr) Concepts & Contemporary Apps of Mathematics
• MATH F107X* (3 cr) Functions for Calculus
• MATH F161X (3 cr) Algebra: Bus & Econ (BT degree)

*Content in MATH 107X and MATH 161X is similar. You may earn credit for only one of these courses.

For BBA degree (both required):

• MATH F161X (3 cr) Algebra: Bus & Econ
• MATH F262X (4 cr) Calculus: Bus & Econ

For BAS and BS degrees (choose one):

• MATH F107X (3 cr) Functions for Calculus
• MATH F200X (4 cr) Calculus I
• MATH F272X (4 cr) Calculus for Life Sciences

3 credits each semester

• ANTH or SOC F100X (3 cr) Indiv, Soc, Culture
• ECON/PS F100X (3 cr) Political Economy
• HIST F100X (3 cr) Mod World History

Two semester-length courses in an Alaska Native language or other non-English language (or three semesters of American Sign Language) may be substituted for two of the six perspectives courses required for the Core curriculum.

• LS F101X (1 cr) Library Information & Research

Recommended during first year.

4 credits each semester

For BA, BAS, BT or BBA degrees, choose any two courses. For BS degrees you must choose two courses in sequence in a single discipline. Check the requirements for your major.

• ATM F101X (4 cr) Weather & Climate of Alaska
• BIOL F100X (4 cr) Human Biology
• BIOL F103X (4 cr) Biology & Society
• BIOL F104X (4 cr) Natural History of Alaska
• BIOL F111X-F112X (8 cr) Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II
• BIOL F115X-F116X (8 cr) Fund Biology I & II
• CHEM F100X (4 cr) Chemistry & Mod World
• CHEM F103X-F104X (8 cr) Basic Gen Chem/Biochemistry
• CHEM F105X-F106X (8 cr) General Chemistry
• GEOG F211X (4 cr) Earth Systems: Elmnts Phys Geography
• GEOS F101X-F112X (8 cr) Dynamic Earth/Hist of Earth & Life
• GEOS F106X (4 cr) Life in Age of Dinosaurs
• GEOS F120X (4 cr) Glaciers, Earthquakes and Volcanoes
• GEOS F125X (4 cr) Humans, Earth & Envrnmt
• MSL F111X (4 cr) The Oceans
• PHYS F102X (4 cr) Energy & Society
• PHYS F103X-F104X (8 cr) College Physics
• PHYS F115X- F116X (8 cr) Phys Science
• PHYS F175X (4 cr) Intro to Astronomy

1 - 4 credits each semester

Any 100-level course needed for your major or other degree requirements (humanities, social sciences) or general elective. (This could be an exploratory course toward a potential major or a class that interests you.)