CRCD Degrees and Programs
AAS Degree
The A.A.S. is intended for students who are preparing for entry-level employment or upgrading in a specific occupation. This degree is not intended for transfer into a four-year degree program. However, some courses within the A.A.S. degree may be accepted in a four-year bachelor's program (each course is considered on an individual basis).
Construction Trades Technology
Academy
- The Law Enforcement Academy prepares students for a career in law enforcement in the state of Alaska. APSC certification will allow a qualified candidate to work as a commissioned officer in any of the aproximately 65 state and municipal law enforcement organizations.
- The paramedic academy prepares students to take the national paramedic exam. A passing score qualifies studetns to apply for a paramedic license through the Alaska State Medical Board.
- Welding is an important industrial skill with applications in agriculture, mining, transportation, avaiation, oil and gas, and construction. Training ranges from welding basics to advanced pipe and metal plate fabrication.
Associate of Arts
The A.A. is a program of study with an interdisciplinary approach useful for transferring to future degree programs or as a starting point for a career. An emphasis created in an A.A. program can fulfill general education requirements or become the basis for a minor in many bachelor's programs. The A.A. degree is offered at all UAF campuses as well as online.
Associate of Science
The A.S. degree represents the completion of a broad-based course of study with an emphasis in the sciences. This degree may serve as a stepping-stone to a science-related baccalaureate program. You may earn only one A.S. degree.
Bachelor's of Arts Degrees
For a UAF bachelor's degree, you need at least 120 semester credits, including transfer credits. Of these, 39 credits must be upper-division (300-level or above) of which 24 must be UA residence credits and 15 must be UAF credits.
Certificate Degrees
Certificate programs are designed for students who are preparing for entry-level employment or upgrading in a specific occupation.
Certificate programs vary in length; however, you can usually complete them in one year. Certificates are awarded in specific occupational fields with emphasis on entering the job market.
Construction Trades Technology
Environmental Studies Certificate Program
Ethnobotany Certificate Program
High Latitude Range Management
Information Technology Specialist
Mining Applications & Technologies
Masters Degree
Occupational Endorsements (OE)
Occupational endorcements programs are designed to give students occupational training in a specific field. These programs are 9-30 credit hours and will be posted to the student's transcript upon completion and approval by the academic department. The credit hours may be applied to other undergraduate degree programs where applicable.
Click on links to OE completion forms:
ABUS - Administrative Assistant
ABUS - Financial Services Representative
RNS - Rural Nutrition Services
Training
- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomy training information - posted 5/5/2011