Student and Enrollment Services

Department Descriptions

The Office of Admissions strives for quality student service and serves as a gateway to education through pre-admission counseling and recruiting, application processing, transfer credit evaluation, University policy interpretation and community outreach.

Career Services assists individuals in identifying and implementing career choices. They provide career counseling, job search and internship advising, and on-campus employer recruiting to UAF students, alumni, staff and faculty.

In partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks mission statement, the UAF Financial Aid Office assists students seeking resources to finance their postsecondary education by administering a comprehensive offering of federal, state and institutional aid programs in a student-centered environment.

Orientation is designed to welcome and introduce all entering students and their families to the University. It helps new students make the transition from their previous environment to the diverse academic, intellectual, and social culture of the University.

Our mission is to help our students stay healthy, grow and develop personally and do as well as they can in their university studies. Please explore the services available at the Center including medical care, counseling, disability accommodations and assistance with the student insurance plan.

Judicial Services strives to create an atmosphere of positive behavioral development for University students through understanding of and adherence to local, state and federal laws, along with University policies and regulations. Continuing focus will be on education as opposed to punitive measures.

The Department of Residence Life supports the academic mission of the University of Alaska by providing living and learning communities that enhance student success. We provide safe, clean, and well maintained facilities that meet the diverse needs of our residents.

The mission of the Office of the Registrar is to provide quality support and service to the UAF academic community emphasizing processes related to academic records, registration, enrollment data, course administration and graduation. We strive for excellence in all we do, challenging ourselves to be as efficient and effective as possible and continually seeking new and improved ways of providing our services.

The Upward Bound program at UAF is one of 761 other such programs spread across the US, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Palau, Guam, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Upward Bound is one of seven Federal TRIO programs funded through the U.S. Dept. of Education that provide direct services to eligible students. the other two TRIO programs are primarily designed to provide training opportunities for TRIO professionals and dissemination of effective practices to the benefit of all Federal TRIO program personnel. Upward Bound's goal is to increase the rates at which participants enroll in and graduate from institutions of postsecondary education.

Wood Center functions as a campus center to enhance personal development by providing diverse programs and services which compliment and contribute to the University of Alaska Fairbanks community.