| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students is held in August and January. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Three summer sessions, one of 12 weeks and two of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
biological sciences, mechanical engineering, psychology |
| Majors with the lowest enrollment: |
philosophy, general science, wildlife biology |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.7 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
75% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
11:1 |
| Total faculty: |
504 men, 415 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
203 men, 154 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
301 men, 261 women |
| Graduation rate: |
42% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
not required for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
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| Special programs offered: |
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student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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Minors in Alaska Native languages, American Sign Language, arctic skills, Asian Studies, environmental politics, global studies, law/society, leadership, marine science, military science/leadership, statistics, and women's/gender studies. |
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| Preprofessional programs offered: |
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pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry, acupuncture/oriental medicine, architecture, audiology, chiropractic, library science, museum studies, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech/language pathology |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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agriculture, art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, vocational arts |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Domestic off-campus semester-away programs: |
UN Semester |
| Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: |
Member of Western Undergraduate Exchange and National Student Exchange. |
| Study abroad opportunities: |
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Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Venezuela. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered on-campus |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
not offered |
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Associate's Degrees
- Applied Accounting
- Applied Business
- Apprenticeship Technology
- Aviation Maintenance
- Community Health
- Construction Management
- Construction Trades Technology
- Culinary Arts/Hospitality Management
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygiene
- Drafting Technology
- Early Childhood Education
- Emergency Services
- Human Services
- Information Technology Specialist
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Medical Assistant
- Native Language Education
- Paralegal Studies
- Paramedicine
- Piloting Professional
- Process Technology
- Renewable Resources
- Tribal Management
- Yup'ik Language Proficiency
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Alaska Native Studies
- Anthropology
- Art
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Child Development/Family Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Economics
- Electrical Engineering
- Elementary Education
- English
- Film
- Fisheries
- Foreign Languages
- General Science
- Geography
- Geological Engineering
- Geoscience
- History
- Homeland Security/Emergency Management
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Journalism
- Justice
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Music
- Music Education
- Music Performance
- Natural Resources Management
- Northern Studies
- Petroleum Engineering
- Physics
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Rural Development
- Russian Studies
- Secondary Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Theatre
- Wildlife Biology/Conservation
- Yup'ik Language/Culture
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Doctorates
- Anthropology
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Clinical Community Psychology
- Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Fisheries
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Indigenous Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Natural Resources/Sustainability
- Oceanography
- Physics
- Space Physics
- Wildlife Biology/Conservation
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Master's Degrees
- Administration of Justice
- Anthropology
- Applied Linguistics
- Art
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Business Administration
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Science
- Counseling
- Creative Writing
- Creative Writing/Literature
- Cross-Cultural Studies
- Education
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Management
- English
- Environmental Engineering
- Environmental Quality Science
- Fisheries
- Geological Engineering
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Marine Biology
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mineral Preparation Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Music Performance
- Natural Resources Management
- Northern Studies
- Oceanography
- Petroleum Engineering
- Physics
- Professional Communications
- Resource/Applied Economics
- Rural Development
- Science Management
- Special Education
- Statistics
- Wildlife Biology/Conservation
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit and/or placement for CLEP general
- credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
- neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
- credit and/or placement for ACT PEP
- credit and/or placement for DANTES
- credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
- credit and/or placement for relevant military experience
- credit and/or placement for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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