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* Skip to Content * AZ Index * Catalog Home * Institution Home CATALOG 2023-2024 University of Alaska Fairbanks Open catalog search Print Options Toggle navigation * About the University * Getting Started * Resources and Tuition * Academic and Regulations * Programs * By Degree Type Toggle Degrees * Occupational Endorsements * Certificates * Associates * Bachelor's * Minors * Accelerated Programs * Postbaccalaureate Certificates * Graduate Certificates * Master's * Ph.D. * By Department * Search by Interest * Courses * Course Descriptions * Course Search * UAOnline * Academic Calendar * Archives * Apply Now Search Catalog Search × Toggle catalog menu WELCOME UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS 2023-2024 ACADEMIC CATALOG The catalog is a complete guide to studying at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The catalog includes the academic calendar, information on admission and graduation requirements, and program and course listings for occupational endorsement, certificate, associate, bachelor's, graduate certificate, graduate licensure, master's and Ph.D. degree students. The catalog is updated each academic year to reflect changes in academic rules and degree requirements. If you are looking for a different academic year than the one listed above, view our archived catalogs. * Academic Calendar * OverviewToggle Overview * Accreditation * CampusesToggle Campuses * Troth Yeddha’ * Colleges and Schools * Research Institutes, Centers and ConsortiaToggle Research Institutes, Centers and Consortia * Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station * Alaska Center for Energy and Power * Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit * Alaska Native Language Center * Alaska Quaternary Center * Alaska Sea Grant * Center for Cross- Cultural Studies * Center for One Health Research * Geophysical Institute * Institute of Arctic Biology * Institute of Marine Science * Institute of Northern Engineering * International Arctic Research Center * Lena Point Fisheries Facility, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences * UArctic * University of Alaska Museum of the North * The UAF Experience * UAF Facts and Figures * Getting StartedToggle Getting Started * Applying for Admission * Course Placement * Registration * Transferring Credits * Resources and TuitionToggle Resources and Tuition * Academic Advising and Learning Assistance * Alumni Association * Army ROTC * Associated Students of the University of Alaska Fairbanks * Athletics * Campus Mail Center * Campus Recreation * Career Services * Continuing Education and Professional Development * Cooperative Extension Service * Developmental Education * Dining * Disability Services * E- learning * Equity and Compliance * Exam Services * Exploratory Studies * Honor Societies * Honors College * Housing * Libraries * Military and Veteran Services * New Student Orientation * PolarExpress Identification Card * Safety * Student Affairs and Enrollment Management * Student Health and Counseling Center * Study Away Programs * Summer Sessions and Lifelong Learning * Technology on Campus * Tuition, Costs and Financial Aid * Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity * Upward Bound * Wood Center * Academic RegulationsToggle Academic Regulations * Academic Standards * Appeal of Academic Decisions * Attendance * Class Standing * Communication via Email * Full- or Part- Time Status/ Study Load * Grading Policies * Information Release and FERPA * Nondiscrimination Policy and Disclaimer * Students’ Rights and Responsibilities * Undergraduate Credit Loads and Overloads * Veterans Affairs Educational Benefits, Tuition and Fees * Academic DepartmentsToggle Academic Departments * Accounting * Alaska Native Languages * Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development * Allied Health * Anthropology * Applied Business and Accounting * Applied Management * Arctic and Northern Studies * Art * Atmospheric Sciences * Automotive Technology * Aviation * Biology and Wildlife * Business Administration * Chemistry and Biochemistry * Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering * Communication * Community Based Science * Computer & Information Technology Systems * Computer Science * Construction Management * Counseling * Cross- Cultural Studies * Culinary Arts and Hospitality * Design Technology * Diesel & Heavy Equipment * Early Childhood Education * Earth System Science * Education * Electrical and Computer Engineering * Elementary Education * EMS/ Paramedicine * English * Fire Science * Fisheries and Marine Sciences * Foreign Languages and Literatures * General Academic & Technical Programs * Geosciences * History * Homeland Security and Emergency Management * Interdisciplinary Studies - Graduate * Interdisciplinary Studies - Undergraduate * Journalism: Science & Environment * Justice * Law Enforcement * Linguistics * Mathematics and Statistics * Mechanical Engineering * Mining and Mineral Engineering * Music * Natural Resources and Environment * Paralegal Studies * Petroleum Engineering * Philosophy * Physics * Political Science * Process Technology * Psychology * Secondary Education * Social and Human Development * Social Work * Special Education * Theater and Film * Tribal Governance * Veterinary Medicine * Welding & Materials Technology * Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies * Workforce Development * Programs by Degree TypeToggle Programs by Degree Type * Occupational EndorsementsToggle Occupational Endorsements * Administrative Assistant O.E.C. * Advanced Emergency Medical Technician O.E.C. * Basic Carpentry O.E.C. * Bookkeeping Technician O.E.C. * Computer Support Specialist O.E.C. * Content Creation O.E.C. * Cybersecurity Foundations O.E.C. * Drafting Technology O.E.C. * Ethnobotany O.E.C. * Facility Maintenance O.E.C. * Financial Services Representative O.E.C. * High Latitude Range Management O.E.C. * Homeland Security O.E.C. * Law Enforcement Academy O.E.C. * Medical Billing O.E.C. * Medical Coding O.E.C. * Medical Office Reception O.E.C. * Medical Scribe O.E.C. * Mining Mill Operations O.E.C. * Nanny Caregiving O.E.C. * Nurse Aide O.E.C. * Paramedic Academy Specialized Training * Rural Surface Water Quality Testing O.E.C. * Rural Waste Management and Spill Response O.E.C. * Supervision and Personnel Management O.E.C. * Sustainable Energy O.E.C. * Tribal Justice O.E.C. * Welding, Entry- level O.E.C. * Wildland Fire Science O.E.C. * Yup'ik Language Competency O.E.C. * CertificatesToggle Certificates * Accounting Technician Certificate * Airframe and Powerplant Certificate * Alaska Chemical Dependency Counselor Certification * Applied Business Management Certificate * Automotive Technology Certificate * Culinary Arts Certificate * Dental Assistant Certificate * Diesel/ Heavy Equipment Certificate * Drafting Technology Certificate * Early Childhood Education Certificate * Health Care Reimbursement Certificate * High Latitude Range Management Certificate * Information Technology Specialist Certificate * Instrumentation Technology Certificate * Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate * Local Knowledge Educator Certificate * Medical Assistant Certificate * Medical Scribe Specialist Certificate * Medical/ Dental Reception Certificate * Native Language Education Certificate * Pre- nursing Qualifications Certificate * Rural Human Services Certificate * Tribal Governance Certificate * Yup'ik Language Proficiency Certificate * AssociatesToggle Associates * Applied Accounting A.A.S. * Applied Business A.A.S. * Apprenticeship Technologies A.A.S. * Associate of Arts * Associate of Science * Aviation Maintenance A.A.S. * Construction Management A.A.S. * Culinary Arts and Hospitality A.A.S. * Dental Assistant A.A.S. * Early Childhood Education A.A.S. * Fire Science A.A.S. * Human Services A.A.S. * Information Technology Specialist A.A.S. * Interdisciplinary Studies A.A.S. * Medical Assistant A.A.S. * Native Language Education A.A.S. * Paralegal Studies A.A.S. * Paramedicine A.A.S. * Process Technology A.A.S. * Professional Piloting A.A.S. * Tribal Governance A.A.S. * Yup'ik Language Proficiency A.A.S. * Bachelor'sToggle Bachelor's * Accounting B.B.A. * Aerospace Engineering B.S. * Alaska Native Languages B.A. * Alaska Native Studies B.A. * Anthropology B.A. * Applied Management B.A.M. * Art B.A. * Art B.F.A. * Biological Sciences B.A. * Biological Sciences with Concentration B.S. * Biological Sciences without Concentration B.S. * Business Administration B.B.A. * Chemistry B.S. * Child Development and Family Studies B.A. * Civil Engineering B.S. * Climate and Arctic Sustainability B.A. * Climate and Environmental Change, B.S. * Communication B.A. * Computer Engineering B.S. * Computer Science B.A. * Computer Science B.S. * Electrical Engineering B.S. * Elementary Education (K- 8) B.A. * English B.A. * Film and Performing Arts B.A. * Fisheries and Marine Sciences B.S. * Fisheries B.A. * Foreign Languages B.A. * Geological Engineering B.S. * Geoscience B.S. * History B.A. * Homeland Security and Emergency Management B.S.E.M. * Interdisciplinary Studies - General Studies Concentration (Degree Completion) B.A.A.S. * Interdisciplinary Studies - General Studies Concentration (Degree Completion) B.S. * Interdisciplinary Studies - General Studies Concentration (Degree Completion) B.A. * Interdisciplinary Studies - Goals Option B.A. * Interdisciplinary Studies - Goals Option B.A.A.S. * Interdisciplinary Studies - Goals Option B.S. * Japanese Studies B.A. * Journalism: Science and the Environment B.A. * Justice B.A. * Linguistics B.A. * Mathematics B.A. * Mathematics B.S. * Mechanical Engineering B.S. * Mining Engineering B.S. * Music B.A. * Music Education B.M. * Music Performance B.M. * Natural Resources and Environment B.S. * Petroleum Engineering B.S. * Philosophy B.A. * Physics B.S. * Political Science B.A. * Pre- professional Preparation * Psychology B.A. * Psychology B.S. * Rural Development B.A. * Secondary Education (7- 12) B.A. * Social Work B.A. * Wildlife Biology and Conservation B.S. * Yup'ik Language and Culture B.A. * MinorsToggle Minors * Accounting Minor * Aerospace Engineering Minor * Agrometeorology Minor * Alaska Native Languages Minor * Alaska Native Studies Minor * Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor * Anthropology Minor * Applied Accounting Minor * Arctic and Northern Studies Minor * Arctic Skills Minor * Art History Minor * Art Minor * Asian Studies Minor * Aviation Technology Minor * Biochemistry Minor * Biological Sciences Minor * Chemistry Minor * Communication Minor * Computer Information Technology Specialist Minor * Computer Science Minor * Creative Writing Minor * Cybersecurity Minor * Early Childhood Education Minor * Elementary Education Minor * English Minor * Environmental Change Minor * Environmental Politics Minor * Ethnobotany Minor * Film Minor * Finance Minor * Fire Science Minor * Fisheries Minor * Foreign Languages Minor * General Business Minor - Applied Business and Accounting Program * General Business Minor - Business Administration Program * General Education Minor * Geology Minor * Geophysics Minor * Geospatial Sciences Minor * Global Studies Minor * Health Sciences for Pre- professionals Minor * History Minor * Homeland Security and Emergency Management Minor * Human Services Minor * Integrated Arts Minor * Interdisciplinary Studies Minor * Japanese Studies Minor * Journalism: Science and the Environment Minor * Justice Minor * Law and Society Minor * Leadership Minor * Linguistics Minor * Management and Organizations Minor * Marine Science Minor * Marketing Minor * Mathematics Minor * Military Science and Leadership Minor * Military Security Studies Minor * Mining Engineering Minor * Music Minor * Natural Resources and Environment Minor * Paleontology Minor * Paralegal Studies Minor * Philosophy Minor * Physics Minor * Political Science Minor * Psychology Minor * Recreation and Guiding Management Minor * Rural Development Minor * Secondary Education Minor * Social Work Minor * Special Education Minor * Sport Management Minor * Statistics Minor * Sustainable Agriculture Minor * Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Minor * Theatre Minor * Tribal Governance Minor * Wildlife Biology and Conservation Minor * Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Minor * Accelerated ProgramsToggle Accelerated Programs * Chemistry B.S./ M.S. * Civil Engineering B.S./ M.S. * Computer Science B.S./ M.S. * Linguistics B.A./ Applied Linguistics M.A. Combined Degrees * Mathematics B.S./ M.S. * Mathematics B.S./ Statistics and Data Science M.S. * Mechanical Engineering B.S./ M.S. * Postbaccalaureate CertificatesToggle Postbaccalaureate Certificates * Accounting P.B.C.T. * Art K- 12 Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education * Elementary (K- 8) Postbaccalaureate Certificate and Licensure * K- 12 Art Licensure Program * Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program * Secondary Postbaccalaureate Licensure Program toward M.Ed., Secondary Education * Special Education K- 12 Postbaccalaureate Certificate of Completion * Graduate CertificatesToggle Graduate Certificates * Arctic and Northern Studies Graduate Certificate * Aerospace Engineering Graduate Certificate * Applied and Computational Mathematics Graduate Certificate * Arctic Security Graduate Certificate * Business Continuity Graduate Certificate * Climate Security Graduate Certificate * Cybersecurity Management Graduate Certificate * Geospatial Science Graduate Certificate * Healthcare Management and Leadership Graduate Certificate * Justice Administration Graduate Certificate * Resilience and Adaptation Graduate Certificate * Rural Development Graduate Certificate * School Counselor Certification Program * Science Teaching and Outreach Graduate Certificate * Statistics Graduate Certificate * Strategic Leadership Graduate Certificate * Systems Engineering/ Program Management Graduate Certificate * Master'sToggle Master's * Anthropology M.A. * Arctic and Northern Studies M.A. * Art M.F.A. * Atmospheric Sciences M.S. * Biological Sciences M.S. * Business Administration MBA * Chemistry M.S. * Civil Engineering M.S. * Computer Science M.S. * Counseling M.Ed. * Creative Writing and Literature Combined M.F.A./ M.A. * Creative Writing M.F.A. * Earth System Science M.S. * Electrical Engineering M.S. * Elementary Education M.Ed. * English M.A. * Fisheries M.S. * Geological Engineering M.S. * Geophysics M.S. * Geoscience M.S. * Healthcare Management and Leadership M.H.M.L. * Indigenous Studies M.A. * Interdisciplinary Studies M.A. * Interdisciplinary Studies M.S. * Justice Administration M.A. * Linguistics, Applied M.A. * Marine Biology M.S. * Marine Policy M.M.P. * Marine Studies M.M.S. * Mathematics M.S. * Mechanical Engineering M.S. * Mining Engineering M.S. * Music Performance M.Mu. * Natural Resources and Environment M.N.R.E. * Natural Resources and Environment M.S. * Oceanography M.S. * One Health O.H.M. * Petroleum Engineering M.S. * Physics M.S. * Physics with Computational Physics Concentration M.S. * Physics with Space Physics Concentration M.S. * Professional Communication M.A. * Rural Development M.A. * Secondary Education M.Ed. * Security and Disaster Management M.S.D.M. * Special Education M.Ed. * Statistics and Data Science M.S. * Wildlife Biology and Conservation M.S. * Ph.D.Toggle Ph.D. * Anthropology Ph.D. * Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. * Biochemistry and Neuroscience with Biochemistry Concentration Ph.D. * Biochemistry and Neuroscience with Neuroscience Concentration Ph.D. * Biological Sciences Ph.D. * Earth System Science Ph.D. * Engineering Ph.D. * Environmental Chemistry Ph.D. * Fisheries Ph.D. * Geophysics Ph.D. * Geoscience Ph.D. * Indigenous Studies Ph.D. * Interdisciplinary Studies Ph.D. * Marine Biology Ph.D. * Mathematics Ph.D. * Natural Resources and Sustainability Ph.D. * Oceanography Ph.D. * Physics Ph.D. * Space Physics Ph.D. * Course DescriptionsToggle Course Descriptions * Accounting (ACCT) * Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) * Aerospace Engineering (AERO) * Airframe and Powerplant (AFPM) * Alaska Native Languages (ANL) * Alaska Native Studies (ANS) * American Sign Language (ASLG) * Anthropology (ANTH) * Applied Arts (APAR) * Applied Business (ABUS) * Applied Management (BAM) * Applied Photography (APHO) * Arctic and Northern Studies (ACNS) * Arctic Skills (ARSK) * Art (ART) * Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) * Automotive Technology (AUTO) * Aviation Technology (AVTY) * Biology (BIOL) * Biomedical Science (BMSC) * Business Administration (BA) * Chemistry (CHEM) * Chinese (CHNS) * Civil Engineering (CE) * Climate and Environmental Change (CLIM) * Communication (COM) * Computer and Information Technology Systems (CITS) * Computer Information and Office Systems (CIOS) * Computer Science (CS) * Construction Management (CM) * Construction Trades Technology (CTT) * Counseling (COUN) * Cross- Cultural Studies (CCS) * Culinary Arts and Hospitality (CAH) * Dental Assisting (DA) * Design Technology (DSGN) * Developmental Studies (DEVS) * Diesel Technology (DSLT) * Drafting Technology (DRT) * Early Childhood Education (ECE) * Earth System Science (ESS) * Economics (ECON) * Education (ED) * Education: Secondary Education (EDSC) * Education: Special Education (EDSE) * Electrical Engineering (EE) * Electronics Technology (ELT) * Emergency Medical Services (EMS) * Engineering and Science Management (ESM) * Engineering Science (ES) * English (ENGL) * English as a Second Language (ESLG) * Environmental Engineering (ENVE) * Environmental Studies (ENVI) * Ethnobotany (EBOT) * Film and Performing Arts (FLPA) * Fire Science (FIRE) * First Year Experience (FYE) * Fisheries (FISH) * Foreign Languages (FL) * French (FREN) * General Studies (GENR) * Geological Engineering (GE) * Geology & Geophysics (GEOS) * German (GER) * Health (HLTH) * Healthcare Management and Leadership (HML) * High Latitude Range Management (HLRM) * History (HIST) * Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) * Honors College (HONR) * Human Services (HUMS) * Humanities (HUM) * Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS) * Inupiaq (INU) * Italian (ITAL) * Japanese (JPN) * Journalism (JOUR) * Justice (JUST) * Latin (LAT) * Law Enforcement (LE) * Leadership (LEAD) * Library Science (LS) * Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) * Linguistics (LING) * Marine Biology (MBI) * Master of Business Administration (MBA) * Mathematics (MATH) * Mechanical Engineering (ME) * Mechanics- Diesel/ Heavy Equipment (MECN) * Medical Assisting (MA) * Military Science (MILS) * Mineral Preparation Engineering (MPR) * Mining Applications and Technologies (AMIT) * Mining Engineering (MIN) * Museum Research Apprenticeship Program (MRAP) * Museum Studies (MSM) * Music (MUS) * Music Education (MUED) * Natural Resources Management (NRM) * Oceanography (OCN) * Paralegal Studies (PLS) * Petroleum Engineering (PETE) * Philosophy (PHIL) * Physics (PHYS) * Political Science (PS) * Process Technology (PRT) * Psychology (PSY) * Recreation (RECR) * Religion (RELG) * Rural Development (RD) * Rural Human Services (RHS) * Russian (RUSS) * Science Applications (SCIA) * Science Teaching and Outreach (STO) * Social Work (SWK) * Sociology (SOC) * Spanish (SPAN) * Sport Management (SPRT) * Statistics (STAT) * Trades And Technology (TTCH) * Tribal Governance (TG) * Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) * Veterinary Medicine (DVM) * Welding and Materials Technology (WMT) * Wildland Fire Science (WFS) * Wildlife (WLF) * Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGS) * Writing (WRTG) * Yup'ik (YUP) * UAF Administration, Faculty and Emeriti * Addendum * Archived Catalogs * Contact Us * Catalog A- Z Index RESOURCES * Registration Guide * UAOnline * Admissions UAF - HOW TOMORROW LOOKS FROM UP HERE Ready your skates and skis! 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