University of Alaska Anchorage
The University of Alaska Anchorage is the state's largest and most comprehensive university, serving over 18,000 students from its campuses. It fulfills its mission by serving the people of Alaska through instruction, research, and public service.
The campus is located in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city and an international air crossroads and business center. The attractive wooded campus serves as a cultural hub for the city, providing theater, music, arts, and sports. Built in the mid-1970's, the UAA campus features modern facilities. Careful development has left the campus an urban oasis with resident wildlife populations including moose and waterfowl.
The University is a major center for development and delivery of programs in health and biomedical sciences, public policy and administration, special education, vocational-technical education, and international business and trade.
Academic units include the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Community and Continuing Education, College of Career and Vocational Education, School of Business, School of Education, School of Engineering, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, and School of Public Affairs. Over 80 departments are active within the schools and colleges.
Instructional programs span certificate, associate, baccalaureate, and masters degree programs. The University also features extensive community and continuing education activities. Offering lifelong opportunities for students of all ages is central to the University's mission.
Research is also an active part of UAA. In addition to the work done by faculty, organized research units complement the academic programs and reflect the special character of the University mission in Alaska. Research units include the Alaska Center for International Business, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, Center for Economic Education, the Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, Institute of Social and Economic Research, and the Justice Center.
UAA operates on a semester system, with terms commencing in September, January, and May. Fifteen semester credits is a normal class load and 130 credits are required to complete a bachelor's degree.
UAA's athletic teams compete with NCAA Div. 1 status in men's hockey and women's gymnastics and Div. II in other sports and are also members of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in addition to the WCHA. More than 150 student-athletes represent UAA in hockey, men's and women's basketball, volleyball, skiing, women's gymnastics, men's and women's cross country and women's track and field. Seawolf teams regularly rank among the nation's best and have produced nearly 100 All-Americans since 1984. The hockey team plays in 6,406-seat Sullivan Arena in midtown Anchorage, which also serves as home of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, the nation's premier pre-season basketball tournament.
