University of Alaska Southeast

The University of Alaska Southeast is a public, four year university that is part of the University of Alaska System. The main campus is located in Juneau, Alaska and the university has extended campuses in Sitka and Ketchikan. The University of Alaska Southeast is abbreviated as UA Southeast, Alaska Southeast, or UAS.

UAS was established on July 1, 1987 with the restructuring and consolidation of the former University of Alaska Juneau, Ketchikan Community College, and Islands Community College (Sitka).

UAS is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

> Campuses

>> Juneau

The University of Alaska Southeast’s main campus is located in Juneau. The majority of the campus lies between Auke Bay and Auke Lake. The campus consists of classrooms, studios, teaching and research labs, the Anderson Science building (North Pacific Marine Lab), the William A. Egan Library, housing, the Student Recreation Center (Charles Gamble Jr.-Donald Sperl Joint Use Facility), a bookstore, and office and administrative spaces. UAS also has a Technical Education Center, located in downtown Juneau, which consists of technical, construction and mechanical labs, a mine simulator, and classroom and office space. The Juneau campus offers Occupational Endorsements, Certificates, Associate, Baccalaureate, and Graduate degrees.

>> Sitka

The Sitka campus was founded as Sitka Community College in 1962. The campus awards Occupational Endorsements in administrative office support, network support technician, web development, network administration, healthcare information technology, residential and light construction, law enforcement, and welding; Certificates in computer information and office systems, accounting technician, healthcare privacy and security, small business management, fisheries technology, pre-nursing and pre-radiologic technician qualifications, and health information management coding specialist; and Associate degrees in health information management, general education, nursing (in partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage), fisheries technology, apprenticeship technology, and health sciences.

>>Ketchikan

The Ketchikan campus is the oldest campus in Southeast Alaska, and was originally established as Ketchikan Community College in 1954. The campus awards Occupational Endorsements in administrative office support, network support technician, web development, network administration, marine transportation, residential and light construction, and welding; Certificates in computer information and office systems, accounting technician, small business management, fisheries technology, pre-nursing and pre-radiologic technician qualifications; and Associate degrees in general education, nursing (in partnership with the University of Alaska Anchorage), fisheries technology, apprenticeship technology and health sciences.


> Academics


>> Schools

UAS has four academic schools:

the School of Arts and Sciences
the School of Management
the School of Career Education
the School of Education

> Baccalaureate Degrees

>> Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
>>> 6 majors available

Biology
Elementary Education
English - 3 emphasis areas:
Creative Writing
Literature
Literature and the Environment
Geography and Environmental Studies
Social Science - 6 emphasis areas:
Anthropology
Economics
Government and Political Science
History
Psychology
Sociology
Special Education

>> Bachelor of Liberal Arts (B.L.A.)
>>> 5 emphasis areas

Alaska Native languages and Studies
Independent Design
Interdisciplinary Studies
Language Arts
Outdoor and Adventure Studies

>> Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.)
>>> 4 emphasis areas

Accounting
Human Resources Management
Management
Management Information Systems

>> Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
>>> 5 majors available

Biology
Environmental Science
Geography and Environmental Resources
Marine Biology
Mathematics

> Master's Degrees

>> Education

Elementary (M.A.T.)
Secondary (M.A.T.)
Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)
Educational Technology (M.Ed.)
Mathematics Education (K-8) (M.Ed.)
Reading (M.Ed.)
Special Education (M.Ed.)

>> Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

Natural Resource Policy
Rural Development