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University of Washington - Tacoma

University of Washington - Tacoma
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma, WA 98402-3100

Official telephone: (253) 692-4742
Website: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 78%
Student:Faculty ratio: 15:1
Total faculty: 162 men, 184 women
Full-time faculty: 128 men, 145 women
Part-time faculty: 34 men, 39 women
Graduation rate: 62% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American History (United States)
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Applied Economics
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Asian History
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • European History
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Health Services Administration
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Political Economy
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Writing, General
Diplomas

  • Psychology, Other
  • School Psychology
Doctorates

  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Information Technology
  • Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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