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Welcome to Academic Affairs at the University of Washington Tacoma.
Academic Affairs supports academic excellence in partnership with faculty and staff across campus, providing our talented students with access to high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs, cutting-edge research opportunities, community engaged scholarship, and world-class library services. Our faculty are nationally recognized for research excellence and innovation and their scholarship has real impact in areas as diverse as environmental policy, community storytelling, and the intersection of artificial intelligence and healthcare. You will also find a deep and holistic commitment to student academic success and well-being, through wraparound tutoring, advising, and peer mentoring services, and student enrichment opportunities through global study, civic leadership and an innovative first-year experience. We make social mobility real and personal growth transformative, and we invest in our students as the future of our communities. Please contact us to learn more.
Schools and Academic Programs
Information on graduate and undergraduate degrees, major, minors, and professional development programs.
For Students
Key academic and campus departments with resources for students.
Student Success
Strategic work focused on improving retention, closing equity gaps, and supporting students.
Academic Calendar
Click here to access the academic calendar for Academic Calendar Summary, University Holidays, Registration Deadlines, Adding/Dropping Courses or Complete Withdrawal, Tuition/Fee Assessment Deadlines and more.
Academic Affairs News
After years of moving around, Cameron Cyprain settled in the South Sound. Now, the relationships he built in Tacoma are helping shape his work to improve social services and his growth as a civic leader.
After three decades at UW Tacoma, Associate Professor Cheryl Greengrove has helped build science programs, mentor generations of students and study the changing waters of the Salish Sea. Now, an unusual bloom of harmful algae in Hood Canal has presented a new mystery: one that challenges what scientists thought they knew about a toxin-producing organism called Alexandrium. For Greengrove, the unanswered questions are exactly what make the work worthwhile.
Using AI-supported simulations, the NSF-supported project “CyberBridge” aims to take cybersecurity skill-building to the next level.
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