University of Washington, Seattle

School Facts

The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public, comprehensive institution. Programs are offered through the Colleges of Architecture and Urban Planning; Arts and Sciences; Engineering, Forest Resources; and the Schools of Business Administration, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Community Medicine, and Social Work. Its 703-acre campus is located in a residential section of Seattle.

Codes

Majors

	Assc.	Bach.	Mast.	Doct.
Accounting
Aeronautics/Astronautics
Afro-American Studies
American Ethnic Studies
American Indian Studies
Anthropology
Applied Computational Mathematical Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Architectural Studies
Architecture
Art
Art History
Asian Languages/Literature
Asian Languages/Literatures
Asian Studies
Astronomy
Atmospheric Sciences
Biochemistry
Bioengineering
Biological Structure
Biology
Biology Teaching
Biostatistics
Botany
Business Administration
Canadian Studies
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Chicano Studies
China Studies
Cinema Studies
Civil Engineering
Civil/Environmental Engineering
Classics
Communications
Community/Environmental Planning
Comparative History of Ideas
Comparative Literature
Comparative Religion
Computer Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Science/Engineering
Conservation of Wildland Resources
Construction Management
Dance
Dental Science
Dentistry
Digital Arts/Experimental Media
Digital Media
Disability Studies
Drama
Earth/Space Science
Economics
Education
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
English
Environmental Health
Environmental Horticulture/Urban Forestry
Epidemiology
European Studies
Fisheries
Fisheries Science
Forest Engineering
Forest Management
Forest Resources
French/Italian Studies
General Studies
Genetics
Geography
Geological Sciences
Geophysics
Germanics
Greek
Health Services
Health Services Administration
History
History/Philosophy of Science
Human Rights
Humanities
Immunology
Industrial Engineering
Informatics
International Studies
Japan Studies
Jewish Studies
Korea Studies
Lab Medicine
Labor Studies
Landscape Architecture
Latin American Studies
Law
Law/Societies/Justice
Library/Information Science
Linguistics
Marine Affairs
Materials Science Engineering
Materials Science/Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Chemistry
Medical Engineering
Medicine
Metallurgical Engineering
Microbiology
Middle Eastern Studies
Molecular Biotechnology
Molecular/Cellular Biology
Museology
Music
Near Eastern Languages/Civilizations
Near/Middle Eastern Studies
Neurobiology
Neurobiology/Behavior
Nuclear Engineering
Nursing
Nutritional Science
Oceanography
Oral Biology
Painting
Paper Science/Engineering
Pathobiology
Pathology
Pharmaceutics
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology/Biophysics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Affairs
Quantitative Ecology/Resource Management
Rehabilitation Medicine
Romance Languages/Literature
Romance Languages/Literatures
Scandinavian Studies
Slavic Languages/Literature
Social Sciences
Social Welfare
Social Work
Sociology
South Asian Studies
Southeast Asian Studies
Spanish/Portuguese Studies
Speech Communications
Speech/Hearing Sciences
Statistics
Technical Communications
Urban Design/Planning
Wildlife Sciences
Women's Studies
Zoology

Counseling services

• Academic
• Birth control
• Career
• Military
• Minority student
• Older student
• Personal
• Psychological
• Religious
• Veteran student

Remedial services offered

• Math
• Reading
• Study skills
• Writing

Career placement services

• Alumni network
• Career/job search classes
• Co-op education
• Interest inventory
• Internships
• Interview training
• On-campus job interviews
• Resume assistance

Additional services

• Day care
• Health insurance
• Health service
• Nonremedial tutoring
• Placement service
• Women's Center

Internation Students

International Student Contact

Kim Lovaas
Associate Director

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