UAF Student Resources(in alphabetical order):

  • Academic Advising Center (AAC):
  • Learning Resources (a directory from the AAC; on campus & distance students):
  • Includes:
  • Academic Success Guide
  • Learning Resources (for tutoring support)
  • Student Success Workshops:
  • In-person workshops held on Fairbanks main campus
  • Distance workshops available as videos
  • Academic Calendar (UAF):
  • Blackboard (access your online class, review syllabus, participate in discussion, etc.):
  • Bookstores (Wondering what books you need for class? UAF has 2 book stores; books for each class will be listed at one or the other bookstore but not both. Check your UAOnline student schedule to find the section number for each class, then check each bookstore. Find the ISBN & edition for each text; a book might be offered for a lower price elsewhere…):
  • UAF Campus Bookstore:
  • CRCD Bookstore (required textbook costs can be added to your student account):
  • Catalog (annual publication of all UAF academic programs, policies, and related information; look at your DegreeWorks Audit to see what catalog requirement you’re following for your degree/certificate):
  • College of Rural & Community Development (CRCD):
  • Registration Guide (Fall 2016):
  • Includes audio-conferencing instructions, phone number, class pins, & more!
  • Rural Campuses:
  • Student Resources:
  • Community & Technical College (CTC):
  • Student Services:
  • Lists tutoring, computer labs, advising resources, & more!
  • Department of Alaska Native Studies & Rural Development (DANSRD):
  • eLearning’s Student Resources:
  • Orientation to BlackBoard: “UAF eLearning Success Lab” can be added to your BlackBoard account as an “organization.” To request access to the Success Lab, contact Brighton Brooks: 907-479-4706,
  • Financial Aid (FAFSA, scholarships, grants,loans, financial aid advising):
  • Health & Counseling Center (illness, stress, emotional/mental/social support):
  • Office of Admissions & the Registrar (OAR):
  • Guide for Newly Admitted Students (A MUST READ! Useful!):
  • Quick Guide to Registration:
  • Registration Guide:
  • Resource & Advocacy Center (confidential advocacy and resource referrals for survivors of power-based personal violence):
  • Rural Student Services (RSS; for rural & on campus students):
  • Offers advising, tutoring, support, clubs, student organizations, social events, & more!
  • Student Support Services (for on-campus students):
  • Student Schedule Planner Instructions (Easy way to pick your classes in UAOnline! Plan around work or sleep!):
  • Testing Services:
  • Coordinates placement tests, standardized tests (e.g. ACT/SAT), CLEP Exams, UAF specific tests, & other services
  • For distance exam proctoring, contact eLearning &/or your closest CRCD rural campus (see above)
  • Tutoring:
  • Academic Advising Center (AAC; see above)
  • Community & Technical College (CTC; see above)
  • CRCD Rural Campuses (see College of Rural & Community Development above)
  • Psychology Writing Center (specializes in APA format, not just for Psychology students!):
  • Rural Student Services (RSS; see above)
  • Student Support Services (SSS; see above)
  • UAF Writing Center (on campus & distance students):
  • UAF Math Services (on campus & distance students):
  • University of Alaska Staff & Faculty Directory (want to take a course, but need to ask the instructor if it’s right for you? Or looking for your professor’s contact info?):