Overview

College of Rural and Community Development / College of Rural and Community Development is located in Fairbanks, AK, in a small setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0 and and a 3.0 average in the major Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of project or thesis
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam Students with a BA degree grade point average below 3.0 must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Oral defense of dissertation or thesis
Other Advanced Degrees	Oral defense of project or thesis

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

41

Applied

16

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Bachelor's degree from accredited institution with minimum cumulative undergraduate and major GPA of 3.0 and and a 3.0 average in the major
Master's Degree Requirements	Graduate record examination (gre)
Doctoral Degree Exam	Students with a BA degree grade point average below 3.0 must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree and minimum 3.0 GPA on all previous college academics

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$22,304

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 15

Student Body

64

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.13%
Black or African American	1.56%
White or Caucasian	23%
American Indian or Alaska Native	48.44%
Asian	1.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	Not Reported
Two or more races	14.06%
Unknown	7.81%

Gender

Male (14%)

Female (85%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Full-time - 22

Part-time - 0

Male (6)

Female (16)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Culture and tradition in rural alaska. decolonial collaborative research methodology. positionality, relationality and commonality in arctic research. arctic geosciences for alaska native sovereignty and science. arctic and circumpolar communities converging through technology. examination of cross-cultural and indigenous education and community development issues across the state and around the world. documentation of linguistic knowledge and cultural knowledge. indigenous research methodologies. food-life history and security.

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

110,000

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 756500
Fairbanks, AK  99775-6500
United States

Contact Dr. Charlene Stern
Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education
Email: uaf-crcd@alaska.edu
Phone: 907-474-5293

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