Courses
Courses are available to you as:
- Local and regional courses taught by Northwest Campus faculty. NWC offers community interest courses, such as painting, ceramics, and computer applications that are taught face-to-face in a traditional classroom setting. NWC faculty also teach distance delivered courses as part of CIS's schedule, which includes the Bering Strait region. These are listed in the College of Indigenous Studies's Fall and Spring Schedule, but they can also be viewed through at the Class Schedule link on the front page. As additional courses become available, NWC will advertise through local media, its , and this website.
- Semester-based distance delivered courses offered by other UA campuses. These can also be most easily found at the or . This is an online schedule that is searchable by course, meeting time, delivery type, and semester.
- UAF eCampus offers online courses and fully online degrees. You can find these courses and degrees, and register online through
These various schedules of courses offer instruction through audioconferences, paper-based correspondence, web-based correspondence, and Internet-based class meetings.
Please contact Northwest Campus by phone 800-478-2202 or 907-443-2201, fax 907-443-5602,
or email nwc.info@alaska.edu for current course offerings.
Upcoming Courses
with Claudia Ihl
BIOL F100X + BIOL 104L
4 Credits
CRN: 36051 + 36052
This course is offered remote online.
This course is a survey of biological principles as applied to human anatomy, physiology,
genetics and health. Intended for non-science majors.
Must register for both the lecture and the lab.
with Kevin Busk
APAR F150, 1 Credit, CRN: 36364
January 20 - March 4, Mon: 6pm - 8pm, Sat: 12pm - 2 pm
CLASSROOM COURSE (NOME): Learn and practice the basics of ceramics in this course that is open to beginners and those with ceramics experience. Explore techniques of hand-building (slab, coil, pinch) and wheel-throwing,
glazing, and firing.
with Molly Naaktgeboren
APAR F150, 1 Credit, CRN: 36284
January 28 - February 8, Wed: 7pm - 9pm, Sat: 12:30pm - 4:30pm
CLASSROOM COURSE (NOME): Explore the stained glass technique of foil and solder, also known as cold working. Learn the flow of creating stained glass from start to finish. Students will learn about pattern design, how to cut glass, manipulate it, shape it, foil, and then solder the pieces together.
Dual credit courses:
The dual credit process allows secondary school students to register for UAF classes and concurrently earn high school and college credit, if approved. Any high school student meeting course prerequisites may enroll in university classes. Students must consult their appropriate school district officials and school counselors for approval prior to registration if they wish to use university courses to meet high school graduation requirements. Northwest Campus has direct partnership with the Northwestern òòò½´«Ã½ Career and Technical Center (), the Bering Strait School District (), and Nome Public Schools ().