More than 30,000 UW undergraduates means more than 30,000 individual sets of experiences, interests and goals. Undergraduate Academic Affairs is here to provide each of our 30,000 students with a supportive ecosystem to help them reach their unique goals. UAA鈥檚 academic programs meet students wherever they are on their academic journey, ensuring our Huskies鈥� experiences will be meaningful long into their future. Providing the University community with evaluation tools to assess its own work leads to a better understanding of best practices in teaching and learning and, ultimately, better student outcomes. And, better student outcomes lead to better retention and graduation rates.
What you’ll find here:聽Academic programs for students, faculty and staff // Stories about academic programs and resources
The Path to UW and beyond
The , an innovative partnership with the program, launched in January 2022. This critical initiative addresses educational equity gaps, paving the way for transfer students like Sarmiento.
15-Seconds at a time: Academic Support Programs
Director Ryan Burt takes on the challenge of explaining Academic Support Programs in less than 15 seconds at a time.
UAA academic programs for students, faculty and staff
Academic Support Programs
Academic Support Programs helps UW students realize their potential through the Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment (CLUE) and academic success coaches. CLUE offers free drop-in tutoring, class discussions, exam review and a writing center. Academic success coaches help students identify challenges and develop study skills.
Honors Program
Honors brings together students and faculty from all across campus to learn through cross-disciplinary curriculum, experiential learning, research and critical reflection. Honors鈥� curriculum offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary education, while Departmental Honors programs provide deep disciplinary education.
New Student & Transfer Programs
Empowers entering students to become engaged and confident learners poised to succeed at the UW. Programs focus on increasing a sense of belonging and help students connect to the University. These include Advising & Orientation, Dawg Daze, First-year Interest Groups, Commuter & Transfer Commons and faculty led Collegium Seminars.Formerly First Year Programs
Resilience Lab
The Resilience Lab promotes stress management skills and self-compassion among students, staff and faculty at the UW. Through leading-edge research, education, social-emotional learning, skills group, seed grants and programs, the Resilience Lab aims to support the mental health and well-being of the campus community.
Robinson Center for Young Scholars
The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars prepares younger students for college and provides them with challenging, accelerated learning opportunities in a vibrant, intellectual community at the 天美影视传媒. We also provide professional development and outreach through Saturday, summer and online programs.
Student-Athlete Academic Services
Student-Athlete Academic Services (SAAS) empowers student-athletes to pursue excellence in school, sport and life by encouraging active goal-setting and development; creating individualized support plans to help achieve goals; providing career opportunities to prepare for life after graduation; and building connections across local and global communities.
Undergraduate Advising
Advisers partner with undergraduates to help them identify and articulate their academic and personal goals, pick majors and plan their course schedule. They educate students about tools, opportunities and resources to connect to the UW and navigate their Husky experience.
Stories about academic programs and resources
The Path to UW: A Photo Essay
October 20, 2026
The Path to UW provides support, planning resources, community and academic preparation to Seattle-area students planning to transfer to the 天美影视传媒.
Wondering how to transfer to the UW? Your advisers can help
October 14, 2026
In the last academic year alone, nearly 1,700 students, or 84%, of the UW鈥檚 transfer students came from a state community or technical college. To help give those students the smoothest transition possible to the UW, the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Advising has partnerships with advisers and colleges across the state.
From doing research to becoming a researcher
September 30, 2026
For senior Kate DiNucci, research has been critical for her growth as a student, a scientist and a person. We sat down with DiNucci to hear more about how research shaped her UW undergraduate experience and prepared her for what might come next.