Academics

Go beyond the ordinary and experience your education the way you imagine. Evergreen is your way to the world.

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Undergraduate Programs – Olympia

College should be your time and space to dig deep and dream big. At Evergreen, we go beyond majors and minors. Here you can layer your interests choosing from more than 45 Fields of Study to follow your own path of learning, or select one of 11 pre-planned Paths to achieve your goals.

Whether you build your own route or select a defined Path, you will study interconnected subjects that reflect real-world complexity. Learn biology and chemistry together, as they exist in the natural world. Explore a different country through its language, history, geography, and culture. Discover how the environment, art, and gender studies are all connected. Acquire an education that prepares you to think, create, analyze and solve problems.

Programs and Narrative Evaluations

You can enroll in a single full-time program that layers multiple subjects or Fields of Study or combine a part-time program with a single-subject course. Browse our catalog to find offerings that suit your interests.

All your credits will count toward your Bachelor of Arts or Science and you’ll learn, grow, and explore as you earn your degree.

We use context and explanation to evaluate performance, not a simple letter grade. (Kind of like the real world.) Detailed evaluations highlight your work and provide specific examples of your progress.

See how your work gets evaluated.

Explore Fields of Study

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A Field of Study is a focused area of study, such as a discipline or an interdisciplinary area. Fields of Study show you topics you can study at Evergreen.

Follow a Path

A Path is a guided set of programs and courses that provides a way for a student to move from introductory to advanced undergraduate study in one or more related fields.

You can build your area of emphasis for your degree by following a pre-planned Path or you can design your own. See the list of Paths to learn more.

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Native Pathways Program

The Native Pathways Program is for students who are connected and involved within Native American or Indigenous communities and culture.

Tacoma Program

Evergreen’s Tacoma Program is a small but mighty liberal arts program with a focus on community, flexibility, and convenience. It’s located in the historic Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma.;

Graduate Programs

Our three graduate programs are grounded in values of service, community, social justice, and stewardship.

Master of Environmental Studies

The Master of Environmental Studies program will show you how to be a creative, critical thinker with the research skills required for the complex nature of professional environmental work and leadership.

Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration program teaches you to advocate powerfully on behalf of the public, imagine new possibilities, and accomplish positive change in your workplace and in your community.

Master in Teaching

The Master in Teaching program shows you how to plant the seeds of justice and become a certified teacher who creates equitable learning opportunities for all children.