Antioch University Seattle (AUS)

Antioch University Seattle (AUS) is at the forefront in providing learner-centered education. AUS is a non-profit, fully accredited institution of higher learning with 40 years of experience in empowering students with the knowledge and skills to pursue their career goals, lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice.

Academic departments and programs embrace the mission of intellectual, personal and social transformation with the following degrees and certifications:

·         Bachelor of Arts Completion

·         Master of Arts degrees in Education and Teaching, including Teaching Endorsements and a concentration in Urban Environmental Education

·         Doctorate in Psychology, Doctorate in Counselor Supervision and Education, and Master of Arts degrees in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Couples and Family Therapy, with concentrations in Drama, Art, and Play Therapy

Across the five campuses of Antioch University, it lives by its mission every day by helping students realize their potential and succeed in their educational goals. Its offer an innovative learning environment that is rigorous and responsive to your needs.

Antioch University provides learner-centered education to empower students with the knowledge and skills to lead meaningful lives and to advance social, economic, and environmental justice.Antioch aspires to be a leading university offering learners and communities transformative education in a global context that fosters innovation and inspires social action.

The University offers quality academic programs relevant to the needs of today’s learners and embraces experiential learning by bridging academic outcomes with the real-world experience of all members of its learning community.The University educates the whole person by cultivating personal growth, pragmatic idealism, and the achievement of professional goals.The University recognizes the active engagement of faculty in student learning, scholarship, and service. As well, Antioch University values the manifold ways students and graduates creatively and deliberatively apply their learning to the common good.The University maintains an historic commitment to promoting social justice and the common good. Students graduate from Antioch University with a heightened sense of their power and purpose as scholars, practitioners, and global citizens.The University nurtures inclusive communities of learners, inspiring diversity of thought and action. Antioch University engages and supports the educational, cultural, and environmental vitality of the diverse regional, national, and international communities that it serves.

Antioch University Seattle is one of five campuses of Antioch University which is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) is an independent corporation that was founded in 1895 as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. HLC accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region. The Higher Learning Commission accredits degree-granting post-secondary educational institutions in the North Central region.

Antioch University has had continuous accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools since 1927.AUS faculty members are among the best in their fields, inspiring an equally high caliber of students. Education program students consistently score 12 percent higher than the national average in national examinations. Our MA in Clinical Psychology program boasts a 90 percent completion rate, and 87 percent of those students become employed within six months – 91 percent of them as licensed mental health counselors. Antioch’s core faculty members teach and advise full-time. Along with the other experienced faculty and instructors, core faculty have great expertise in their fields and in the art of teaching. Many faculty hone their skills by working as organizational or educational consultants, practicing as psychologists, publishing books or articles, or working for social justice or environmental causes

Most Antioch University Seattle students use financial aid to help finance their education. The Financial Aid Office can design an aid package based on your eligibility and personal level of need. Use the links at left for more information.You can arrange to pay all or a portion of your tuition each quarter in monthly installments with a tuition payment plan.

Antioch University Seattle values student diversity, and welcomes applications from qualified international candidates. Applicants from outside the United States should apply at least three to four months before the quarter starts to allow time to process all required paperwork.