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UW Seattle General Catalog Archive

The history of the University of Washington exists in many forms, but its General Catalog provides one of the best records of its curricula, degrees, and policies. This page contains an archive of searchable, printable General Catalogs and Bulletins.

Year Title Pages and
file size		 Notes
2000 - present
2022-2024 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 1,783 pages; 14.2Mb
2020-2022 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 2,089 pages; 12.1Mb
2018-2020 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 2,570 pages; 9.9Mb
2016-2018 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 2,803 pages; 13.4Mb
2014-2016 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 658 pages; 19.6Mb
2012-2014 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 649 pages; 18.7Mb
2010-2012 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 622 pages; 12.2Mb
2008-2010 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 886 pages; 5.5Mb
2006-2008 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 721 pages; 4.2Mb
2004-2006 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate, and Professional Study 721 pages; 3.7Mb
2002-2004 General Catalog: Undergraduate Study
General Catalog: Graduate and Professional Study 		481 pages; 4.5Mb
363 pages; 5.2Mb
2000-2002 General Catalog: Undergraduate Study
General Catalog: Graduate and Professional Study 		330 pages; 15.1Mb
450 pages; 20.3Mb
1974-1999
1998-2000 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 530 pages; 8.3Mb
1996-1998 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 512 pages; 99.6Mb
1994-1996 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 490 pages; 81.7Mb
1992-1994 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 474 pages; 74.9Mb
1990-1992 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 465 pages; 72.2Mb
1988-1990 General Catalog: Undergraduate, Graduate and Professional Study 441 pages; 69.7Mb
1986-1988 General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research 433 pages; 69.9Mb
1984-1986 General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research 293 pages; 58.6Mb
1982-1984 General Catalog: Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study and Research 289 pages; 55.3Mb
1980-1982 General Catalog 572 pages; 75.4Mb
1978-1980 General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin 533 pages; 69.8Mb
1976-1978 General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin 509 pages; 68.5Mb
1974-1976 General Catalog: University of Washington Bulletin 592 pages; 67.3Mb
1950-1974
1972-1974 Bulletin of the University of Washington
Bulletin of the University of Washington 		371 pages; 36.3Mb
233 pages; 31.2Mb 		Vol. 1
Vol. 2
1970-1972 Bulletin of the University of Washington 601 pages; 62.0Mb
1969-1970 Bulletin of the University of Washington 683 pages; 64.6Mb
1967-1969 Bulletin of the University of Washington 610 pages; 57.4Mb
1965-1966 Bulletin of the University of Washington 578 pages; 52.2Mb
1964-1965 Bulletin of the University of Washington 566 pages; 55.4Mb General Catalog Issue
1963-1965 Bulletin of the University of Washington 245 pages; 13.4Mb Graduate School
1961-1963 Bulletin of the University of Washington 1271 pages; 72.6Mb
1959-1961 Bulletin of the University of Washington 1062 pages; 61.9Mb
1957-1959 Bulletin of the University of Washington 1044 pages; 60.7Mb First time the Bulletin surpasses 1,000 pages
1955-1957 Bulletin of the University of Washington 817 pages; 48.1Mb Name changed to "Bulletin" and printing switched from annual to bi-annual
1953-1955 Catalogue of the University of Washington 317 pages; 41.7Mb
1952-1953 Catalogue of the University of Washington 317 pages; 20.3Mb
1950-1951 Catalogue of the University of Washington 352 pages; 23.9Mb
1925-1949
1949-1950 Catalogue of the University of Washington 294 pages; 19.3Mb
1948-1949 Catalogue of the University of Washington 275 pages; 17.7Mb Contains 13-page supplement announcing the College of Business Administration and Dept. of Economics
1947-1948 Catalogue of the University of Washington 223 pages; 14.3Mb
1946-1947 Catalogue of the University of Washington 210 pages; 12.6Mb
1945-1946 Catalogue of the University of Washington 205 pages; 12.9Mb Contains a special announcement regarding temporary change from quarter- to semester systems.
1944-1945 Catalogue of the University of Washington 204 pages; 11.8Mb Contains a special announcement regarding temporary change from quarter- to semester systems.
1943-1944 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 346 pages; 18.1Mb
1942-1943 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 374 pages; 18.6Mb
1941-1942 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 328 pages; 16.5Mb
1940-1941 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 306 pages; 15.0Mb
1939-1940 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 370 pages; 18.9Mb
1938-1939 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 372 pages; 19.4Mb
1937-1938 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 362 pages; 19.7Mb
1936-1937 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 342 pages; 18.3Mb
1935-1936 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 318 pages; 17.3Mb
1934-1935 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 311 pages; 16.2Mb
1933-1934 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 274 pages; 14.1Mb
1932-1933 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 304 pages; 15.7Mb
1931-1932 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 438 pages; 22.9Mb
1930-1931 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 412 pages; 21.6Mb
1929-1930 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 388 pages; 20.6Mb
1928-1929 Annual Catalogue of the University of Washington 530 pages; 30.0Mb
1926-1928 Catalogue of the University of Washington 450 pages; 26.5Mb Contains announcements for 1927-28
1925-1927 Catalogue of the University of Washington 424 pages; 25.1Mb Contains announcements for 1926-27
1900-1924
1924-1926 Catalogue of the University of Washington 387 pages; 23.0Mb Contains announcements for 1925-26
1923-1925 Catalogue of the University of Washington 374 pages; 21.9Mb Contains announcements for 1923-24
1922-1924 Catalogue of the University of Washington 356 pages; 21.7Mb Contains announcements for 1923-24
1921-1923 Catalogue of the University of Washington 344 pages; 21.7Mb Contains announcements for 1922-23
1920-1922 Catalogue of the University of Washington 384 pages; 22.4Mb Contains announcements for 1921-22
1919-1921 Catalogue of the University of Washington 389 pages; 23.8Mb Contains announcements for 1919-21
1918-1919 Bulletin of the University of Washington 526 pages; 26.9Mb Name changed the Bulletin
1917-1919 Catalogue of the University of Washington 336 pages; 19.1Mb Contains announcements for 1918-19
1916-1918 Catalogue of the University of Washington 588 pages; 24.3Mb Contains announcements for 1917-18
1915-1917 Catalogue of the University of Washington 530 pages; 21.7Mb Contains announcements for 1916-17
1914-1916 Catalogue of the University of Washington 510 pages; 20.2Mb Contains announcements for 1915-16
1913-1915 Catalogue of the University of Washington 498 pages; 19.7Mb Contains announcements for 1914-15
1912-1914 Catalogue of the University of Washington 388 pages; 15.8Mb Contains announcements for 1913-14
1911-1913 Catalogue of the University of Washington 270 pages; 12.5Mb Contains announcements for 1912-13
1910-1912 Catalogue of the University of Washington 395 pages; 15.5Mb Contains announcements for 1911-12
1909-1911 Catalogue of the University of Washington 356 pages; 14.2Mb Contains announcements for 1910-11
1908-1910 Catalogue of the University of Washington 332 pages; 13.0Mb Contains announcements for 1909-10
1906-1908 Catalogue of the University of Washington 543 pages; 19.9Mb Contains announcements for 1907-08 and 1908-09
1905-1906 Catalogue of the University of Washington 254 pages; 8.8Mb Contains announcements for 1906-07
1904-1906 Catalogue of the University of Washington 254 pages; 8.9Mb Contains announcements for 1905-06
1903-1905 Catalogue of the University of Washington 203 pages; 7.2Mb Contains announcements for 1904-05
1902-1904 Catalogue of the University of Washington 208 pages; 7.0Mb Contains announcements for 1903-04
1901-1903 Catalogue of the University of Washington 208 pages; 7.1Mb Contains announcements for 1902-03
1900-1902 Catalogue of the University of Washington 213 pages; 7.0Mb Contains announcements for 1901-02
Pre-1900
1899-1900 Catalogue of the University of Washington 157 pages; 5.2Mb Contains announcements for 1900-01
1898-1900 Catalogue of the University of Washington 181 pages; 6.1Mb Contains announcements for 1899-00
1897-1898 Catalogue of the University of Washington 117 pages; 4.0Mb Contains announcements for 1898-99
1890-1891 Annual Catalogue of the State University of Washington 56 pages; 3.1Mb Contains announcements for 1891-92
1874-1890 Handwritten notebook of courses and notes on UW Catalogues from 1874 through 1890. 43 pages; 5.9Mb Notepaper bears the name of the fifth UW Registrar, Edward N. Stone (Registrar from 1910-1925)

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