Native American Studies, Associate of Arts
Student Learning Outcomes
- Upon completion of the Associate of Arts, a student will:
- Analyze aspects of humanities as it relates to culture, history, and literature of American Indians;
- Communicate orally and through scholarly writing issues of federal Indian Policy and tribal government;
- Contextualize the effects that federal policy has on Native Americans;
- Investigate historic and contemporary interactions between native and non-native populations.
- Investigate the history and techniques used in indigenous science.
- Students must receive a “C” or better in all required courses while maintaining an overall grade point average of 2.0 to graduate.
Curriculum
Fall (First Year)
| GNSD 102 | Skills for College Success | 2 |
| NASD 100 | Intro to Native American Studies | 3 |
| NASD 101 | History of Indians in the US HCT | 3 |
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| NASL 101 | Basic Salish I | 3 |
| OR | |
| NASL 111 | Basic Kootenai I | 3 |
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ELECTIVE
| EXPR-ART-OPEN (List B) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Winter (First Year)
Spring (First Year)
Total Credit Hours: 45
Curriculum
Fall (Second Year)
| ANTH 101 | Introduction to Anthropology | 5 |
| ENGL 201 | Native American Literature | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| NAS-FAH/NASL (List A) | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| SS-INTRO (List C) | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Winter (Second Year)
| NASD 252 | History of Tribal Government | 3 |
| NASD 262 | Contemporary Issues | 3 |
| SPCH 100 | Basic Communications | 3 |
ELECTIVE
| SS-OPEN (List H) | 3 |
| NASD 210 | Introduction to Indigenous Science | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring (Second Year)
| NASD 140 | Flathead Reservation Indian Arts | 3 |
| NASD 250 | History of Federal Indian Policy | 5 |
| NASD 292 | Encampment | 4 |
| SVLN 100 | Community Service Learning | 1 |
ELECTIVE
| MATH-OPEN (List DM) | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Total Credit Hours: 49
Total Credit Hours: 94