Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Indian Studies, B.A. major

Required Credits: 37
Required GPA: 2.25

I REQUIRED COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• INST 1107 Introduction to Indian Studies (3 credits)
• INST 2201 American Indians: Precontact to 1887 (3 credits)
• INST 2202 American Indians: 1887 To The Present (3 credits)
• OJIB 1111 Elementary Ojibwe I (4 credits)
• OJIB 1112 Elementary Ojibwe II (4 credits)

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 2100 Native North Americans (3 credits)
• INST 2410 Ojibwe Crafts (2 credits)
• POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
• SOC 1104 Society and Social Issues (3 credits)
• VSAR 2410 Ojibwe Crafts (2 credits)

II REQUIRED ELECTIVES

SELECT A MINIMUM OF 15-16 CREDITS FROM THE FOLLOWING
COURSES;
A MINIMUM OF 12 SEMESTER CREDITS MUST BE AT THE
3000 AND 4000 LEVELS:

• ED 3170 Education of the American Indian (3 credits)
• ENGL 3606 Culture Topics (3 credits)
• INST 3210 American Indian Lands (3 credits)
• INST 3307 History of the Ojibwe (3 credits)
• INST 3317 Tribal Government (3 credits)
• INST 3568 Celebrating Indigenous Art (3 credits)
• INST 4418 Federal Indian Law (3 credits)
• VSAR 3410 Advanced Ojibwe Crafts (1-4 credits)
  or INST 3410 Advanced Ojibwe Crafts (1-4 credits)

ADDITIONAL COURSES:

• INST 2207 First Nations of Canada (3 credits)
• SOWK 2310 The American Indian: Social Welfare Perspective (3 credits)

III REQUIRED RESEARCH COURSE

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• INST 4990 Thesis (3 credits)

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR INDIAN STUDIES MAJOR, B.A.

This program strongly advises completion of the introductory courses, INST 1107, INST 2201, and INST 2202, as well as the other disciplinary courses in the first two years before continuing on to 3000 and 4000 level courses. Also strongly recommended is completion of ENGL 2152 Argument and Exposition during the Freshman year.