Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Introduction to General Education

Complete 1 course - 1 unit

  • UNIV 101

English Composition

Complete one of the following groups:

  • ENGL 101 and ENGL 102 
  • ENGL 107 and ENGL 108 
  • ENGL 109H

Foundations Math

Complete one of the following, or higher math classes:

  • PHIL 110
  • LING 123
  • MATH 107
  • MATH 112

Second Language

Students must complete fourth-semester proficiency in a second language.

Exploring Perspectives

Complete 4 courses - 12 units

  • Artist
  • Humanist
  • Social Scientist
  • Natural Scientist

Building Connections

Complete 3 courses - 9 units

  • Building Connections #1
  • Building Connections #2
  • Building Connections #3

General Education Portfolio

Complete 1 course - 1 unit

  • UNIV 301

Major Requirements

A minimum of 39 units in AIS courses is required for the major. This includes all 4 core courses, 15 units of AIS elective courses, and 12 additional AIS elective courses. 18 units of AIS courses must be upper division (300-499 level) courses. The courses listed below can be used to complete the major in American Indian Studies.

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AIS Major Checklist

Core Courses

Students Complete All Courses

AIS Electives (15 units)

Students  complete 15 unites from the following:

Additional Electives (12 units)

Students complete 12 units from the following:

AIS 160A1 - Many Nations of Native America
AIS 200 - Introduction to American Indian Studies
AIS 336 - History and Philosophy of the Dine People
AIS 344 - Native Americans in Film
AIS 348A - Educating Native Americans: Historic and Contemporary Perspectives
AIS 393 - Internship
AIS 399 - Independent Study
AIS 403 - Globalization and Indigenous People
AIS 415 - American Indians and the Urban Experience
AIS 420A - Indigenous Children's Literature
AIS 426A - Principles of Indigenous Economics
AIS 431A - Traditional Ecological Knowledge
AIS 434 - Tribal Government
AIS 441A - Natural Resource Management in Native Communities
AIS 448 - Producing and Assessing Social Research with Indian Communities
AIS 450 - American Indian Women
AIS 452A - Mixed Media Stories: Stories in Text and Film
AIS 465 - Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs)
AIS 485 - American Indian Gaming
AIS 493 - Internship
AIS 495A - American Indian Studies
AIS 498A - Honors Thesis
ANTH/AIS 346 - Migrations and Landscapes of the Ancient Southwest
ENGL/AIS 278 - American Indian Literature
ENGL/AIS 477 - Studies of Native American Literature
GEOG 397C - Native SOAR
GEOG/AIS 312 - Native American Geography
LAS/POL/AIS 356 - Indigenous Resistance in Latin America
LAW/AIS 450A - Native American Law & Policy
LING/AIS 104A - Beginning Diné Language
LING/AIS 104B - Beginning Diné Language
LING/AIS 204A - Intermediate Diné Language
LING/AIS 204B - Intermediate Diné Language
LING/AIS 210 - American Indian Languages
LING/AIS 307A - Elementary Tohono O'odham Language
LING/AIS 307B - Elementary Tohono O'odham Language
LING/AIS 427 - Linguistics for Native American Communities
MAS/AIS 405 - Traditional Indian Medicine
RELI/AIS 212 - American Indian Religious Traditions
RELI/AIS 407 - Religion, Spirituality, and the Sacred in Native North America

Other Information

Students may double dip up to 9 units of AIS credit with a second major/degree as long as the second major/degree agrees.

For information about double dipping rules with General Education requirements, contact the AIS Advisor.

Minor or Second Major

A minor or second major is required to complete this degree.

Contact Us

For more information about AIS Undergraduate Studies, please contact the AIS main office, Undergraduate Advisor Christopher Cruz, or Dr. Amy Fatzinger, Director of Undergraduate Studies.

AIS Main Office
aisp@arizona.edu
520-621-7108

Christopher Cruz, Advisor
cbcruz75@arizona.edu

Dr. Amy Fatzinger, Director of Undergraduate Studies
fatzinge@arizona.edu