Native American Studies Courses in Native American Studies are open to all students, as partial fulfillment of general education requirements, as elective courses or as a program of study leading to the Associate of Arts Degree.
The Native American Studies program strives for an academically sound evaluation of the history and cultures of the native peoples of the North American continent. Particular emphasis is placed on the tribes of the Wind River Reservation.
Central Wyoming College recognizes that the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone elders represent the wisdom of the past. Their knowledge of the tribal traditions should nurture the Indian student who seeks not only education but also wholeness through preparation for the future and respect for the past. The Native American Studies program is a tool for that preparation and an affirmation of that respect.
The program also offers non-Indian students the unique opportunity to learn in the classroom about tribal cultures firsthand in the Wind River area.
Associate of Arts Degree
| General Education Requirements |
Credits |
| Writing Level I (WR1) |
3 |
| Writing Level II (WR2) |
3 |
| U.S & Wyoming Constitution (POLS 1000) |
3 |
| ARTS |
3 |
| DIV |
(In program) |
| HUM |
3 |
| LSCI |
4 |
| MATH |
3 |
| ORAL |
3 |
| PEAC |
1 |
| SOC |
(In program) |
| UNST |
1 |
| WELL |
1 |
| Program Requirements |
| NAAS |
1000 |
Intro to Native American Studies (DIV) |
3 |
| NAAS |
1005 |
Intercultural Comm. (DIV) OR |
|
| CO/M |
1005 |
Intercultural Comm. (DIV) |
3 |
| NAAS |
1270 |
Indians of the Wind River (DIV) OR |
|
| HIST |
1270 |
Indians of the Wind River (DIV) |
3 |
| NAAS |
2290 |
History of the U.S. Indians (DIV) OR |
|
| HIST |
2290 |
History of the U.S. Indians (DIV) |
3 |
| Program Electives-Choose 6 credits from courses listed below |
| NAAS |
1020 |
Perspectives in American Indian Life |
3
|
| NAAS |
2350 |
Cultural Institute |
3 |
| NAAS |
2330 |
Topics in Native America |
3 |
| NAAS |
2340 |
Native American Literature* (HUM) OR |
3
|
| ENGL |
2340 |
Native American Literature* (HUM) |
3 |
| General Electives |
15 |
| TOTAL |
64 |
* If NAAS/ENGL 2340 is not taken, an additional HUM General Education Requirement will be required making the total credits for the program 67.
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