Undergraduate Certificate
Undergraduate Certificate Requirements:
- All Applicants must be completing an undergraduate degree in any of the academic areas offered by CU Boulder.
- Students must maintain a C average (2.0) or better in all courses that count towards the certificate.
- Only 9 credits from students major or minor may be counted towards the certificate.
- The undergraduate certificate requires a total of 6 courses (18 credits)
Required Courses:
- ETHN 1023 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies
- ENGL/ETHN 4717 Native American and Indigenous Studies Capstone Seminar. Please note, the next offering of ETHN 4717 will be in Spring 2025. Students who will be either a Junior or Senior should take ETHN 4717 in Spring 2025, as it will not be offered every year.
Elective Courses:
- Complete 4 elective courses from the list of approved courses below (12 credits)
- At least two elective courses must be upperdivision (6 credits)
- Please see CU Boulder Catalog for a complete list of approved courses.
*Any Independent study must be undertaken with a CNAIS core faculty member and may be done when a student wishes to pursue an individualized course of study not normally offered in the NAIS course offerings. Independent study is typically reserved for third- and fourth-year students.
Summer 2024 Elective Courses*
| Course | Course Name | Bldg/Time | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHN 1023 | Introduction to Native American & Indigenous Studies | ONLINE | GRANT |
| ANTH 1120 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the Southwest | ONLINE | DAVIS |
| ANTH 1170 | Exploring Culture and Gender through Film | ONLINE | HAMMONS |
| ANTH 1200 | Culture and Power | DUANE G2B60 | DRYBREAD |
| ANTH 2100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ONLINE | VARIOUS |
| ANTH 4020** | Explorations in Anthropology: Conservation of Indigenous Peoples | TBA | DELUCA |
| ANTH 4224 | Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors | ONLINE | BRZEZINSKI |
| ARTH 3929** | Special Topics in Art History: Indigenous Art | ONLINE | de STECHER |
| ENVS 3100 | Sustainability & Social Entrepreneurship in Bali | ABROAD | CONZELMAN |
| LING 4650 | Language Teaching Materials Design | ABROAD | FARRELLY |
| LING 4920 | Speakers and the Structure of Their Languages | ABROAD | GUTIERREZ LORENZO |
| RLST 2700/ETHN 2703 | Native American and Indigenous Religious Traditions | LBB 231 MTWThF 11:10 AM -12:45 PM (B TERM) | CARRASCO |
Fall 2024 Elective Courses*
| Course | Course Name | Bldg/Time | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1140 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya | HALE 270 MW 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM | KURNICK |
| ANTH 1170 | Exploring Culture & Gender Through Film | MUENZINGER E050 T/TH 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | HAMMONS |
ANTH | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | MUENZINGER E050 T/TH 3:30 PM - 4:20 PM | COOL |
| ANTH 4220 | From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of Mexico | TBA | TBA |
ANTH | Plains Archaeology | HALE 240 T/TH 8 AM - 9:15 AM | BAMFORTH |
| ANTH 4465 | The Archaeology of Inequality | HALE 240 T/TH 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM | KURNICK |
| ARTH 3429 | Native North American Art I | VAC 308 MWF 10:10 AM - 11:00 AM | de STECHER |
| ARTH 4919** | Capstone Seminar: Topics in Art History: Arts of Aztec Mexico | VAC 308 T/TH 11 AM - 12:15 PM | CORDOVA |
| ENGL 1800 | American Ethnic Literatures | VARIES | TBA |
| GEOG 3812 | Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean | GUGGENHEIM 205 T/TH 5 PM -6:15 PM | BRYAN |
| HIST 4117 | Colorado History | DUANE G131 | ANDREWS |
| LING 3220 | American Indigenous Languages in their Social and Cultural Context | GOLD A2B07 MWF 11:15 AM - 12:05 AM | GUTIERREZ LORENZO |
*This is a working list of possible courses offered in these areas at CU Boulder. Please note, some courses listed on the catalog are taught by revolving faculty member who are not CNAIS affiliated. Catalog course content is subject to change from semester to semester. For more information about courses on the above list, refer to the CU Boulder Class Search Website. If you have questions regarding course sections please direct them to cnais@colorado.edu.
**Please note that this is a special topics course. For such courses, the individual course and section must be pre-approved by CNAIS each semester. All possible versions of the course or all sections are not automatically approved for certificate credit. Contact CNAIS@colorado.edu with any questions.