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.

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. 
 

Fall 2026 Elective Courses* 

CourseCourse NameBldg/TimeProfessor
ETHN 1023Introduction to Native American and Indigenous StudiesONLINEGUERRERO 
ENGL 4717Native American and Indigenous Studies Capstone SeminarTTH 2:00-3:15 PM LibbySHADE-JOHNSON
ANTH 1105Exploring a Non-Western Culture: TibetONLINE  LOKYITSANG
ANTH 1140Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The MayaMWF 9:05 am HellemsPUENTE
ANTH 1120Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the SouthwestONLINEDAVIS
ANTH 1145Indigenous Imperialism in Pre-Columbian Mexico: The AztecsTTH 3:30 pm HaleGUTIERREZ
ANTH 1170Exploring Culture and Gender through FilmTTH 9:30 am Muenzinger HAMMONS
ANTH 2100Introduction to Cultural AnthropologyONLINE / IN-PERSONVaries
ANTH 4020Explorations in AnthropologyVariesVaries
ANTH 4045Introduction to Museum AnthropologyONLINEDONLAN
ANTH 4220From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of MexicoONLINEPUENTE
ANTH 4225Archaeology of the Maya and Their NeighborsONLINEBRZEZINSKI
ANTH 4800Language and CultureONLINE 
CINE 2203American Indians in FilmMW 11:30 Roser Atlas Center
M 7:00 pm Roser Atlas Center		LAWSON
ENGL 1800American Ethnic LiteraturesVARIESVARIES
ETHN 2013Critical Issues in Native North AmericaMWF 11:15 EatonCARROLL
GEOG 3812Mexico, Central America, and the CaribbeanTTH 12:30 GuggenheimBRYAN
HIST 1018Introduction to Early Latin American History to 1810MWF 9:05 Bruce CurtisPEREZ-LEON
LING 3220American Indigenous Languages in their Social and Cultural ContextTTH 11:00 amGUTÉRREZ LORENZO
LING 4800
Language and Culture
 
ONLINE 
HIST 4806SPECIAL TOPICS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: Native History, Native Authors

MWF 12:20-1:10 PM

LBB 231

RAMAGE

Summer 2026 Elective Courses* 

CourseCourse NameBldg/TimeProfessor
ETHN 1023Introduction to Native American and Indigenous StudiesONLINE / Boulder A SessionMIAN 
ANTH 1105Exploring a Non-Western Culture: TibetONLINE / Session 1LOKYITSANG
ANTH 1120Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the SouthwestONLINE  DAVIS
ANTH 1140Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The MayaONLINE / Boulder A SessionACEVES
ANTH 1145Indigenous Imperialism in Pre-Columbian Mexico: The AztecsIn-person / Boulder MaymesterGUTIERREZ
ANTH 1170Exploring Culture and Gender through FilmONLINE / Multiple Sessions OfferedHAMMONS
ANTH 1200Culture and PowerONLINE ZACKARY
ANTH 2100Introduction to Cultural AnthropologyONLINE / Boulder B SessionTHOMPSON
ANTH 4020Explorations in AnthropologyVariesVaries
ANTH 4220From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of MexicoONLINEPUENTE
ANTH 4224Archaeology of the Maya and Their NeighborsONLINEBRZEZINSKI
ETHN 2013Critical Issues in Native North AmericaONLINE / Boulder B SessionJOHN

*​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.

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