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.
Spring 2026 Elective Courses*
| Course | Course Name | Bldg/Time | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTH 1105 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Tibet | ONLINE | LOKYITSANG |
| ANTH 1120 Section 581 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the Southwest | ONLINE | DAVIS |
| ANTH 1120 Section 001 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the Southwest | MW 3:35-4:50 p | KLASSEN |
| ANTH 1140 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya | ONLINE | ACEVES |
| ANTH 1170 | Exploring Culture and Gender through Film | ONLINE or TTh 2-3:15p | HAMMONS |
| ANTH 1200 | Culture and Power | ONLINE | ZACKARY |
| ANTH 1200 | Culture and Power | Th 5-6:30p | DRYBREAD |
| ANTH 2100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ONLINE | DARCY |
| ANTH 3110 | Ethnography of Mexico and Central America | MW 3:35-4:50p | FISCHER |
| ANTH 4020 | Explorations in Anthropology | VARIOUS | VARIOUS |
| ANTH 4224 | Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors | ONLINE | BRZEZINSKI |
| ANTH 4800 | Language and Culture | TTh 2-:315p | KHOO |
| ETHN/CINE 2203 | American Indians in Film | TTh 11-12:15p; W 7-9:50p | LAWSON |
| ENGL 1800 | American Ethnic Literatures | MWF 9:05-0:55a; MWF 10:10-11a | SELLERS |
| ETHN 2703/RLST 2700 | Native American and Indigenous Religious Traditions | MW 11:15-12:05p; W 1:25-2:15p; W 2:30-3:20p; Th 2:30-3:20p | AVALOS |
| HIST 4117 | Colorado History | TTh 12:30-1:45p | ANDREWS |
| HIST 4416 | Environmental History of North America | MWF 11:15-12:05p | YOUNG |
| LING 4800 | Language and Culture | TTh 2-3:15p | KHOO |
| MUEL 2772 | World Musics: Asia and Oceania | MWF 10:10-11a | CHOI |
*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.