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.
Spring 2027 Elective Courses*
| Course | Course Name | Bldg/Time | Professor |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETHN 1023 | Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Studies | MW 9:05 - 9:55 am Eaton HUMN | JOHN |
| ANTH 1120 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: Pueblo Indians of the Southwest | MW 5:05 - 6:20 pm HELLEMS OR ONLINE | KLASSEN DAVIS |
| ANTH 1140 | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya | VARIES | KURNICK |
| ANTH 1170 | Exploring Culture and Gender through Film | TTH 2:00 - 3:15 pm Muenzinger | HAMMONS |
| ANTH 1200 | Culture and Power | MW 2:30 - 3:45 pm ARNETT | CONZELMAN |
| ANTH 2100 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ONLINE | DARCY |
| ANTH 3110 | Ethnography of Mexico and Central America | MW 3:35 - 4:50 pm NORLIN | FISCHER |
| ANTH 4045 | Introduction to Museum Anthropology | ONLINE | DONLAN |
| ANTH 4220 | From Olmec to Aztec: The Archaeology of Mexico | MWF 11:15 am - 12:05 pm | JOYCE |
| ANTH 4225 | Archaeology of the Maya and Their Neighbors | ONLINE | BRZEZINSKI |
| ANTH 4800 | Language and Culture | TTH 2:00 - 3:15 pm VAC | KOSSE |
| ARTH 4419 | The Arts of Colonial Mexico and Peru | TTH 12:30 - 1:45 pm VAC | CORDOVA |
| ENGL 1800 | American Ethnic Literatures | VARIES | VARIES |
| ETHN 2703 | Native American and Indigenous Religious Traditions | VARIES | AVALOS |
| ETHN 3103 | Selected Topics in American Indian Studies: Indigenous Film | TTH 12:30 - 1:45 pm ATLAS | LAWSON |
| GEOG 3832 | Love & War Geographies: Imperialism, Militarism, and Development in South Asia | MW 3:35 - 4:50 pm ECCR | |
| GEOG 3862 | Global Africa: Environment, Development, and Culture | TTH 11 - 12:15 pm ONLINE | GOLDMAN |
| HIST 4627 | Native American History II: 1815 to Present
| MWF 11:15 - 12:05 pm HELLEMS | RAMAGE |
| LING 4800 | Language and Culture | TTH 2:00 - 3:15 pm VAC | KOSSE |
| MUEL 2772 | World Musics: Asia and Oceania | TTH 11:00 - 12:15 pm MUSIC | 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.