The American Indian Studies minor provides students with academic experiences, skills, and strategies to understand the scope of American indigenous communities within scholarly and applied contexts.

Total Program Credits: 18

Matriculation Requirements:
Admitted to a bachelor degree program at UVU.
Discipline Core Requirements:			18 Credits
	AIST 180G	Introduction to American Indian Studies SS GI	3
	AIST 4600	Contemporary American Indian Political and Social Issues	3
Complete four of the following:			12
	AIST 490R	Special Topics in American Indian Studies (3)
	BESC 4030	Introduction to Practice Evaluation and Grant Writing (3)
	ANTH 3300	Culture Development and International Aid (3)
	ANTH 3450	Shamanism and Indigenous Religion (3)
	ENGL 357G	Native American Literature GI (3)
	AIST 327G	Indians of Utah GI (3)
	AIST 3810	Pre-Columbian America (3)
	HIST 382G	American Indian History to 1890 GI (3)
	AIST 3830	Indians of the Great Plains (3)
	HIST 384G	American Indian History since 1890 GI (3)
	AIST 3850	The Struggle for Self-determination American Indians 1891 to present (3)
	AIST 358G	American Indian Health Policy GI (3)
	AIST 3600	American Indian Policy and Tribal Government (3)

 Graduation Requirements:

1. Overall GPA of 2.0 or above.
2. Residency hours--minimum of 12 credits counting towards the minor through attendance at UVU.