Utah Residency:

  • Utah State Board of Regents allows Ute, Goshute, Shoshone-Bannock, Shoshoni, Paiute, Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni tribes to qualify for resident status, which allows these enrolled tribal members with certificates of Indian blood to pay resident tuition. Other tribes have the possibility of resident status after one year.

American Indian Studies Program:

Native Wolverine Association (Student Club):

  • The Native American club has opportunities in leadership, tutoring, multicultural student council, performance, and dance groups. 

Student Profiles

Carl Moore

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Carl Moore

Tribe: Hopi and Chemehuevi

Carl, is studying Political Science with a concentration in American Government. He is currently a junior and has made the Dean’s list consistently. Moore is a Men’s Traditional and Hoop dancer. He is married and has seven children. “I really enjoy my experience here at UVU” said Moore. “It is a place where I feel comfortable and have opportunities to be educated and to educate. I am proud to be a Wolverine!”

Camille Sine

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Camille Sine

Tribe: Dakota/Ho-Chunk

Camille, is from Sisseton, South Dakota and enrolled with the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse reservation. Sine is pursuing a B.S. in Elementary Education. While at UVU Sine is very involved with the Native American club and Cultural Envoys, a performance and dance group that travels the world. “UVU has afforded me plenty of opportunities to share my culture,” said Sine. “I really enjoy visiting with youth and encouraging them to attend college. I am happy to be from a proud heritage and happy to be a Wolverine.”

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