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American Indian Studies
American Indian Studies — Associate of Arts Degree for Transfer
learn more about the cultures, histories, and issues facing native americans. Complete this program by taking classes
in a combination of weekdays and evenings/weekends.
What can I do with this degree?
Career Options: Entry-level employment with american indian cultural or social services agencies, including tribal
agencies.
Academic Options: transfer to a university degree program in liberal arts and sciences.
Location: West Campus
Department/Contact Information:
Dean: 206-6996
lead faculty: 206-6905
Program/major Codes: AOAAMRINDSTU/AIS
Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC-A) Requirements - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
reading requirement - Please refer to the reading requirement in the general Education section before enrolling in a general
education course.
Course lists for each General Education category listed below can be found starting on page 57.
English Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Humanities and fine arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ant 206 fulfills 3 credits in the Humanities category. Complete one course from the art list.
Biological and Physical sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
social and Behavioral sciences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
His 124 and Hum 260 fulfill this requirement.
other requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
second language courses fulfill this requirement.
agEC special requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . †
His 124 and Hum 260 fulfill the i, C and g requirements.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20¥
Course Number Course Title Credit Hours
Required Core Courses - A grade of C or better is required for graduation.
ant 206 Contemporary native americans of the southwest (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
His 122 tohono o’odham History and Culture (Sp). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
His 124 History and Culture of the Yaqui People (F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
His 148 History of indians of north america (F-Sp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hum 260 intercultural Perspectives (F-Sp-Su) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Required Support Courses
second language requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Completion of a language course numbered 202, fourth-semester level or slg 202*. (Bilingual or international students should
consult an advisor or counselor concerning exceptions to this requirement.) if a student satisfies the language requirement in
fewer than 16 credits, additional credit hours of transferable electives must be completed to meet the minimum associate
degree requirement of 60 credit hours.
Electives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
Complete 9 -13 transferable electives from the american indian studies transfer guide or any transferable courses.
Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-29
Total credits as displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-64
† Core or support course(s) fulfill this requirement.
¥ agEC requires 35 credits. this subtotal shows the agEC credits not fulfilled by core, support, or second language courses.
* this course has a prerequisite, co-requisite, or recommendation. see description section.
f= fall | sp= spring | su= summer | n/o= may not be offered this year, check class schedule
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