Degree Requirements

To complete the NAS minor, students must complete 18 credits with a grade of C or better in each class.

These three courses are required and all three satisfy WVU General Education Curriculum requirements toward graduation!

• NAS 200: Intro to Native American Studies
• ENGL 156: Literature of Native Americans
• HIST 264: American Indian History

Students must also complete nine upper-division credits (300-level or above), choosing courses such as the following*:

• NAS 493: Special Topics (including such offerings as Contemporary Native American Issues, Native American Child & Family Studies, Eastern Woodland Indians, Science from a Native Perspective, History of the Moundbuilders, Amizade Global Service Learning (http://www.globalservicelearning.org/), etc.
• NAS 495: Independent Study (3-credit max.)
• COMM 316: Intercultural Communication
• ENGL 356: Topics in Native American Literature (such as The Hollywood Indian)
• ENGL 387: Topics in Women’s Literature (such as Native American Women Writers)
• SOCA 405: Intro to Social Inequality
• GERO 693: Culture, Diversity, & Aging
• HIST 441: 17 th Century Colonial America
• HIST 442: 18 th Century America
• NAS 491: Professional Field Experience

Other courses of interest:

• ENGL 255: Multiethnic Literature: Captivity & Border Crossing
• HIST 255: History of American Colonial Society
• HIST 293: Special Topics (Sacred Places)
• SOCA 238: Ethnic Groups
• SOCA 255: Cultures of Latin America
• ART 293: Special Topics (Native American Art History)

Students should always check the most current course schedule for availability.

*These courses may require permission of the instructor/advisor and may require prerequisite coursework.