American Indian Studies Major BBS.AIS

Required Core - 25 semester hours

• AIS 101 - Introductory Lakota I 4 semester hours
• AIS 214 - Introduction to American Indian Literature 3 semester hours
• AIS 251 - American Indian Art History 3 semester hours
• AIS 257 - Early American Indian History and Culture 3 semester hours
• AIS 369 - Modern American Indian History and Culture 3 semester hours
• AIS 417 - American Indian Government and Politics 3 semester hours
• AIS 422 - Issues in Contemporary Indian Life 3 semester hours
• AIS 444 - Siouan Tribal Culture 3 semester hours

Restricted electives - 15 credit hours

Take 15 credits from AIS or INED:

Social Science Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: AIS/LAKL, ANTH, CMST, GEOG, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOC

Humanities Reciprocity - 3 credits

Take one course from the following prefixes. Your choice may not be used to satisfy a General Education or Major requirement, and must be from outside your major discipline: ART, ARTH, ENGL, FREN, GER, HUM, MCOM, PHIL, RUSS, SPAN, THEA.

System Gen Ed Requirements (SGRs) - 30 semester hours

• ENGL 101
• ENGL 201
• CMST- Gen Ed - Speech (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• MATH - Gen Ed - Mathematics (1 class) - 3 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Social Science (2 classes from different subjects) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Arts & Humanities (2 classes from different subjects or a foreign language sequence) - 6 semester hours
• Gen Ed - Natural Sciences & Lab (2 classes/corresponding labs) - 6-8 semester hours

Minor and Electives required

A minor or second major is required with this major plus electives to total 120 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.