Native American Studies, Graduate Certificate
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours: 15
Program Code: G670
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| NAS 5033 | Indigenous Research Methods | 3 |
| NAS 5043 | Sovereignty, Law, and Policy | 3 |
| NAS 5063 | Critical Indigenous Theory | 3 |
| Choose 6 hours in consultation with the NAS Graduate Liaison 1 | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
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Students may, but are not required to declare, an area of emphasis from one of the three existing areas of emphasis: (1) Tribal Governance and Policy, (2) Cultural Knowledge and Language, or (3) Indigenous Media and Arts.
A graduate certificate is not a graduate degree. A graduate degree represents a program of independent inquiry beyond the depth of coursework alone, while a graduate certificate represents a set of courses only.
- All courses must be taken at OU. No transfer credit will apply.
- No course substitutions are permitted for graduate certificates.
- Coursework applied to a graduate certificate cannot be more than five years old as of the semester the graduate certificate is awarded.
- Students must earn a grade point average of 3.00 or higher on all coursework applied to the graduate certificate.