American Indian Studies, AA

Program Description

(formerly Native American Studies)

Courses in American Indian Studies are open to all students, as partial fulfillment of general education requirements, as elective courses or as a program of study leading to the Associate of Arts Degree. The American Indian Studies program strives for an academically sound evaluation of the history and cultures of the native peoples of the North American continent. Particular emphasis is placed on the tribes of the Wind River Reservation.

Central Wyoming College recognizes that the Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone elders represent the wisdom of the past. Their knowledge of the tribal traditions should nurture the Indian student who seeks not only education but also wholeness through preparation for the future and respect for the past. The American Indian Studies program is a tool for that preparation and an affirmation of that respect. The program also offers non-Indian students the unique opportunity to learn in the classroom about tribal cultures firsthand in the Wind River area.

General Education Requirements

Writing Level I (WR1) 3 credits
Writing Level II (WR2) 3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000) 3 credits
ARTS 3 credits
HUM 3 credits
LSCI 4 credits
MATH 3 credits
ORAL (in program)
SOC (in program)
UNST 1 credits

Program Requirements

Course Requirements

Course NumberTitleCredits
AIST 1350American Indians in Contemporary Society

3 credits

 

AIST 2000Indians of the Wind River

3 credits

OR

HIST 1270Indians of the Wind River

3 credits

 

AIST 2100Nation Building Leadership & Gvrnc

3 credits

AIST 2140Tribal Res Mgmt Econ Dev & Entre

3 credits

AIST 2300Federal Indian Law

3 credits

AIST 2350Cultural Institute

3 credits

 

ARAP 1010Arapaho I

4 credits

OR

SHOS 1010Shoshone Language I

4 credits

 

CO/M 1010Public Speaking

3 credits

Program Electives

Choose six (6) credits from any department.

Course NumberTitleCredits
Program Electives

6 credits

General Electives (6 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 60