Native American Studies, B.A. MAP

Semester 1 (15-17 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 102 - Composition & Rhetoric A Units: 3  OR ENGL 104 - Accelerated Composition & Rhetoric Units: 3  
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• GE Area A: Oral Communication COMM 100 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Units: 3  
• GE Area B: Mathematics MATH 103 - Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 3  OR (MATH 103I - Mathematics as a Liberal Art with Integrated Support Units: 3  AND MATH 3 - Support for Mathematics as a Liberal Art Units: 1 ) ^[1]
• Major / GE Area F: Ethnic Studies / DCG Domestic NAS 104 - Introduction to Native American Studies Units: 3  
• Lower Division GE Area E: Lifelong Learning & Self-Development
    Units: 3

^[1] Credit earned for math support course (MATH 3) does not count toward GE, major or graduation units.

Semester 2 (15-16 Units)

• GE Area A: Written Communication ENGL 103 - Composition & Rhetoric B Units: 3  ^[2]
• Optional: ENGL 110 - Developing Academic Literacy Lab Units: 1  
• Lower Division GE Area A: Critical Thinking
    Units: 3 
• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area D: Social Sciences
    Units: 3
• American Institutions/GE Area D: Social Science/DCG Domestic NAS 200 - Indigenous Peoples in U.S. History Units: 3  

^[2] If ENGL 104 was taken the previous semester take an elective, other GE or a major course in place of ENGL 103.

Semester 3 (15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area C: Arts
    OR 
  Humanities
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area C: Humanities
    Units: 3
• Lower Division GE Area B: Life Sciences
    Units: 3
• American Institutions 
  U.S. and California Government
    Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 4 (15 Units)

• Lower Division GE Area B: Physical Science
    Units: 3
• Major / UD GE Area D NAS 306 - Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Units: 3  
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 5 (15 Units)

• Upper Division GE Area B: Math & Science
    Units: 3
• Major (Core) NAS 331 - Indigenous Natural Resource Management Practices Units: 3   
• Major (Core) NAS 364 - Federal Indian Law I Units: 4  
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3

Semester 6 (15 Units)

• Major & UD GE Area C NAS 301 - Native American Literature Units: 3   
• Major (Core) NAS 325 - Native Tribes of California Units: 3  
• Major (Elective) ^[3] Units: 3 
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3

^[3] Choose courses from any of the four elective areas, or select an emphasis in which to specialize (Law and Government, Environment and Natural Resources, Language and Literature, Society and Culture) and take two courses in that area. See Native American Studies, B.A.  

Semester 7 (15 Units)

• Major (Core) NAS 340 - Language and Communication in Native American Communities Units: 3   
• Major (Core) NAS 362 - Tribal Governance & Leadership Units: 3  
• Major Elective ^[3] Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective or Minor Units: 3

Semester 8 (15 Units)

• Major (Core) NAS 492 - Native American Studies Capstone Experience Units: 3  
• Elective or Minor Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3
• Elective Units: 3