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Indigenous Nations and Native American Studies - Bachelor of Arts 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog. Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
BA Second Language 1013-5BA Second Language 1023-5BA Second Language 1033-5
NAS 2014General Elective4BA Fine & Performing Arts3-4
    General Elective4
Total Fall Credits12-14Total Winter Credits12-14Total Spring Credits15-18

First Year Milestone: Complete NAS 201.

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter Courses Winter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4
BA Second Language 2013-5BA Second Language 2023-5BA Second Language 2033-5
BA Science/Math3-4INNAS Elective4INNAS Elective4
NAS 3444General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits14-17Total Winter Credits15-17Total Spring Credits15-17

Second Year Milestone: Complete all BA courses. 

Second Year Note: Required NAS courses are offered once a year, usually in the term listed in this Degree Map. Please check with the department for course rotation each year.

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
NAS 3924NAS 3464Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement (International)3-4
INNAS Elective4General Elective4INNAS Elective4
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
Total Fall Credits16Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits15-16

Third Year Note: Required NAS courses are offered once a year, usually in the term listed in this Degree Map. Please check with the department for course rotation each year.

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis6NAS 4424NAS 4044
NAS 407 Traditional Ecological Healing Practices4NAS 4264INNAS Elective4
INNAS Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
  General Elective4  
Total Fall Credits14Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits12

Fourth Year Note: Required NAS courses are offered once a year, usually in the term listed in this Degree Map. Please check with the department for course rotation each year.

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • NAS 201: NAS 201 satisfies the Domestic/US group of the Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement (RESR). 
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • INNAS Elective: NAS 342 recommended.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement (International): Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: NAS 201 focuses on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • Senior Capstone or Honors Thesis: Focus on Indigenous Nations or Native American studies encouraged.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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