American Indian Studies

This award is not eligible for Financial Aid

Details

Field of Interest

Culture and Society

Degree Type

Academic Certificate (AC)

Academic Plan

American Indian Studies (CER)

Academic Plan Code

6208N

Effective Term

Summer 2025

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIS105 or SOC105	Introduction to American Indian Studies or Introduction to American Indian Studies		Critical course Gateway course AIS105 OR SOC105 may be selected based on course availability.	C, IAM or C, IAM	3
AIS160 or SOC160	American Indian Law or American Indian Law		AIS160 OR SOC160 may be selected based on course availability.	C, H, IAM or C, H, IAM	3
RE	Restricted Electives				3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC, WCM or FYC, WCM	3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIS213 or REL203 or AIS140 or HIS140	American Indian Religions or American Indian Religions or American Indian History or American Indian History	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites or No requisites	AIS213 OR REL203 may be selected based on course availability. or AIS140 OR HIS140 may be selected based on course availability.	AHM, C, HU, L or AHM, C, HU, L or C, H, SB, SCB or C, H, SB, SCB	3

Restricted Electives

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Area	Credits
AIS+++	Any AIS American Indian Studies course		3
ARH145	History of Native American Art	C, HU	3
CCS101	Chicana and Chicano Studies	AHM, C, HU	3
ENH259	American Indian Literature	C, HU	3
GCU221	Arizona Geography: Landforms, Climate, Water, People, and Culture	C, H, SB, SCB	3
HIS+++	Any HIS History course		3
NAV+++	Any NAV Navajo course		3
SPH245	Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest	AHM, C, HU	3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIS105 or SOC105	Introduction to American Indian Studies or Introduction to American Indian Studies		Critical course Gateway course AIS105 OR SOC105 may be selected based on course availability.	C, IAM or C, IAM	3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing placement or (C/ better in ESL097 or WAC101) or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C/better in ESL097 or WAC101),or (B/better in ALT100) or (C in ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (C/better in ESL202 and Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC, WCM or FYC, WCM	3

Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
AIS160 or SOC160	American Indian Law or American Indian Law		AIS160 OR SOC160 may be selected based on course availability.	C, H, IAM or C, H, IAM	3
AIS213 or REL203 or AIS140 or HIS140	American Indian Religions or American Indian Religions or American Indian History or American Indian History	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites or No requisites	AIS213 OR REL203 may be selected based on course availability. or AIS140 OR HIS140 may be selected based on course availability.	AHM, C, HU, L or AHM, C, HU, L or C, H, SB, SCB or C, H, SB, SCB	3

Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Electives				3

Restricted Electives

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Area	Credits
AIS+++	Any AIS American Indian Studies course		3
ARH145	History of Native American Art	C, HU	3
CCS101	Chicana and Chicano Studies	AHM, C, HU	3
ENH259	American Indian Literature	C, HU	3
GCU221	Arizona Geography: Landforms, Climate, Water, People, and Culture	C, H, SB, SCB	3
HIS+++	Any HIS History course		3
NAV+++	Any NAV Navajo course		3
SPH245	Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest	AHM, C, HU	3

Courses Not Currently Offered

Phoenix College does not currently offer these courses. These courses may be offered by other Maricopa Community Colleges as indicated below. Alternative courses, as outlined in the term-by-term course listing above, may also meet the same requirements for your degree or certificate.

Courses listed in this pathway map that are not currently offered at Phoenix College
Course Number	Course Name	Offering Colleges
AIS105	Introduction to American Indian Studies	Glendale, Scottsdale
AIS160	American Indian Law	Glendale
ARH145	History of Native American Art	GateWay
ENH259	American Indian Literature	Not currently offered
SOC105	Introduction to American Indian Studies	Glendale
SOC160	American Indian Law	Glendale

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