Yup'ik Language and Culture B.A.

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Minimum Requirements for Yup'ik Language and Culture B.A.: 120 credits

Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.

Credits
General University Requirements
Complete the general university requirements.
General Education Requirements
Complete the general education requirements.35-40
B.A. Degree Requirements
Complete the B.A. degree requirements.37
Yup’ik Language and Culture Program Requirements
Complete the following:
ANS F401Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders3
or ANS F461 Native Ways of Knowing
YUP F130Beginning Yup'ik Grammar3
YUP F131Beginning Yup'ik Grammar II3
YUP F203Conversational Central Yup'ik III3
YUP F204Conversational Central Yup'ik IV3
YUP F205Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik3
YUP F206Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik II3
YUP F208Yup'ik Composition3
YUP F240Introduction to Reading and Writing Yup'ik3
YUP F301Advanced Central Yup'ik3
YUP F330Yup'ik Literature/Yupiit Quliraitnek Igaryaraq3
YUP F375Yup'ik Philosophy/Umyuarteqsaraq3
YUP F488Documenting Yup'ik Traditions/Caliarkaq 13
Electives
General Electives4-9
Total Credits120
1

Fulfills the baccalaureate capstone requirement.

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Roadmaps

Roadmaps provide suggested semester-by-semester study plans for programs and are based on full-time enrollment, unless otherwise specified.

  • This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising sessions. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
  • Certain courses and milestones must be completed in the specified semester to ensure on-time graduation.
  • Transfer credits may affect the roadmap.
  • Requirements, course availability, and sequencing may change.
  • Courses marked with (*) are recommended.
First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
YUP F101X (*)125YUP F102X (*)125
YUP F103 (*)233YUP F104 (*)233
WRTG F111X13YUP F130203
General Education Requirement - Mathematics3Complete one of the following:13
Complete one of the following: (*)43
 Complete one of the following:13
 
 
 
 
 17 17
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
LS F101X151YUP F202 (*)143
YUP F109 (*)233YUP F204203
YUP F131203YUP F208203
YUP F201 (*)143General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences4
YUP F203203Minor Course3
General Education Requirement - Natural Sciences4 
 17 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
HIST F100X (*)43ENGL/FL F200X (*)33
YUP F205203YUP F206203
YUP F3018,20,253YUP F240203
General Education Requirement - Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences3General Education Requirement - Arts3
Minor Course3Minor Course253
General Elective253General Elective253
 18 18
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
YUP F33020,253Degree Requirement - Social Sciences253
YUP F37520,253Minor Course253
YUP F48820,21,253Complete one of the following:20,253
Degree Requirement - Social Sciences253
Minor Course253
 Complete one of the following: (*)11,253
 
 
 15 12
Total Credits 130

Footnote Definitions

General Education Requirements Degree Requirements Program & Other Requirements
1--Communication 8--Alaska Native-themed 20--Program Requirement
2--Arts 9--Communication 21--Capstone Requirement
3--Humanities 10--Computation 22--Concentration Course
4--Social Sciences 11--Ethics 23--General Elective
5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences 12--Humanities 24--Minor Course
6--Mathematics 13--Human Relations 25--Upper Division
7--Natural Sciences 14--Humanities or Social Sciences 26--Program Elective
15--Library & Information Research
16--Mathematics
17--Natural Sciences
18--Other
19--Social Sciences

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  • Develop writing skills in Yup’ik and English
  • Develop conversational skills in Yup’ik leading to proficiency
  • Learn about history, culture and relationship with other heritage languages
  • Learn about the history, culture and worldview of the Yup’ik people
  • Develop Yup’ik identity for confidence and stability in the workplace - "To know about others you have to know about yourself”
  • Demonstrate written and oral communication skills in English