Yup'ik Language Proficiency Certificate

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Minimum Requirements for Yup'ik Language Proficiency Certificate: 30 credits

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

General University Requirements
Complete the general university requirements.
Certificate Requirements
Complete the certificate requirements. 1
Yup'ik Language Proficiency Program Requirements
Complete the following:
YUP F130Beginning Yup'ik Grammar3
YUP F208Yup'ik Composition3
YUP F240Introduction to Reading and Writing Yup'ik3
Complete one from the following sequences:12
YUP F103
and YUP F104
and YUP F203
and YUP F204
Conversational Central Yup'ik I
and Conversational Central Yup'ik II
and Conversational Central Yup'ik III
and Conversational Central Yup'ik IV
YUP F121
and YUP F122
and YUP F123
Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship I
and Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship II
and Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III
Complete one from the following sequences:9
YUP F205
and YUP F206
and YUP F223
Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik
and Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik II
and Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III
YUP F221
and YUP F222
and YUP F223
Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship I
and Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship II
and Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III
Total Credits30
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As part of the certificate requirements, the communication, computation and human relations contents are embedded in some of the major required courses for this program.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.

Students graduating from this program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate a high intermediate level of oral competency in Yup’ik, as defined by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Demonstrate an advanced level of aural competency in Yup’ik, as defined by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • Demonstrate a basic command of Yup’ik grammar and orthography, as appropriate to an entry-level language student
  • Demonstrate sufficient control of the writing system to interpret written language in areas of practical need