- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Multicultural Education/Cross-Cultural Communication Coursework Requirement
Approved Courses Effective Date: March 13, 2025
The multicultural education/cross-cultural communication courses listed below meet the initial teacher certification requirements of AS 14.20.020(h) and 4 AAC 12.075(b). If a course offered by an Alaska college or university does not appear on this list, it is not approved to satisfy the certification requirements. Courses are subject to availability and may be offered at branch campuses or by distance delivery (correspondence). Please contact the institution directly with questions about availability, content, or enrollment.
Courses taken to satisfy the Alaska Multicultural coursework requirement can also be used to satisfy the recency credit requirement for certification.
Multicultural Education: The study of the meaning of culture, and the relationship and influences between culture and education, with specific study of the teaching, administration, and effectiveness of schooling as they relate to multicultural student populations in Alaska.
Cross-Cultural Communications: An interdisciplinary examination of communication and language in a cross-cultural education situation, with specific study of the language, literacy, and interethnic communications of children and cultures of Alaska.
Approved Courses
Alaska Pacific University
alaskapacific.edu
907-564-8210
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
ED 45300/ ED 65300 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
ED 49200 |
Creating Culturally Responsive Schools |
3 |
|
ED 59200 |
Communicating Across Cultures |
3 |
|
ED 59600 |
Creating Culturally Responsive Schools |
3 |
|
ED 65300 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
PY 64600 |
Social Cultural Foundations of Counseling (Type C Only) |
4 |
|
ED 55500/ ED 65500 |
Indigenous Awareness and Culturally Responsive Teaching |
3 |
|
ANS 31000 |
Indigenous Well-Being and Ways of Knowing |
3 |
University of Alaska Anchorage
uaa.alaska.edu
907-786-1480
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
AKNS A482 |
Indigenous Knowledge(s) and the Sciences in Global Contexts |
3 |
|
ED A545D |
Cultural and History/Social Studies Institute |
3 |
|
ED A550K** |
Culturally Responsive Teaching and Alaska Studies: An Induction into Teaching in Alaska Communities |
6 |
|
ED A555B |
Multicultural Studies for Alaska's Teachers |
3 |
|
ED A555K |
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Framework for Teaching and Learning in Alaska |
3 |
|
ED A572Y |
APTE Cultural and English/Language Arts Institute |
3 |
|
ED/EDFN A300 (old/current prefix) |
Philosophical and Social Context of American Education |
3 |
|
ED/EDFN A621 (old/current prefix) |
Culture, Language and Literacy |
3 |
|
EDFN A304 |
Comparative Education |
3 |
|
EDFN A641 |
Place, Culture and Responsibility |
3 |
|
EDL A620 |
Multicultural Education (old name)/Cross-Cultural Communication: CCG (old name)/Leadership in Alaska Culture and Social Justice Issues (current name) |
3 |
|
EDTL A651 |
Curriculum Theory and Design |
3 |
|
EDTL A692 |
Early Career Teaching Seminar: Culturally Responsive Education (old name)/Seminar in Culturally Responsive Education (current name) |
3 |
|
NS A623 |
Trans-Cultural Nursing (Type C Only) |
3 |
| SWK A643 | Engaging Diversity Through Justice and Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice (Type C Only) | 3 |
| ** The following course may be used to satisfy both the Alaska Studies and Alaska Multicultural requirement. | ||
University of Alaska Southeast
uas.alaska.edu
907-796-6076
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
ED S380 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
ED S680 |
Perspectives in Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
COMM S330 |
Intercultural Communications |
3 |
University of Alaska Fairbanks
uaf.edu
907-474-7341
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
ANL 151 |
Interpretive Communications |
3 |
|
ANS 350 |
Cross Cultural Communication: Alaskan Perspectives |
3 |
|
ANS/ANTH 242* |
Native Cultures of Alaska |
3 |
|
ANS/ED 420/606 |
Alaska Native Education |
3 |
|
ANS/ED 461 |
Native Ways of Knowing |
3 |
|
ANS/RD 401 |
Cultural Knowledge of Native Elders |
3 |
|
CCS/ED 610 |
Education and Cultural Processes |
3 |
|
CCS/ED 611 |
Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition |
3 |
|
CCS/RD 612* |
Traditional Ecological Knowledge |
3 |
|
CCS/ED 619 |
Cultural Atlases |
|
|
CCS/ED 631 |
Culture, Community and the Curriculum |
3 |
|
COM 330 |
Intercultural Communication |
3 |
|
COUN F660 |
Cross-Cultural Counseling |
3 |
|
ED 456 |
Orientation to Teaching in Rural Alaska |
3 |
|
ED 594 |
Core Practices in Place-based and Arts Integrated Teaching |
3 |
|
ED 624 |
Foundations of Education in Alaska: From Segregation to Standards |
3 |
|
ED 660 |
Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective |
3 |
|
ED 681* |
Place Based Education |
3 |
|
ED 682 |
Rethinking Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
EDSC 457/657 |
Multicultural Education and School-Community Relations |
3 |
|
LING 450/650 |
Language Policy and Planning |
3 |
| * The following are courses from University of Alaska Fairbanks may be used to satisfy either the Alaska Multicultural or Alaska Studies requirement: (ANS/ANTH 242, CCS/RD 612, or ED 681). Please note: If you use a course to fulfill the Alaska Multicultural requirement, you cannot use it to satisfy the Alaska Studies requirement as well. | ||
Ilisagvik College
ilisagvik.edu
907-852-1816
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
ANS 239 |
Native American/Alaska Native Children's Literature |
3 |
|
ANS 240 |
Alaska Native Film |
3 |
|
ANTH 242 |
Core Practices in Place-based and Arts Integrated Teaching |
3 |
|
ANTH 242 |
Native Cultures of Alaska |
3 |
Alaska Bible College
akbible.edu
907-745-3201
| Course Number | Course Title | Semester Credit |
|---|---|---|
|
GE-CM2101 |
Intercultural Communication |
3 |