Alaska Studies Coursework Requirement

Approved Courses Effective Date: April 14, 2023

The Alaska Studies 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 these 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 Studies coursework requirement may also be used to satisfy the recency credit requirement for certification.

Alaska Studies are studies of the environment, indigenous and immigrant residents, and institutions of Alaska, with specific study of the social, economic, and political history of Alaska, and educational institutions and laws that affect the people of Alaska.

Approved Courses

Alaska Pacific University

alaskapacific.edu
(907) 564-8210

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Credit
CS 22700	History and Culture of Alaska Natives	3
ED 49200/59500	Alaska Alive!	3
ED 58070	Exploring Alaska: A Natural and Cultural History	3
HI 20104	Alaska's History	4
HI 62700	History and Culture of Alaska Natives	3
ANS 20100	Alaska Native Governance Systems	3
ANS 30100	Alaska Native Rights & the Law	4
MBA 60910	ANCSA History and Context	3

University of Alaska Anchorage

uaa.alaska.edu
(907) 786-1480

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Credit
AKNS A201	Alaska Native Perspectives	3
AKNS A240	Alaska Native Cultural Orientation ‐ Alutiiq/Sugpiaq	3
AKNS A240A	Alaska Native Cultural Orientation – Yup’ik	3
AKNS A240F	Alaska Native Cultural Orientation – Dena’ina	3
AKNS A240H	Alaska Native Cultural Orientation – Ahtna	3
AKNS A240I	Alaska Native Cultural Orientation – Unangax̂	3
AKNS A303/PS A313	Tribes, Nations and Peoples	3
AKNS A346/PS A346	Alaska Native Politics	3
ANTH A200	Natives of Alaska (old name)/Alaska Native Cultures (current name)	3
ANTH A325	Cook Inlet Anthropology	3
ED A545K	Alaska Studies for Educators: An Examination of Conflicting Perspectives	3
ED A550K**	Culturally Responsive Teaching and Alaska Studies: An Induction into Teaching	6
ED/EDFN A478 (old/current prefix)	Issues in Alaska Native Education, K‐12	3
HIST A341	History of Alaska	3
HIST A641	Studies in Alaska History	3
PS A345	Alaska Government and Politics	3
**This course may be used to satisfy either the Alaska Studies and Alaska Multicultural requirement.

University of Alaska Southeast

uas.alaska.edu
(907) 796-6076

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Credit
ALST S300	Alaska Studies	3
ALST S600	Alaska: Resources, People, and Perspectives	3
ALST S603/ED 603	Alaska Literature for Young People	3
ANS 101	Introduction on to Alaska Native Studies	3
ANS 240	Indigenous Oral Literature	3
ANS 320	Alaska Native Ecological Knowledge	3
ANS 360	Introduction to Federal Indian Law	3
ANS 365	Indigenous Social Movements	3
ANS 460	ANCSA & Tribal Governance	3
ANTH S200	Alaska Native Cultures	3
ANTH S475	Alaska Native Social Change	3
ART S263	Northwest Coast Native Art History and Culture	3
ED 405	Children's Literature in the Alaska Context	3
EDSE 486	Special Education Through the Lens of the Alaska Native Peoples	3
GOVT/PS 313	Alaska Politics and Government	3
HIST S341	History of Alaska	3

University of Alaska Fairbanks

uaf.edu
(907) 474-7341

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Credit
ANS 101	Introduction to Alaska Native Studies	3
ANS 111X	History of Colonization in Alaska	3
ANS 242X*	Native Cultures of Alaska	3
ANS 310	Indigenous Land Settlements	3
ANS/PS 325	Alaska Native Self Government	3
ANS/PS 425	Federal Indian Law and Alaska Natives	3
ANS 475	Alaska Native Social Change	3
ANTH 242X	Native Cultures of Alaska	3
ED 681*	Place-Based Education	3
ED 687	Alaska: Resources, People and Perspectives	3
GEOG 302	Geography of Alaska	3
HIST 110	History of Alaska Natives	3
HIST 115	Alaska, Land, and Its People	3
HIST/ACNS 461/661/662	History of Alaska	3
RD 110	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Claims in the 21^st Century	1
RD 265	Perspectives on Subsistence	3
RD 465	Community Healing and Wellness	3
RD 470/670	Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Pre‐1971 to Present	3
RD/CCS 612*	Traditional Ecological Knowledge	3
*This course may be used to satisfy either the Alaska Studies or Alaska Multicultural requirement (not both).

Ilisagvik College

ilisagvik.edu
(907) 852-1816

Course Number	Course Title	Semester Credit
ANTH 242	Native Cultures of Alaska	3
HIST 115	Alaska, Land, and Its People	3
INU 210	Inupiaq Land Use, Values and Resources	3
INU 220	North Slope Inupiaq History, Language and Culture	3
SSC 218	Topics in the Social Sciences: Contemporary North Slope History	3

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Alaska Studies Coursework Requirement

Approved Courses

Alaska Pacific University

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Alaska Southeast

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Ilisagvik College

Alaska Bible College

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