Programs
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Language Center offers academic programs ranging from certificates to bachelors degrees. Our programs promote language revitalization, community connections, and intergenerational learning.
Students who pursue their education through the ANLC may be employed as Native language instructors or language specialists for school districts or Native organizations, become language advocates in their communities, or pass down their Language knowledge to future generations.
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Certificate Programs
The Native language education program trains teachers of Native language and culture,
providing course work in Athabascan, Inupiaq or Yup’ik. The certificate and degree
are recognized by some ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ school districts and serve as steps toward a four-year
degree.
Candidates for the Yup’ik option must score advanced oral proficiency on an oral proficiency
exam before being admitted into the program.
The Yup’ik language proficiency program is designed to provide students with the opportunity
to pursue structured study of Yup’ik in order to develop intermediate-level speaking
and listening skills, as well as basic reading and writing abilities in the language.
The certificate may serve as a step on the way to a two-year or four-year degree.
Associates Degrees
The Native language education program trains teachers of Native language and culture,
providing course work in Athabascan, Inupiaq or Yup’ik. The certificate and degree
are recognized by some ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ school districts and serve as steps toward a four-year
degree.
Candidates for the Yup’ik option must score advanced oral proficiency on an oral proficiency
exam before being admitted into the program.
The Yup’ik language proficiency program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to pursue a structured study of Yup’ik in order to develop intermediate-level speaking and listening skills, as well as basic reading and writing abilities in the language.
Minors
Minimum Requirements for ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Languages Minor: 15 credits
Minimum Requirements for Yup'ik or Iñupiaq Minor: 15 credits
Bachelors Degrees
Program available at Kuskokwim Campus only
The Yup’ik language and culture, or Yupiit Nakmiin Qaneryaraat Piciryaraat-llu, program
strives to reinforce a Yup’ik identity that is centrally dependent on the language
and culture, prepares the student for success in the world, and leads to acceptance
at home. The program is based on the philosophy that a strong command of the Yup’ik
language leads to a complete understanding of the Yup’ik way of life, the world around
us, and our place in it.
Students who obtain a B.A. in Yup’ik may be employed as Native language instructors or language specialists for school districts or Native organizations. No other university in the United States offers a B.A. in Yup'ik.
Students who obtain a B.A. in Iñupiaq may be employed as Native language instructors or language specialists for school districts or Native organizations. No other university in the United States offers a B.A. in Iñupiaq.
Graduate Programs
The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Native Language Center does not have a graduate program. However, many of the undergraduates have gone on to the following graduate programs offered by other departments.