Bachelor of Science, Native Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Concentration Option, Freshman-Entry Alternative
This program of study prepares students to grow as community leaders and scholars in Native Environmental Science. The program is designed to develop skills to uphold treaty and inherent rights, through the protection of the natural world. The place based, experiential, and culturally grounded curriculum, provides a holistic training in Native Environmental Science, both through Indigenous Research and content knowledge. The program engages with multiple ways of knowing, is grounded in Indigenous Knowledge systems and traditional practice in parallel with new technology and tools for inquiry. Students may choose between the Environmental Science Option and the Interdisciplinary Concentration Option.
This alternative is for students who enter the program at the freshman level and continue through all four years of the program.
Northwest Indian College Requirements
Required (11 Credits)
NOTE: CMPS 101 or above; If a computer course coded NE (Non-transfer Elective) is substituted then 3 additional credits of Transfer Electives (coded TE) must be chosen. Students may request waivers for these classes in consultation with their academic and faculty advisors
HMDV 110: Students may request waivers for these classes in consultation with their academic and faculty advisors.
Northwest Indian College Foundational Requirements (35 Credits)
CSOV 102: One or more Native language courses totaling at least 5 credits. Consult with an advisor regarding satisfying general education requirements. Requires approval by the Dean of Academics.
General Education Requirements (10 Credits)
Quantitative Skills 5 credit requirement - met in ICO Requirements
Humanities Distribution 15 credit requirement - met in Foundational Requirements
Social Sciences Distribution 15 credit requirement - met in Foundational Requirements
Natural Sciences Distribution 15 credit requirement - met in ICO Requirements
Native Environmental Science Core Requirements (31 Credits)
| CSOV 301 | Indigenous Theory and Methods: We Own Our Knowledge | 5 |
| CSOV 302 | Indigenous Research: Validating our Past, Writing our Future | 5 |
| MATH 210 | Biostatistics | 5 |
| NESC 110 | Intro to Native Environmental Scien | 1 |
| NESC 310 | Native Science | 5 |
| NESC 499 | Native Environmental Science Capstone | 5 |
| POLS 319 | FromBegTime: NA Fishing Rights | 5 |
NESC 499: 5 credits of NESC 499 are required, up to 10 credits are allowed through variable credits, which count towards electives.
Interdisciplinary Concentration Option Requirements (75 Credits, Minimum 30 credits must be 300-499)
Note: The MATH 102 requirement may also be satisfied by the following higher-level math courses: MATH 103, MATH 104, MATH 105, MATH 124, MATH 125, or MATH 126.
NESC 305: taken the 1st or 2nd quarter in concentration
Individualized Studies Courses within Concentration (10 credits)
Individualized Studies courses focus on key areas of inquiry contained in the concentration. They should focus on building coursework related to the main topic of inquiry. They could also include fieldwork, volunteer projects, service learning, and travel study projects. Minimum of 10 Individualized Courses should be included in ICO. Maximum amount of individualized credits is 20, which would count towards electives.
Selected courses taken within concentration as approved in Interdisciplinary Concentration Option proposal (40 credits)
A minimum of 40 credits selected elective courses with the concentration are required, 30 of these should be at the 300-400 level. Choose selected courses in consultation with the concentration committee as part of the Interdisciplinary Concentration Option proposal.
Electives (18 Credits)
Total Credit Hours: 180