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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 Alaska 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.

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 Alaska 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. 

Minimum Requirements for Alaska Native Languages Minor: 15 credits

Minimum Requirements for Yup'ik or Iñupiaq Minor: 15 credits

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.