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See 3.1 Admissions. In addition to the requirements below, all students are required to meet the Faculty's admission requirements.

Admission is limited. Categories for admission have been established, because a mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students is essential if the program is to successfully meet its academic objectives. Within each category, admission is in order of academic merit. The categories, and the percentage of admissions allocated to each, are:

1. Outstanding academic merit. (60%)

2. (a) Transfer students from member colleges of the First Nations Adult and Higher Education Consortium (FNAHEC). Students entering in this category must have a minimum of five full-course equivalent transfer credits from the FNAHEC member college and must have a minimum grade point average of 2.00. (13.3%)

(b) Other Canadian Indigenous students. Students entering in this category meet the definition of "aboriginal student" contained in the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Aboriginal Student Policy. (16.7%)

(c) International Indigenous students. Students entering in this category are members of an Indigenous population outside of Canada and, at the time of application to the program, must be eligible for a permit to study in Canada. (10%)

Note: Any students not admitted under one category will automatically be considered under any other category for which they are eligible.

Courses in the Major Field

Courses comprising the major field of study in International Indigenous Studies are those courses listed below under Core Courses, plus those found below in List A and List B.

Sequence and Credit Value

Students should pay close attention to the timetable and when courses are offered, as some courses are offered only in Block Week during specific terms, or only in either spring or Summer Term. Indigenous Studies courses at the 200-level should be taken before second year, if at all possible. Indigenous Studies 401 and Indigenous Studies 407 are normally taken in the final year.

Major Field Requirements

Students must complete at least 10 full-course equivalents in the major field, including:

1. Core Courses (six full-course equivalents):

Anthropology 337 or 465

Development Studies 201

Indigenous Studies 201, 213, 303, 305, 312, 315, 317, 401, 407

Native Languages 205

Note: Anthropology 337 and 465 have prerequisites not included in the courses required for the major field.

2. A minimum of four full-course equivalents of additional courses in the major field-at least two full-course equivalents from List A (Canadian Focus) and at least two full-course equivalents from List B (International Focus), including:

(a) One full-course equivalent Northern and Circumpolar Content selected from:

Anthropology 335

Art History 369

Canadian Studies 309

Development Studies 393

History 447

Development Studies 403

(b) One half-course equivalent Indigenous Arts and Humanities selected from:

Art History 367, 369, 469

Canadian Studies 313, 351,

English 385

(c) One full-course equivalent at the 400-level or above.

In addition to the courses taken to satisfy requirements 1. and 2. above, students must satisfy all Faculty graduation requirements (see 3.6 Graduation).

Note: None of the courses that satisfy requirements in the major field may be used to satisfy these other requirements.