The Native American and Indigenous Studies Minor, offered by the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences , promotes an understanding of American Indian history, cultures, and tribal sovereignty, focusing on the urban Indigenous experience and indigeneity in a global context. Native American and Indigenous epistemologies challenge the Western understanding of the history and cultural development of the United States through the centering of Native American and Indigenous perspectives and contributions.The program provides a critical analysis of sovereignty in all forms and a comparative examination of Indigenous nations, communities, and peoples as distinct American polities.

University Graduation Requirements

To be awarded a minor, at least 12 units of coursework must be completely distinct and separate from the coursework in the major, and coursework for the minor must include a minimum of 6 upper-division units (University Policy S16-4). Minor preparation or minor support courses do not count toward the 12 distinct units. Of the coursework for the minor, at least 6 units must be completed in residence at SJSU. The minimum aggregate GPA for all coursework required for the minor must be at least 2.0.