OU NAS offers two graduate degree programs and two graduate certificates all of which use distinctly Indigenous perspectives to place the sovereignty of Native nations and the cultures of Native peoples at the center of academic study.
Graduate Degree Programs
Prospective students for the MA degree program apply by completing the OU Graduate Application. NAS has a biannual deadline for admission for Fall and Spring semesters. The deadline for Spring semester admission is 10/15 and for Fall it is 2/15. The GRE is not required.
GTA appointments in Native American Studies are primarily offered to incoming students. Applicants interested in a Graduate Teaching Assistantship should apply for admission by the priority deadline of February 1st and express interest within the first paragraph of their Statement of purpose.
NAS Graduate Teaching Assistants each teach one online section of our Introduction to Native American Studies course each semester during their appointment. NAS GTAs receive a tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.
For more information about Graduate Teaching Assistantships, visit the OU Graduate College.
This certificate program might be especially attractive to students from the College of Education, College of Law, College of Fine Arts, College of Arts & Sciences (Departments of Sociology, English, Anthropology, History, and Political Science). Many of these students have a research or curriculum focus on Native peoples in their respective MA and PhD programs. Many as well already take multiple classes within the Department of Native American Studies.
Questions about the Graduate Certificate in Native American Studies can be directed to the NAS graduate advisor, Lewis Borck.
The Social Work with American Indians Graduate Certificate is a collaborative program between the Department of Native American Studies and the Anne and Henry Zarrow School of Social Work.
The objective of the 15 credit hour certificate is to empower OU graduate students with the specialized knowledge and training to work effectively with Indigenous populations in tribal and urban contexts across the United States with a specific focus on Oklahoma. Each of the three required courses (Social Work with American Indians, American Indian Wellness: Behavioral Health, and Tribal & U.S. Family/Child Welfare Policy) is grounded in a strengths-based, systemic perspective to address the disparities that face Indigenous populations.
Questions about the Social Work with American Indians graduate certificate can be directed to Aubrey Fick at aubreyfick@ou.edu.
Logon to the OU Graduate Application and submit an Addition or Change of Program Application. Required documents - Statement of Purpose and resume/CV.
