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Yup'ik Language Proficiency

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alaska , United States
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Indigenous Languages | Language Acquisition | Linguistics
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Program Overview

University Program: Yup'ik Language Proficiency

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.


Program Overview

The program is offered by the College of Liberal Arts, Department of Alaska Native Languages, and is available at the Kuskokwim Campus only. The program offers a Certificate and an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Degree.


Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

  • Complete the general university requirements
  • Complete the certificate requirements
    • The communication, computation, and human relations content is embedded in some of the major required courses for this program
  • Complete the following courses:
    • ESK F208: Yup'ik Composition (3 credits)
    • ESK F130: Beginning Yup'ik Grammar (3 credits)
    • ESK F240: Introduction to Reading Yup'ik (3 credits)
  • Complete one of the following sequences:
    • ESK F121: Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship I (4 credits)
    • ESK F122: Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship II (4 credits)
    • ESK F123: Elementary Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III (4 credits)
    • Alternatively:
      • ESK F103: Conversational Central Yup'ik (3 credits)
      • ESK F104: Conversational Central Yup'ik (3 credits)
      • ESK F203: Intermediate Central Yup'ik (3 credits)
      • ESK F204: Intermediate Central Yup'ik (3 credits)
  • Complete one of the following sequences:
    • ESK F221: Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship I (3 credits)
    • ESK F222: Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship II (3 credits)
    • ESK F223: Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III (3 credits)
    • Alternatively:
      • ESK F205: Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik (3 credits)
      • ESK F206: Regaining Fluency in Yup'ik (3 credits)
      • ESK F223: Intermediate Central Yup'ik Apprenticeship III (3 credits)
  • Minimum credits required: 30 credits

Degree Requirements

  • The program requires a minimum of 60 credits for the A.A.S. Degree.

Program Details

The certificate may serve as a step on the way to a two-year or four-year degree. The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the Yup'ik language and culture.


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