As part of our commitments to Indigenization and enhancing the cultural competency of our graduates, all students in College of Arts and Science programs must complete an Indigenous Learning Requirement before graduating. 

While drawing on a diversity of disciplinary perspectives and pedagogical strategies, Indigenous Learning Requirement courses aim to teach students about the context of the contemporary and historical position of Indigenous people, and in so doing also seek to unsettle core elements of settler colonialism. 

Students can choose from a list of courses that fulfill the requirement. Offered by various departments, these courses have been carefully vetted and approved to ensure they meet the Indigenous Learning Requirement standard and are designed and taught by specialists with appropriate academic and cultural experience.

A complete list of courses that fulfill the requirement is found on the College of Arts and Science Academic Policies page. 

Scroll to "B.A. and B.Sc. Degree Requirements" and click the “Indigenous Learning Requirement” sub-heading.

• Indigenous Learning Requirement courses

The Indigenous Course Committee—an appointed committee composed of faculty, staff, students and Indigenous community partners—reviews, requests revisions and designates courses to be added to the Indigenous Learning Requirement list for the College of Arts and Science. Once approved, each course is reviewed by the Indigenous Course Committee every three years. 

Learn more about the committee and view its current members on the College of Arts and Science Governance Committees page. 

• Indigenous Course Committee

College of Arts and Science instructors and departments can submit courses to be considered for the Indigenous Learning Requirement. Information about this process and details on the criteria used by the Indigenous Course Committee can be found on the Arts and Science PAWS Channel.

• Indigenous Learning Requirement