Any interested student is welcome to take as many Navajo language courses as they would like. However, those who want to pursue the language further have the option to earn a Minor in Navajo.

Navajo Minor Requirements

This minor requires 18 hours of Navajo language courses above the 200 level.

Required Courses

• NAVA 2110 — Intermediate Navajo I (Navajo III)
• NAVA 2120 — Intermediate Navajo II (Navajo IV)
• NVJO 311 — Navajo Verb System I
• NVJO 312 — Navajo Verb System II
• NVJO 401 — Navajo Linguistics
• Elective (3 credit hours)

Please note: native speakers must take NATV 2315 and NVJO 315 in lieu of NAVA 2110 and NAVA 2120.

Suggested Electives:

• NVJO 315 — Advanced Navajo
• LING 331 — Language in Society
• LING 359 — Language & Culture
• LING 401 — Topics in Linguistics: American Indian Languages
• LING 402 — Topics in Linguistics: American Indian Languages
• LING 415 — Native American Languages

For undergraduate student advising and more information about the Navajo Minor, please contact Lorraine Begay Manavi at lmanavi@unm.edu.