Cert in Indigenous Languages is a certificate in Linguistics & Language Studies programme offered by University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 1,347 per credit (CAD 278 per credit for local students).
The Certificate in Indigenous Languages is a two-year, 30-credit-unit program offered through the Department of Curriculum Studies in the University of Saskatchewan's College of Education. Students choose one of two immersive language streams, nêhiyawêwin (Cree) or Michif, each built around ten sequential three-credit-unit courses taken in order. The curriculum combines language immersion with instruction in Indigenous teaching methodologies, aiming to give students both spoken proficiency and an understanding of how to teach and transmit the language to others. Because the courses in each stream are sequential, students commit to one language track for the duration of the certificate rather than mixing content from both. It suits educators, language keepers, and community members interested in Indigenous language revitalization and transmission, including those who plan to use the credential to support language teaching in schools or community settings. The program is grounded specifically in the Cree and Michif languages relevant to Saskatchewan communities rather than covering Indigenous languages generally.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Certificate in Indigenous Languages (Cree or Michif stream) is open to current students in the Bachelor of Education program, and to graduates of the Bachelor of Education and/or the Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies/Indigenous Studies. Admission may also be granted through special-case admission review, arranged by emailing the program directly. Because applicants are drawn from an existing B.Ed./B.A. cohort, the page states no separate academic average or English-language test score for this certificate. The Cree stream has a Fall (September) intake, and the Michif stream a Summer (July) intake.
Application Details
Start Date:September (Cree stream) and July (Michif stream)
Application Deadline:The University of Saskatchewan does not publish fixed general application deadlines for its direct-entry undergraduate colleges (Agriculture and Bioresources, Arts and Science, Education, Edwards School of Business, Engineering, Kinesiology, Dental Hygiene, Dental Therapy): admission requirements and deadlines for the 2027-28 cycle become available only once applications open on 25 September 2026, and the site gives no separate international closing date. Non-direct professional programs set their own dates instead: for September 2027 entry, the College of Law's JD opens 15 October 2026 with rolling review to a 1 February 2027 documents deadline and is not currently accepting international applicants; the College of Medicine's MD applications close 1 October 2026 for domestic (Canadian citizen/PR) applicants only; and the Nutrition program's single deadline is 15 March 2027 for both domestic and international applicants, with no late applications considered. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
