The theme for 2005-2006 is Health of the Nations: Cultural Revitalization. Goals for the year include:

• Provide an understanding of how culture can impact all aspects of community health.
• Provide a platform from which students can assess the relative health of their own communities.
• Provide scholarly yet practical instruction that equips students to make a positive impact within their reservations.
• Provide a window into other cultures and how community health issues are approached.

The fall quarter focus is Body and Mind. Learning objectives for the quarter include but are not limited to the following. By the end of fall quarter, students will be able to:

1. List the barriers to a physically healthy lifestyle in Indian communities, and some approaches to removing those barriers.
2. Identify, analyze and evaluate the roles and responsibilities of a tribal member and the community relating to the promotion of community health.
3. Articulate the psychological effects of colonialism.
4. Identify, analyze and evaluate the various psychological treatment modalities that exist or could be implemented in tribal communities.

Fall quarter represents 12 credits of a yearlong program. Students meet with their site faculty two times each week at a reservation site, and for four weekend classes per quarter. Attendance at all sessions is essential. The credits are broken down as follows:

• Eight credits are earned through successful participation and completion of the site's course-required readings and assignments in the weeknight classes, as well as participation in the Saturday seminar sessions.

• Four additional credits can be earned through successful completion of all activities in the two weekend strands. Program faculty and guest instructors assign these credits.

• As per the college's policy, Evergreen Special Admit students (those who have not been admitted to the college) may only register for 11 total credits per quarter . Special students can only earn 5-credits through successful participation and completion of the site's course-required readings and assignments in the weeknight classes, as well as participation in the weekend Saturday afternoon sessions.

• Upper division students may propose additional work to earn up to an additional four credits by prior arrangement with any member of the faculty team, and with the approval of the student's site faculty . Students must arrange for additional credit by the first weekend class of the quarter.