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Education (AA)

Education (AA)

Program Description

The program is designed to provide students with the opportunity to acquire the foundations of a degree in Education, enabling them to pursue careers in educational settings. Additionally, students who obtain this degree at TMC will develop a working understanding of the unique issues faced by the students and schools affiliated with the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa as well as other tribes and native schools regionally and across the country.

Students who complete an A.A. in Education will also have a jump-start on a B.S.Ed and could more easily declare for a 4-year degree in Elementary, Secondary Science or Secondary English, provided they meet the 2.5 GPA requirements

Program Outcomes

Students who choose to pursue an A.A. in Education will, upon successful completion, be able to:

Develop basic teaching portfolios as well as learn how to use instructional technologies

Understand the fundamentals of project-based learning and curriculum development

Learn how to engage exceptional and special-needs students

Focus on implementing culturally responsive teaching

Represent and express a uniquely native approach to teaching in accordance with TMCC’s unique mission

Address the needs of TMBCI students and schools

Incorporate an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and learning

Become paraprofessionals in education

Pursue 4-year degrees in Primary and Secondary Education

Required Courses

Communications – 9 credits

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • ENGL 110

    College Composition I

    3

  • ENGL 120

    College Composition II

    3

  • COMM 110

    Fundamentals of Public Speaking

    3

Arts and Humanities – 9 credits – 6 credits required Native Language

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • LANG 121

    Chippewa/Cree Language I

    3

  • And

  • LANG 122

    Chippewa/Cree Language II

    3

  • Or

  • LANG 125

    Ojibwa Language I

    3

  • And

  • LANG 126

    Ojibwa Language II

    3

  • Or

  • Use any AHU, ART, ENGL (other than ENGL 110 & ENGL 120), FREN, HUMM, LANG, MUSC, PHIL, SPAN, VART

Social Sciences – 9 credits

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • PSYC 111

    Introduction to Psychology

    3

  • HIST

    Any Course

    3

  • Elective: Use any ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI

Health and Wellness – 2 credits

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • Use any HPER or NUTR

Math – 4-6 Credits

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • MATH 103

    College Algebra

    4

Science and Engineering – 4 Credits

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • Use any ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, PHYS

First Year Experience

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • SOCI 105

    First Year Experience

    2

Transitions – Graduation and Beyond

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • SOCI 120

    Transitions -Graduation and Beyond

    1

Education Credits Required

  • Course ID

    Course Title

    Credits

  • EDUC 200

    Introduction to Teaching

    3

  • EDUC 299

    Secondary Classroom Management

    3

  • Or

  • EDUC 299

    Secondary Classroom Management

    3

  • EDUC 300

    Educational Technology

    2

  • EDUC 310

    Introduction to Exceptional Learner

    3

  • EDUC 320

    Native Issues in Education

    3

  • Or

  • EDUC 321

    Multicultural Education & Human Diversity

    3

  • And

  • EDUC 321L

    Clinical III

    0.5

  • EDUC 329

    Curriculum Planning

    3

  • And

  • EDUC 329L

    Clinical IV

    0.5

  • Or

  • EDUC 331

    Learning Environments

    3

  • And

  • EDUC 331L

    Clinical II

    0.5

  • EDUC 350

    Practicum I

    1

  • EDUC 353

    Child & Adolescent Psychology

    3

  • And

  • EDUC 353L

    Clinical I

    0.5

  • EDUC 360

    Practicum II

    1

Total Credit Hours: 65

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