AA- Education

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 TMCC 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 the AA in Education will also have a jump-start on a BS in Education 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 AA 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 Indigenous 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

Courses

Communications – 9 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

Required Courses:
LANG 125 and LANG 126

LANG 121 and LANG 122

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, ENGL (other than ENGL 110 & ENGL 120), FREN, HUMM, LANG, MUSC, PHIL, SPAN, VART

Social Sciences – 9 credits

Three credits from an American Indian History is required (HIST 118, 251, 252, 261, 262, 296).

PSYC 111 is required.

PSYC 111

Introduction to Psychology

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

Health and Wellness – 2 credits

Use any HPER or NUTR

Math – 4 Credits

MATH 103

College Algebra

Science – 4 Credits

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

First Year Experience

Required for Freshmen entering TMCC.

SOCI 105

First Year Experience

Transitions – Graduation and Beyond

Student completes this seminar the semester they expect to graduate.

SOCI 120

Transitions -Graduation and Beyond

Education Credits Required

EDUC 200	Introduction to Teaching	3

EDUC 299	Secondary Classroom Management	3
	Or
EDUC 374	Adolescent Literacy	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	Clincial 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: 63-63.5