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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 110College Composition I

3
ENGL 120College Composition II

3
COMM 110Fundamentals of Public Speaking

3

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

Required Courses:
LANG 125 and LANG 126

OR

LANG 121 and LANG 122

LANG 121Chippewa/Cree Language I

3
And
LANG 122Chippewa/Cree Language II

3
Or
LANG 125Ojibwa Language I

3
And
LANG 126Ojibwa 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 111Introduction to Psychology

3
 Elective: Use any CJ, ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI

 

Health and Wellness – 2 credits

Use any HPER or NUTR

Math – 4 Credits

MATH 103College Algebra

4

Science – 4 Credits

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

First Year Experience

Required for Freshmen entering TMCC.
SOCI 105First Year Experience

2

Transitions – Graduation and Beyond

Student completes this seminar the semester they expect to graduate.
SOCI 120Transitions -Graduation and Beyond

1

Education Credits Required

EDUC 200Introduction to Teaching

3

EDUC 299Secondary Classroom Management

3
Or
EDUC 374Adolescent Literacy

3

EDUC 300Educational Technology

2
EDUC 310Introduction to Exceptional Learner

3

EDUC 320Native Issues in Education

3
Or
EDUC 321Multicultural Education & Human Diversity

3
And
EDUC 321LClinical III

0.5

EDUC 329Curriculum Planning

3
And
EDUC 329LClinical IV

0.5
Or
EDUC 331Learning Environments

3
And
EDUC 331LClincial II

0.5

EDUC 350Practicum I

1

EDUC 353Child & Adolescent Psychology

3
And
EDUC 353LClinical I

0.5

EDUC 360Practicum II

1

Total Credit Hours: 63-63.5