Program Type
Associates Degree
Estimated Time to Complete
Two Years
Format
On Campus
Program Description
This Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis in the Anishinaabe Language offers the opportunity for students to become fluent speakers and enter into the growing and much needed field of immersion and/or language education. Language will be taught using a variety of methods including, but not limited to: oral stories and lessons, songs, games, and immersion. Knowledge gained through these courses will empower the student to be able to speak and comprehend the Anishinaabe language in various settings. Completion of the program can lead to future employment in the areas of education with an emphasis on becoming immersion teachers, tribal government, and historical research/preservation.
Mission
Institutional Mission Statement
Turtle Mountain College is committed to functioning as an autonomous Indian controlled college on the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Reservation focusing on general studies, undergraduate education, Career & Technical Education, scholarly research, and continuous improvement of student learning. By creating an academic environment in which the cultural and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa is brought to bear throughout the curriculum, the college establishes an administration, staff, faculty, and student body exerting leadership in the community and providing service to it.
Career Outlook
This Associate of Arts Degree in the Anishinaabe Language offers the opportunity for students seeking to become fluent speakers. Students will be able to:
- Identify the various aspects of the Anishinaabe cultural heritage, which permeate the lifestyles of people living across Anishinaabe akiing (Ojibwe lands).
- Explain what made Anishinaabe communities in the past 100% self-sustainable and the cause and effect of how government policies systematically broke these communities down.
- Displays command of all of the basic syllables (sounds) in the Ojibwe language and can break down sentences from parts of a word to syllables within that word correctly.
- Demonstrates a fluent comprehension of “survival Anishinaabemowin” and is able to speak and understand phrases.
Credit Hours
64 Credits
Application Deadline
Review the TMC Academic Calendar for admissions & registration deadlines for each semester.
Required Courses
Courses
Communications – 9 credits
Arts and Humanities – 12 credits
Social Sciences – 12 credits
Three credits from an American Indian History is required (HIST 118, 251, 252, 261, 262, 296).
**Recommended Courses
| HIST 296 | History of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa | 3 |
| POLS 284 | Federal Indian Policy I 1789-1871 | 3 |
| SOCI 270 | Sociology of Indian Reservations | 3 |
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| SOCI 271 | Contemporary Indian Issues | 3 |
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Health and Wellness – 2 credits
**Recommended Course
Technology – 3 credits
Math – 4 Credits
Science/Lab – 4 Credits
**BIOL Recommended
First Year Experience
Required for freshmen entering TMC.
Transitions – Graduation and Beyond
Students completes this seminar the semester they expect to graduate.
| SOCI 120 | Transitions -Graduation and Beyond | 1 |
Required Core Courses – 9 Credits
| AHU 254 | Anishinaabe Cultural Involvement | 3 |
| AHU 256 | Anishinaabe Leadership | 3 |
| LANG 299 | Native Language Revitalization: Case Studies and Planning I | 3 |
Elective Courses – 3 credits
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Use any AHU, ANTH, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, CJ, ECON, ENGL (other than ENGL 110 & ENGL 120), ENGR, FREN, GEOG, GEOL, HIST, HUMM, LANG, MATH, MUSC, NRM, PHIL, PHYS, POLS, PSYC (higher than PSYC 111), SOCI, SPAN, SWK, VART
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