Program Type
Bachelors Degree
Estimated Time to Complete
Four Years
Format
On Campus
Program Description
The Department of Teacher Education offers three Bachelor of Science Degrees: Elementary Education, Secondary English and Secondary Science. These degree programs are designed around a cohort model, highlighting the importance of collaboration and teamwork as necessary preludes to being change agents dedicated to culturally responsive teaching. The hope is that the Teacher Candidates will emerge from our Teacher Education Program well equipped to meet the needs of all students.
Mission
Culturally Responsive Teaching
You will find that the fabric and soul of the educational philosophy of the Teacher Education Department is formed around culturally responsive teaching as a way to initiate a complete and radical transformation of an educational system so that the student is the central focus of teaching and learning.
We believe that culturally responsive teachers will be better prepared to address the problems faced by our indigenous people. We hope this will bring about a change in self-perception and foster a renewed sense of identity. Even more than that, we believe that culturally responsive teachers are better equipped to respond to the needs of all students in any setting.
Our Vision:
We envision TMCC as an advocate for social change, social justice, and as a model of transformed education in all the disciplinary fields, integral to the living universe.
Students may declare a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Secondary English or Secondary Science Education as their program of study upon admission to the college. Near completion of the Teacher Education Department General Education Requirements, a student may then apply for admission into the teacher education programs. Admission requires three letters of recommendation, 2.5 GPA, a statement of educational philosophy, resume, and official transcripts. Evaluation of this packet is conducted by an admissions committee within the teacher education department. Students who meet all admission criteria advance to a personal interview for final selection. For more information on the Bachelor of Science programs of study please refer to the TMCC website: www.tm.edu.
Career Outlook
Students who successfully complete the program will be able to:
- Meet the requirements for becoming fully qualified teachers in 7-12 Language Arts
- Employ culturally responsive teaching in any secondary school classroom
- Maintain a high standard of professionalism
- Pursue further degrees in Education and/or enter the field depending on regional and state- based requirements
- Address the needs of the TMBCI secondary school system and its students
- Position themselves to apply for work in other Native communities
- Adapt interdisciplinary techniques to classroom teaching
- Conduct discipline-specific research
- Develop 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
Credit Hours
Prerequisite Credits: Minimum of 69 Credits
Total Secondary Science Education Credits: 44.5 Credits
Total Science Emphasis Credits: 28
Total Credits: 141.5
Application Deadline
Review the TMCC Academic Calendar for registration deadlines for each semester.
Plan of Study Grid
Summer Semester before 3rd Year- Chemistry/Biology Majors
Chemistry Majors Only
Year Three Fall
Year Three Spring
Year Four Fall
Year Four Spring
| EDUC 414 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| EDUC 415 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Biology Majors Only
Year Three Fall
Year Three Spring
Year Four Fall
Year Four Spring
| EDUC 414 | Student Teaching | 12 |
| EDUC 415 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |