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
61 Credits
Application Deadline
Review the TMC Academic Calendar for admissions & registration deadlines for each semester.
Requirements
Requirements
Program Required Courses
Program Requirements
Program of Study
**Recommended Courses for Social Science Electives: HIST 296, POLS 284, SOCI 270, SOCI 271
OR use any CJ, ECON, HIST, POLS, PSYC, SOCI
This is only a template, not a required schedule to follow:
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Program of StudyYear One
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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COMM 110
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking
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3
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CSCI 101
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Introduction to Computers
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3
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ENGL 110
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College Composition I
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3
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ENGL 120
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College Composition II
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3
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LANG 125
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Ojibwa Language I
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3
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LANG 126
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Ojibwa Language II
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3
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PHIL 102
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Anishinaabe Worldview NandaNibwaakaawin
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3
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MATH 103
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University Math
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4
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SOCI 105
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First Year Experience
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2
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AHU 250
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Anishinaabe Storytelling
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3
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TOTAL CREDITS
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14
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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Program of StudyYear Two
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Fall Semester
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Spring Semester
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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Course #
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Course Title
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Credit
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AHU 256
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Anishinaabe Leadership
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3
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SOCI 120
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Graduation & Beyond
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1
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SCIENCE
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Science Elective
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4
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LANG 299
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Native Language Revitalization: Case Studies and Planning I
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3
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AHU 101
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Drum Making
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3
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SOCI
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Social Science Elective
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3
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AHU 190
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Beadwork I
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2
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SOCI
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Social Science Elective
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3
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SOCI
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Social Science Elective
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3
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HPER
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HPER Elective
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2
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AHU
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Art/Humanities Elective
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1
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HIST
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American Indian History Elective
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3
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TOTAL CREDITS
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16
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TOTAL CREDITS
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15
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Total Credits Required: 61