Bachelor of Arts Community Advocates and Responsive Education in Human Services, Freshman Entry Option

This program of study is rooted in our relational accountability to the people within our environment and the responsibility we have to helping and healing. It will provide students with the ability to integrate traditional values and ways of knowing with the National Standards for Human Services in order to proactively engage in the restoration of people, families, and communities.

This option is for students who have not earned an approved Associate in Arts and Sciences or the equivalent.

Northwest Indian College Requirements

Required (11 Credits)

CMST 101	Introduction to Oral Communication	4
	Or
CMST 210	Interpersonal Communication	4
	Or
CMST 220	Public Speaking	4
CMPS 101	Introduction to Computers	3
HMDV 110	Introduction to Successful Learning	4

NOTE: CMPS 101 or above; If a computer course coded NE (Non-transfer Elective) is substituted then 3 additional credits of Transfer Electives (coded TE) must be chosen.

Northwest Indian College Foundational Requirements (35 Credits)

CSOV 101	Introduction to Cultural Sovereignty	5
CSOV 102	The Languages of Our Ancestors	5
CSOV 120	Reclaiming our History	5
CSOV 130	Icons of Our Past	5
ECON 250	Subsistence Economies	5
EDUC 202	Tide has Changed: Educating our Own	5
POLS 225	History of Federal Indian Policy	5

CSOV 102: One or more Native language courses totaling at least 5 credits. Consult with an advisor regarding satisfying general education requirements. Requires approval by the Dean of Academics.

General Education Requirements (25 Credits)

ENGL 101	English Composition I	5
ENGL 102	English Composition II	5
	Or
ENGL 202	Technical Writing	5

Natural Science (15 Credits), choose courses meeting AAS Natural Science Requirements

Core Program Requirements (80 Credits)

CARE 150	Introduction to Human Services in Tribal Communities	3
CARE 310	Systems Theories in Human Services	5
CARE 320	Self-location in Professional Settings	5
CARE 330	Policy and Law in Tribal Human Services	5
CARE 350	Interviewing and Case Management for Tribal Services	5
CARE 395	Preparation for Field Education	2
CARE 410	Developing and Organizing in Native Communities	5
CARE 450	Planning and Evaluating Tribal Programs	5
CARE 470	Tribal Agency Management and Administration	5
CARE 495A	Supervised Field Education	5
CARE 495B	Supervised Field Education	5
CARE 495C	Supervised Field Education	5
CARE 499	Capstone in CARE	5
CSOV 301	Indigenous Theory and Methods: We Own Our Knowledge	5
CSOV 302	Indigenous Research: Validating our Past, Writing our Future	5
CSOV 335	Social Justice: Defense of Our Homelands	5
MATH 107	Elementary Statistics I	5

Elective Requirements (29 Credits)

Choose elective courses in consultation with a faculty advisor.

Total Credit Hours: 180