MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5078 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2012 Spring Last Admit Term: 2020 Summer Award: CCL Total Credits: 29 CIP Code: 52.0299	Primary College: Initiating College: Scottsdale Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: College-Specific Program Availability: College-Specific Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Ethnic Studies (92) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 11-9151

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Tribal Development program is designed to prepare individuals to assume positions of management and leadership within tribal communities. The college, in recognition of its special relationship to the Indian community, offers this innovative program in Tribal Development. The program requirements include courses unique to tribal development in addition to courses which provide a broad preparation in management and supervision. An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Tribal Development is also offered.

Required Courses

AIS/SOC105 Introduction to American Indian Studies 3
AIS/SOC112 American Indian Policy 3
+ AIS113 Proposal Writing 3
AIS/SOC141 Sovereign Indian Nations 3
+ AIS/SOC160 American Indian Law 3
AIS201 Tribal Management Seminar 3
CPD103BE Native American Cultural Pride and Awareness 2
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking 3
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition 3
GBS131 Business Calculations 3

Credits: 29

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Describe the political, economic and social structures of American Indian nations and trace the impact of European contact and Western social systems on tribal nations. (AIS105) 2. Identify major historical and contemporary Federal Government policies and explain their impact on American Indian Nations. (AIS/SOC112) 3. Identify, describe and use the techniques and methodology to develop a proposal for Indian programs. (AIS113) 4. Describe the impact of sovereign status on the cultures of American Indian Nations. (AIS/SOC141) 5. Identify and describe significant current issues and contemporary social problems of American Indian Nations. (AIS/SOC141) 6. Analyze the legal system of the Federal Government as it applies to American Indian Nations and examine its impact on Indian sovereignty. (AIS/SOC160) 7. Describe the relationship between general management issues and specific applications to tribal government situations. (AIS201) 8. Identify personal strengths, which enhance personal, social, vocational, and educational decisions. (CPD103BE) 9. Apply critical thinking skills to a variety of reading materials. (CRE101) 10. Identify and apply standard English writing skills. (ENG101) 11. Apply basic arithmetic and mathematics to business problems, to include percentage, interest, discount, and markups. (GBS131)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 22, 2011

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.