Bachelor in Elementary Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)

For Bachelor in Elementary Education and Teaching (Bachelor's), tuition is Tuition and fees are set by the college and vary by residency status; specific amounts are available through the college's financial aid office..

Graduates are qualified to teach elementary school students in public, tribal, or community-based schools. The programme emphasizes culturally responsive teaching with a focus on Indigenous knowledge and language. Students engage in clinical experiences and student teaching across multiple subject areas. The cohort model supports collaborative learning throughout the programme.

Focus areas include Culturally Responsive Teaching, Native Issues in Education, Multicultural Education & Human Diversity, Indigenous Language Instruction, Elementary Education Methods, Educational Assessment.

The programme requires 126.5 credit hours, including general education, education-specific courses, and clinical experiences. It includes a 12-credit student teaching practicum and multiple clinical placements across subject areas.

Graduates work as licensed elementary school teachers in tribal, public, and community education settings.

Applicants must have a 2.5 GPA, submit official transcripts, a resume, a statement of educational philosophy, and three letters of recommendation. Admission includes a personal interview after initial review by the department committee.

On-campus, full-time, typically four years. For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes.

Located three miles north of Belcourt and nearly eight miles south of the Canadian border, Turtle Mountain Community College sits within the boundaries of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indian Reservation. The college was founded in 1972 and is an autonomous Tribal College. Its mission brings the culture, language, and social heritage of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa into the curriculum. TMC also helped establish the American Indian Higher Education Consortium as one of its six founding members.

Academic options include associate, bachelor’s, and master’s degrees, along with career and technical education and certificate programs. Students can study cybersecurity and data privacy, cyber defense, cyber law and policy, medical laboratory technology, accounting, public health, elementary education, secondary English, and secondary science education. Other programs focus on Ogimaawiwin leadership and management, Ojibwe language, culture and history, and general studies. The college offers four-year degrees in Elementary Education and Secondary Science Teacher Education.

The main college site provides views across the reservation and is close to the International Peace Gardens. TMC operates the Anishinabe Campus and South Campus, with resources including a library and the Anishinabe Learning, Cultural, and Wellness Center. Although the college has primarily served the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, it is open to anyone seeking higher education. International applicants should review the admission requirements, complete the undergraduate application, and send required documents to the Admissions Office in Belcourt.