General Education

General Education Philosophy Statement

UTTC is committed to providing opportunities for students to acquire the knowledge and skills to graduate and to have the academic foundation to continue their education, pursue a career, and be leaders among tribal nations. To meet this educational goal, all UTTC programs will encompass not only program-specific learning outcomes, but also general education learning outcomes in the areas of communication, critical thinking, quantitative and scientific reasoning, and personal and social responsibility. These learning outcomes are taught and assessed in classes, labs, field experiences, and co-curricular activities. Personal and social responsibility is reinforced within the UTTC Student Code of Conduct and the campus community.

General Education Outcomes

Graduates of United Tribes Technical College will:

Utilize mathematics to solve problems
1. Solve linear equations
2. Graph linear equations
3. Manipulate equations and/or formulas
4. Apply learned skills to solve real world application problems
5. Recognize the accuracy of your results
6. Factor polynomials
7. Simplify rational exponents

Examine the nature of human expression and/or artistic creativity.
1. Analyze artistic contributions from civilizations
2. Develop an original creative project
3. Demonstrate information literacy
4. Synthesize information from data bases into research papers
5. Interpret indigenous art from a variety of sources

Apply scientific concepts and methods of inquiry.
1. Articulate scientific knowledge in written form
2. Apply principles of the scientific method
3. Demonstrate lab safety skills
4. Solve applied science problems
5. Interpret data
6. Utilize scientific instrumentation for scientific investigation

Apply concepts, principles, and methods of inquiry in social sciences.
1. Demonstrate an understanding of sociology and the major sociological theories
2. Apply the sociological principles and concepts to her/his own life
3. Convey historical significance of the social sciences field
4. Apply social science methods of inquiry in written or oral presentation

Demonstrate cohesive communication skills.
1. Identify communication goals
2. Organize a plan for communication
3. Create topic and thesis sentences
4. Use transitions correctly

Demonstrate technical proficiency at college-level writing.
1. Utilize college-level vocabulary
2. Practice standard grammar
3. Apply standard mechanics
4. Produce a research paper utilizing proper forms of citations, footnotes, and list of sources

Demonstrate information literacy.
1. Identify information needs in research
2. Discover informational sources through a variety of research methods
3. Evaluate information from a variety of context
4. Integrate informational resources in research

Demonstrate technological literacy.
1. Navigate a computer system
2. Demonstrate proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite
3. Identify hardware components of a computer system
4. Apply industry standard security measures when using a computer

General Education Matrix

The General Education matrix is a listing of the general education courses offered at United Tribes Technical College (UTTC). Most, but not all, of the courses listed on the General Education matrix are based on GERTA (General Education Requirement Transfer Agreement), an approved set of general education courses that are transferable between North Dakota University System campuses and North Dakota’s five tribal colleges. Some general education courses, such as CareerMath, are not included on the matrix because they are specific to certificate or diploma programs and not applicable to degree programs.

Students who are planning to transfer to a different college or university should be informed about which courses will transfer, particularly the electives. It is the student’s responsibility to contact the institution to which they intend to transfer to find out which courses will transfer. The Career Services Director is available to assist students with the transfer process.

General Education Matrix

GENERAL EDUCATION MATRIX
Course/Number	Course/Title	Credits	GERTA
COMMUNICATIONS
COM 110	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3	•
ENG 110	Composition I	3	•
ENG 120	Composition II	3	•
ENG 125	Introduction to Professional Writing	3
ENG 211	Introduction to Creative Writing	3
ARTS & HUMANITIES
ART 112	Tribal Arts I*	3
ART 210	Art History I	3
ART 212	Tribal Arts II*	3
ART 130	Drawing I	3
ART 146	Indigenous Beadwork of North America	3
ART 150	Indigenous Ceramics of North America	3
ART 166	Contemporary Indigenous Art	3
ART 204	Indigenous Jewelry	3
HUM 101	Introduction to Humanities	3	•
HUM 106	Readings in Native American Literature*	3	•
HUM 122	Indigenous Food Sovereignty*	3
HUM 191	Očhéthi Šakówin (Seven Council Fires) History & Culture*	3
IND 101	Oceti Sakowin Language I*	3
IND 102	Oceti Sakowin Language II*	3
IND 105	Indigenous Leadership and Ethics*	3
IND 210	Indigenous Culture Competency II* (pre-req. required)	3
IND 211	Indigenous Culture Competency I*	3
PHI 210	Ethics	3	•
SOCIAL SCIENCES
HIS 103	U.S. History to 1877	3	•
HIS 104	U.S. History since 1877	3	•
IND 200	Introduction to Federal Indian Law*	3
IND 271	Indigenous Rights, Advocacy, and Social Justice*	3
POL 115	American Government	3	•
PSY 111	Introduction to Psychology	3	•
PSY 230	Educational Psychology	3	•
PSY 250	Developmental Psychology	3	•
PSY 270	Abnormal Psychology	3	•
SOC 110	Introduction to Sociology	3	•
SOC 241	Contemporary Issues of Indigenous Peoples*	3
SOC 275	Native American Studies*	3	•
MATH, SCIENCE, & TECHNOLOGY
MTH 101	Introduction to Algebra	3
MTH 102	Intermediate Algebra	3
MTH 103	College Algebra	4	•
MTH 104	Finite Math	4	•
MTH 107	Precalculus	4	•
MTH 129	Basic Linear Algebra	3
MTH 165	Calculus I	4	•
MTH 166	Calculus II	4	•
MTH 210	Elementary Statistics	3	•
MTH 265	Calculus III	4	•
MTH 266	Differential Equatons	3
BIO 111/LAB 111	Concepts of Biology/Lab**	3/1	•
BIO 124	Environmental Science	3	•
BIO 150/LAB 150	General Biology I/Lab**	3/1	•
BIO 151/LAB 151	General Biology II/Lab**	3/1	•
BIO 220/LAB 220	Anatomy and Physiology I with Lab	4
BIO 230	Ecology	4	•
BIO 312	Evolution	3
BIO 315	Introduction to Genetics	3
CHM 115/LAB 115	Introductory Chemistry I/Lab**	3/1
CHM 121/LAB 121	General Chemistry I/Lab**	3/1	•
CHM 122/LAB 122	General Chemistry II/Lab**	3/1	•
GEO 105	Physical Geology with Lab	4
GIS 105	Fundamentals of GIS	3
LAB 252	University Physics II Lab	1	•
PHY 105/LAB 105	Physical Science by Inquiry/Lab**	3/1	•
PHY 211	College Physics**	4	•
PHY 251	University Physics I	4	•
PHY 252/LAB 252	University Physics II/Lab	4/1	•
SCI 201/LAB 201	Earth Science/Lab**	3/1
SOI 210	Introduction to Soil Science	3
CSC 101	Introduction to Computers	3	•
CSC 160	Computer Science I	4
INSTITUTIONAL SPECIFIC (Campus-based only)
FND 106	First Year Experience and Healthy Living	2
GPE 101	First Aid & CPR	1
GPE 102	Introduction to Fitness	1
GPE 104	OSHA 10 Safety	1

GPE 240	Fundamentals of Nutrition	3
* Meets Native American Course Requirements **Satisfies the 4 Credit Lab Science Requirements

General Education

General Education Philosophy Statement

General Education Outcomes

General Education Matrix

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