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Arrowhead University partners with colleges and universities to bring Bachelor's and Master's degree programming to the community colleges of northeast Minnesota.
AU Collaborative Degree Programs
The following programs are established collaborative degree programs available to students of northeast Minnesota through Arrowhead University. Earn your degree without leaving home!
- B.S. in Accounting (Bemidji State University) *NEW PROGRAM*
Delivery: Online
Academic Advisor: Dr. Sandy Kranz, Accounting Department Chair
(Tel) 218-755-3716
Accounting is an information system that represents the economic resources and responsibilities of business or non-business enterprises. Monitored over time, it is used as a decision-making tool for the allocation of resources and evaluation of responsibilities.
Accounting information impacts major economic decisions that have national and even global impact. The Accounting program teaches analytical, theoretical, communication, and leadership skills necessary for effective accounting and for advancement in public, private, and government and fraud examination careers.
Upon graduation, Accounting majors may write the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examination, the Certified Internal Auditor Examination, and/or the Certified Management Accountant Examination and/or the Certified Fraud Examination. Certificates are issued upon attainment of a satisfactory score and completion of appropriate credits and the appropriate work experience. Read More...
Click here to apply to the program:
http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35
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B.S. in Criminal Justice (Bemidji State University)
Delivery: Online
Academic Advisor: Dr. Michael H. Herbert
(Tel) 218-755-2880
The bachelor of science degree in Criminal Justice is a generalist degree preparing students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, and other public and private agencies concerned with the prevention and investigation of crime. This preparation includes a combination of course work, internships, and special research projects. Students considering this major are encouraged to develop a proficiency in writing. The degree is also appropriate for students who choose to pursue advanced study in criminal justice or law.
Completion of the Criminal Justice degree at Bemidji State University satisfies the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST) academic requirements. Read More...
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http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35
- B.A.S. in Unified Early Childhood Studies (UMD)
Delivery: Face to Face and Online
Academic Advisor: Kim Riordan (Program Coordinator and Professor)
(Tel) 218-726-7251
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The unified early childhood studies program and licensures include interdisciplinary curricula that prepare students for work in a variety of settings with children of diverse ability levels, from birth through age eight.
Graduates find employment in public schools, community and private preschool programs, early primary grades in elementary schools, programs for children ages birth through six with identified disabilities or delays, home- and center-based child care, Head Start programs, and hospital-based settings.
All students complete a common core of courses in child development, parent-child relations, early childhood curriculum and programming, early childhood special education, community resources, and educational leadership and program administration.
The unified early childhood studies major leads to Minnesota licensure in early childhood education (birth through grade three) and early childhood special education. International student teaching placements are available. Read More...
- B.S. in Business Administration (Bemidji State University)
Delivery: Online/ Independent study
Academic Advisor: Tom Fauchald, Coordinator of online program
(Tel) 218-755-2758
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The Business Administration curriculum prepares students for entry into the business world or for graduate study, and offers them a liberal education that will contribute to their intellectual, personal, and ethical growth. The Business Administration program offers study in finance, management, marketing, small business, computer information systems, and general business. Neither narrow nor vocational in its approach, the course work includes logical thinking, communication skills, creative problem solving/decision making, and theoretical, technical, and professional skills. Read more ...or...
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http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35
- B.S. in Psychology (Bemidji State University)
Delivery: Evening classroom instruction at Hibbing Community College
Academic Advisor: Chad Scott, Coordinator/Pyschology Instructor
(Tel) 218-290-7301
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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior including cognitive, emotional, and physiological processes. Research in psychology leads to a better understanding of ourselves and others. We can apply this understanding to help enhance people’s lives in schools, workplaces, homes, and society. A few of the many subfields within psychology include developmental, social, experimental, clinical, counseling, and neuropsychology. Our unique program includes crisis management and counseling skills training, faculty critiques of your videotaped interactions, capstone internship, high placement rate. Read more ...or...
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http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35
- B.A.S. in Psychology (University of Minnesota-Duluth)
Delivery: Online
Academic Advisor: Lisa Kittelson, CEHSP Academic Advisor
(Tel) 218-726-7667
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This program provides students with a firm grounding in the methods, history, and content areas of the discipline. Graduates are prepared for graduate study leading to advanced degrees in psychology or for paraprofessional positions requiring some application of research or human service delivery skills. The core curriculum covers the research methods used in the scientific study of behavior, and surveys theories, findings, and historical applications in a variety of psychology subfields. Read more ...or...
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http://www.d.umn.edu/psy/gettingstarted/step0.html
- B.A. in Management (The College of St. Scholastica)
Delivery: Classes at Itasca Community College
Academic Advisor: David Anstett, Program Coordinator
(Tel) 800-447-5444
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Successful managers are able to think strategically, communicate effectively and apply creative solutions to complex business problems. St. Scholastica’s Management major helps students develop these characteristics through a program that integrates management principles within a broad liberal arts education. Core studies include: human resource management, communication, strategic planning, economics, accounting, finance, marketing, and ethics. Students can apply theoretical lessons in the practical world by undertaking an applied internship with local or regional businesses and service organizations. Graduates find careers in a variety of settings including: general management, human resource management, medical administration, finance, banking, government, manufacturing, education, marketing, and the social services. Read more ...
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RN to B.S. in Nursing (The College of St. Scholastica)
Delivery: Online Instruction
The College of St. Scholastica RN to BA Completion Program assists registered nurses to attain a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.
The requirements of the completion program include general education courses, a statistics course, major nursing courses, and electives. If you have an Associate of Arts degree or have met the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, many of your general education requirements are satisfied. The Accelerated Degree Evening Program (ADEP) offers nursing and general education courses two nights per week.
The Baccalaureate program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Read more …
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Masters in Education (M.Ed.) (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
Delivery: Online/Blended *Iron Range cohort offered when demand exists.
Academic Advisor: Kim Riordan, Masters in Education Program Coordinator
(Tel) 218-726-7251
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A professional development degree for educational scholars, which includes teachers and professionals with leadership or training roles in health sciences, social services, community education, and business or industry. Professional development is achieved through critical reflection, theoretical investigation, and application of theory and research to practice in communities. The curriculum is based on the roles that educational scholars play as teachers, leaders, and change agents in formal, non-formal, and community-based settings.
Learners will develop skills in:
- critical reflection
- investigation and application of educational theory to practice
- evaluation, execution and effective communication of educational research
- cultural competence
- participation in communities of learners as professionals
- leadership of educational reform
Core courses are delivered primarily online with one face–to–face weekend session during the first month of each semester. The required core courses are delivered over two years for professionals who wish to earn the graduate degree while maintaining full–time employment. Students are admitted to an identified cohort and register in two years of core curriculum with the same cohort. Attendance at the face-to-face meetings each semester is required...for more information about this and other UMD education programs, click here.
