Academic Programs

Arrowhead University Consortium partners with colleges and universities to bring Bachelor's and Master's degree programming to the community colleges of northeast Minnesota.

AUC Collaborative Degree Programs

The following programs are established collaborative degree programs available to students of northeast Minnesota through Arrowhead University Consortium. Earn your degree without leaving home!

• B.S. in Criminal Justice (Bemidji State University) *NEW PROGRAM*
  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...
  
  Click here to apply to the program:
  http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35

• B.A.S. in Unified Early Childhood Studies (UMD) *NEW PROGRAM*
  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.A.S. in Applied Engineering (Bemidji State University) *NEW PROGRAM*
  Delivery: Online
  Academic Advisor: Dr. Jim McCracken
  (Tel) 218-755-2954
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  Bemidji State University is excited to be offering the Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Engineering. The B.A.S. program will provide you with the training to prepare you for careers like Manufacturing Engineer, Process Control Engineer, Quality Engineer, and Product Developer.
  
  The program was designed in a "2+2" format, which means students can apply their two-year technical degree toward a four-year degree. Using your technical degree as a springboard, the B.A.S. program will complete your training with upper division applied engineering concepts and applications, with special emphasis on materials, processes, and design.
  
  Click here to apply to the program:
  http://distance.bemidjistate.edu/default.aspx?pageID=35

• 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...
  
  Click here to apply to the program:
  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...
  
  Click here to apply to the program:
  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...
  
  Click here to apply to the program:
  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 ...

• RN to B.S.  in Nursing (The College of St. Scholastica)
  Delivery: Evening classroom instruction at Hibbing Community College
  Academic Advisor: Cathy Carter, Dean of School of Extended Studies
  (Tel) 651-298-1015
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  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 …

• Masters in Education (M.Ed.) (University of Minnesota, Duluth)
  Delivery: Online/Blended *Iron Range cohort offered when demand exists.
  Academic Advisor: Jackie Millslagle, Assoc. Dean & Dir. of Collegiate Graduate
  Programs
  (Tel) 218-726-7191
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  The M.Ed. is a professional development degree for teachers, and professionals with leadership or training roles in health sciences, social services, community education, and business or industry. The minimum 30-credit program consists of a core curriculum, electives or a selected concentration, and a final project under the direction of a faculty advisor. Core courses and some electives are delivered in a primarily online model, combining face–to–face weekend sessions at the beginning of each semester with teaching and learning in an online community. Some elective courses are traditional, on–campus courses. The program is 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. The objective of the program is to provide competence in critical pedagogy and reflective practice. Read more

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