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Application from Six Nations Polytechnic Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages Program Renewal Submission Six Nations Polytechnic Inc. www.snpolytechnic.com 2160 Fourth Line Ohsweken, Ontario N0A 1M0 For submission to: The Honourable Ross Romano Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities c/o The Universities Unit 315 Front Street West 16th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 0B8 Attention: Seetha Kumaresh Primary contact and site visit coordinator: Rebecca Jamieson President & Chief Executive Officer 519.445.0023 [email protected] Table of Contents Section 1: Program Abstract ...............................................................................................................3 Section 2: Course Schedules ...............................................................................................................4 Schedule 1 ................................................................................................................................................. 4 Schedule 2 ................................................................................................................................................. 6 Section 3: Program Self-Study ............................................................................................................9 Self-Study: Outcome Document ................................................................................................................ 9 Program Evaluation Committee ................................................................................................................ 9 Membership & Curricula Vitae .............................................................................................................. 9 Report of the Committee ...................................................................................................................... 9 Responsive Action Plan ........................................................................................................................... 10 Section 4: Report on Program Context, Changes, and Developments ................................................. 11 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 11 Report on Commitments ..................................................................................................................... 11 Additional Information/Context .......................................................................................................... 13 Section 5: Course Outlines ................................................................................................................ 15 Core Courses ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Non-Core Courses ................................................................................................................................... 15 Bridging Courses ...................................................................................................................................... 16 Section 6: Faculty Curricula Vitae ...................................................................................................... 17 Section 7: Policies ............................................................................................................................ 18 Section 8: Additional Materials ......................................................................................................... 21 List of Appendices ............................................................................................................................ 22 2 Section 1: Program Abstract The Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages (BAOL) seeks to further the development of Ogwehoweh cultural understanding within an Ogwehoweh language context. Taught in-person at Six Nations Polytechnic’s campus in Ohsweken, the program considers community, educational, and economic development needs. This fully accredited general (three-year) undergraduate degree focuses on Mohawk or Cayuga and is organized into four streams: language, grammar, lifelong learning, and community engagement. Graduates develop strong communication, research, evaluation and critical thinking skills in all four streams, moving through a program that allows them to develop and demonstrate the ability to identify problems and propose solutions, both individually and collectively. These skills are valuable in individual, local, regional, and global settings, and for continued education via further (specialized) baccalaureate, graduate, or certificate/professional accreditation studies. 3 Section 2: Course Schedules The program consists of 90 units. There are 54 core units: 24 taught at Level I and a further 30 at Levels II and III. Students select from 36 non-core units: 6 taught at Level I and a further 30 at Levels II and III. The general (three-year) Bachelor of Arts in Ogwehoweh Languages thus consists of 1,260 course hours (two- thirds provided by core courses; one-third by non-core courses). Schedule 1 Total Instructor’s Total Non- Highest Core Course Core Qualification Course Title Course Pre- & Instructor(s) Course Earned & Semester Co-requisites Semester Discipline of Hours Hours Study B.A. (Business Administration) Language I 42 n/a recognized cultural/language experience* Community Scholar Grammar I 42 n/a Diploma (Ogwehoweh Languages) B.A. (Elementary Education & Reading Ogwehoweh Teaching) 42 n/a Texts B.A. (Ogwehoweh Semester 1 Languages) Ed.D. (Education) Hodinohso:ni’ History 42 n/a M.Ed. I (Professional Education) Ontario Teaching Certificate Ontario Teaching Lifelong Learning I 42 n/a Certificate, B.A. (Ogwehoweh Languages) Language I (cont’d) 42 - - - Grammar I (cont’d) 42 - - - Ed.D. (Education) Communication I 42 n/a M.A. (Indigenous Governance) Semester 2 M.A. (Linguistics) Community I 42 n/a Ed.D. (Education) 4 Total Instructor’s Total Non- Highest Core Course Core Qualification Course Title Course Pre- & Instructor(s) Course Earned & Semester Co-requisites Semester Discipline of Hours Hours Study Community Scholar Culture & Tradition I 42 n/a recognized cultural/language experience* TOTAL Year 1 336 84 B.A. (Business Administration) Language II 42 Language I recognized cultural/language experience* B.A. (Business Administration) Grammar II 42 Grammar I recognized cultural/language experience* Ed.D. (Education) Communication Communication II 42 M.A. (Indigenous I Semester 1 Governance) M.A. (Linguistics) Ontario Teaching Stories & Myths 42 n/a Certificate Ed.D. (Education) Community Scholar Culture & Culture & Tradition II 42 recognized Tradition I cultural/language experience* Language II (cont’d) 42 - - - Grammar II (cont’d) 42 - - - Ontario Teaching Certificate Lifelong Ontario Teaching Lifelong Learning II 42 Learning I Certificate, B.A. (Ogwehoweh Semester 2 Languages) M.Ed. Hodinohso:ni’ History 42 n/a (Professional II Education) Language Practice I 42 Language I TBD - TOTAL Year 2 252 168 B.A. (Business Language III 42 Language II Administration) M.A. (Linguistics) Community Semester 1 Grammar III 42 Grammar II Scholar 5 Total Instructor’s Total Non- Highest Core Course Core Qualification Course Title Course Pre- & Instructor(s) Course Earned & Semester Co-requisites Semester Discipline of Hours Hours Study B.A. (Ogwehoweh Languages), Indigenous Knowledge Guardian Language Language Practice II 42 TBD - Practice I Non-Core Req. 1 42 60 units TBD - Non-Core Req. 2 42 60 units TBD - Language III (cont’d) 42 Language II - - Grammar III (cont’d) 42 Grammar II - - Communication Ed.D. (Education) Indigenous Research I M.A. (Indigenous 42 Methods Communication Governance) Semester 2 II Non-Core Req. 3 42 60 units TBD - Non-Core Req. 4 42 60 units TBD - TOTAL Year 3 210 210 TOTAL ALL YEARS 798 462 *The suitability of conforming and limiting the skills, knowledge, and experience of qualified Ogwehoweh language instructors to the epistemological categories of mainstream credentials are a known, ongoing issue for Indigenous Institutes. Please see “Recognizing & Supporting Indigenous Knowledge” in the Cyclical Program Review: Self-Study 2019, attached as Appendix 1. Schedule 2 Total Total Non- Core Course Instructor’s Highest Core Course Title Course Pre- & Qualification Earned & Course Semester Co-requisites Discipline of Study Semester Hours Hours B.A. (Business Administration) Language I 42 n/a recognized cultural/language experience* Community Scholar Grammar I 42 n/a Diploma (Ogwehoweh Languages) Semester 1 B.A. (Elementary Education & Reading Ogwehoweh 42 n/a Teaching) Texts B.A. (Ogwehoweh Languages) Hodinohso:ni’ History I 42 n/a Ed.D. 6 Total Total Non- Core Course Instructor’s Highest Core Course Title Course Pre- & Qualification Earned & Course Semester Co-requisites Discipline of Study Semester Hours Hours (Education) M.Ed. (Professional Education) Ontario Teaching Certificate Lifelong Learning I 42 n/a Ontario Teaching Certificate, B.A. (Ogwehoweh Languages) Language I (cont’d) 42 - - Grammar I (cont’d) 42 - - Ed.D. (Education) Communication I 42 n/a M.A. (Indigenous Governance) M.A. (Linguistics) Community I 42 n/a Ed.D. (Education) Semester 2 Community Scholar Culture & Tradition I 42 n/a recognized cultural/language experience* TOTAL Year 1 336 84 B.A. (Business Administration) Language II 42 Language I recognized cultural/language experience* B.A. (Business Administration) Grammar II 42 Grammar I recognized cultural/language experience*
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