TRIBAL COURT ADVOCACY

The Tribal Court Advocacy Program is designed to provide students with the practical skill essential to entry level advocacy in Tribal Court. Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to represent clients in tribal court for criminal and civil matters. The intent of the program is to give the students a realistic view of the tribal court system and the role played by the tribal court advocate.

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Associate of Applied Science • 64 Cr.

To earn an AAS in Tribal Court Advocacy the student must complete 16 credits of general education requirements, 27 credits of core requirements, 12 credits of required electives and 9 credits of unrestricted electives.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS • 16 cr.

Communications • 6 cr.

• ENL 101 College Composition I • 3 cr.
• ENL 102 College Composition II • 3 cr.
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• ENL 109 Technical Writing • 3 cr.
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• SPT 120 Public Speaking • 3 cr.

Mathematics • 3 cr.

• MAT 103 Business Math • 3 cr.

Discipline Studies • 7 cr.

Per the AAS Discipline Studies List.

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Core Requirements • 27 cr.

• AIS 142 WordPerfect Word Processing • 3 cr.
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• AIS 145 Microsoft Word for Windows • 3 cr.
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• CIS 161 Comprehensive Microsoft Windows • 3 cr.
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• CIS 120 Introduction to Databases • 3 cr.
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• CIS 230 Introduction to Microsoft Office • 3 cr.
• TCA 100 Tribal Court Advocacy Studies and Ethics • 3 cr.
• TCA 110 Judicial Code and Tribal Constitution • 3 cr.
• TCA 120 Tribal Common Law • 3 cr.
• TCA 130 Criminal Procedure • 3 cr.
• TCA 140 Civil Procedures in Tribal Court • 3 cr.
• TCA 145 Evidence • 3 cr.
• TCA 160 Introduction to Federal Indian Law • 3 cr.
• TCA 198 Internship • 3 cr.

Required Electives • 12 Cr.

Student must select 12 unduplicated credits from the following:

• AIS 130 Machine Transcription • 3 cr.
• AIS 190 Legal Terminology • 3 cr.
• AIS 191 Introduction to Law Office Practices • 3 cr.
• AIS 192 Legal Document Processing • 1 cr.
• AIS 230 Advanced Machine Transcription - Legal • 3 cr.
• AJS 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice • 3 cr.
• AJS 125 Criminal Law • 3 cr.
• AJS 210 Juvenile Justice • 3 cr.
• AJS 250 Criminology • 3 cr.
• ANT 205 Southwest Native American Cultures • 3 cr.
• HIS 110 Southwest History • 3 cr.
• HUS 111 Foundations of Chemical Dependency • 3 cr.
• HUS 180 Cross Cultural Helping Skills • 2 cr.
• LAS Any LAS course(s) • 1-6 cr.
• POS 222 US Constitution • 1 cr.
• TCA 198 Internship • 1-3 cr.

Unrestricted Electives • 6 Cr.

Student will complete 9 credits in any unduplicated courses at the 100 or higher level.

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Certificate of Applied Science

To complete a Certificate of Applied Science in Tribal Court Advocacy a student must complete the core requirements and ENL 101 and MAT 103.

Certificate of Proficiency • 27 cr.

To complete a Certificate of Proficiency in Tribal Court Advocacy a student must complete the core requirements.

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