Degree and Program Overview

Accounting Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Accounting           

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Accounting Technician   ⦿ ⦿        
Allied Health Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Allied Health   ⦿     ⦿    
Dental Assistant Trainee ⦿            
Human Services       ⦿      
Medical Coding Specialist   ⦿          
Business Management Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Business Management           ⦿ BBA
Business Specialist   ⦿ ⦿        
Entrepreneur/Sm. Bus. Mgt.   ⦿ ⦿        
Health Management (Emph.)           ⦿  
Inform. Technology (Emph.)           ⦿  
Construction Technology Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Building Maintenance Tech ⦿            
Carpentry ⦿            
CDL/Heavy Truck Operations ⦿            
Construction Management ⦿            
Construction Technology   ⦿ ⦿     ⦿  
Electrical ⦿            
Industrial Safety ⦿            
Pipefitting  ⦿            
Pipeline Insulation ⦿            
Plumbing ⦿            
Scaffolding ⦿            
Welding Materials Technology ⦿            
Dental Therapy Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Dental Therapy           ⦿  
Education Endorcement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Indigenous Education   ⦿ ⦿ ⦿      
Indigenous Human Services Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Indigenous Human Services     ⦿     ⦿  
Information Technology Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Computer Foundations ⦿            
Data Analysis   ⦿ ⦿        
Digital Arts in the Arctic   ⦿ ⦿        
Information Technology           ⦿  
Technology Support Specialist   ⦿ ⦿        
Iñupiaq Studies Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Iñupiaq Studies       ⦿      
Iñupiaq Studies   ⦿ ⦿        
Liberal Arts Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Liberal Arts     ⦿ ⦿      
Office Management Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Office Management   ⦿ ⦿     ⦿  
Office Productivity ⦿            
Medical  Office Mgmt (Emphasis)           ⦿  
Medical Office Management   ⦿ ⦿        
Pre-Nursing Endorsement Level I Certificate Level II Certificate AA AS AAS 4 Year
Pre-Nursing     ⦿        

Abbreviations

  • AA: Associate of Arts (General transfer degree to four-year colleges and universities)
  • AAS: Associate of Science (Transfer degree to science and health related programs at four-year colleges and universities)
  • AAS: Associate of Applied Science
  • BBA: Bachelor’s in Business Administration

Degree and Program Structure

Instructional Program 
Iḷisaġvik College defines an instructional program as an academic or technical field containing one or more degree(s)/certificate(s)/endorsement(s).
     Examples: Allied Health, Construction Technology

Degree
A degree comprises a course of study, which totals 60 or more credits and culminates in a college-level diploma. Iḷisaġvik offers corresponding certificates that may facilitate entries into a career field and/or function as pathways leading to a degree.
     Examples: Accounting, A.A.S.

Certificate
Iḷisaġvik College offers Level I and Level II Certificates, which are designed to be stepping stones toward the corresponding degree. A Level I Certificate is awarded after completing a designated course of study totaling 12-15 credits. A Level II Certificate is awarded after completing a course of study totaling 15-30 credits.
     Examples: Level I – Iñupiaq Language and Culture, Office Administration; Level II – Liberal Arts

Endorsement
An endorsement is awarded after the student has completed a designated course of study consisting of fewer than 12 credits.
     Examples: CDL/Heavy Truck Operations, Office Productivity