| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Semester/term begin dates: |
in late August and mid-January. |
| Calendar system: |
semester system (two terms comprise academic year) |
| Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: |
Orientation for new students held in August. |
| Number and length of summer sessions: |
Two summer sessions of six weeks each. |
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| Majors with the highest enrollment: |
computer science, cyber operations, digital arts/design |
| Average freshman GPA: |
2.8 on a 4.0 scale |
| Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: |
74% |
| Student:Faculty ratio: |
18:1 |
| Total faculty: |
91 men, 50 women |
| Full-time faculty: |
59 men, 32 women |
| Part-time faculty: |
32 men, 18 women |
| Graduation rate: |
39% within six years |
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| General education/core curriculum is required: |
yes |
| Minor requirements: |
required of some for graduation |
| Physical education is required: |
no |
| There are religious requirements for graduation: |
no |
| Minimum GPA required to graduate: |
2.0 |
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| Special programs offered: |
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double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning |
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| Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered: |
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art, art/K-12 endorsement, audio production, biology, biology/7-12 endorsement, business administration, business education, business minor/7-12 endorsement, Center of Excellence Honors, chemistry, chemistry/7-12 endorsement, coaching: elementary, middle school, assistant varsity, computer education, computer forensics, computer graphics, computer information systems, computer science, cyber operations, digital editing, digital photography, educational technology endorsement, English for new media, English, English/7-12 endorsement, entrepreneurial studies, General Beadle Honors program, health information management, health/k-12 endorsement, high-performance computing, history, history/7-12 endorsement, kindergarten, marketing, marketing/7-12 endorsement, mathematics (K-8), mathematics/7-12 endorsement, applied mathematics, mathematics(elementary education), middle school (5-8) content endorsement, mobile application development, multimedia/web design, network security administration, physical education/K-12 endorsement, physics, physic/7-12 endorsement, production animation 2-D, production animation 3-D, professional and technical communication, reading(PreK-12), sociology, sociology/7-12 endorsement, Spanish, speech communication theatre/7-12 endorsement, speech communication/theatre, web development |
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| Education certifications are offered: |
yes |
| Education certifications: |
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elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education |
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| Cooperative programs are offered: |
yes |
| Cooperative education programs: |
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education |
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| Combined 2-2 programs available: |
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2-2 A.S./B.S. network/system administration, respiratory care programs, business management/B.B.A., health information technology to health information administration, and information systems programs. |
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| Graduate schools/programs are offered: |
yes |
| Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: |
yes |
| Other special or unique academic programs: |
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FastTrack 4-1 program for the Masters of Science in Information Assurance, Information Systems, Computer Science and Health Informatics. |
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| Army ROTC: |
offered off-campus at South Dakota St U. |
| Navy ROTC: |
not offered |
| Air Force ROTC: |
offered off-campus at South Dakota St U. |
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Associate's Degrees
- Business Management
- General Studies
- Health Information Technology
- Respiratory Care
- Web Development
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Bachelor's Degrees
- Accounting
- Biology Education
- Biology for Information Systems
- Business Education
- Business Technology
- Computer Education
- Computer Game Design
- Computer Information Systems
- Computer Science
- Digital Arts/Design
- Elementary Education
- Elementary Education/Special Education
- English Education
- Exercise Science
- Finance
- General Studies
- Health Information Administration
- Management
- Marketing
- Mathematics for Information Systems
- Physical Education
- Physical Sciences
- Professional Accountancy
- Professional/Technical Communications
- Respiratory Care
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Doctorates
- Cyber Security
- Information Systems
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Master's Degrees
- Analytics
- Applied Computer Science
- Educational Technology
- General Management
- Health Informatics
- Information Assurance
- Information Systems
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| Credit placement options: |
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- credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
- credit for CLEP general
- credit for CLEP subject
- credit for DANTES
- credit for school's own challenge exams
- credit for relevant military experience
- credit for relevant life experience
- credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate
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| Other credit/placement programs: |
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Institutional placement program. |
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