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Dickinson State University

Dickinson State University
291 Campus Drive
Dickinson, ND 58601

Official telephone: (701) 483-2507
Toll-free telephone: (800) 279-4295
Fax number: (701) 483-2025
Website: www.dickinsonstate.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
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 April, May, June, July, and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of six weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business/marketing, education, parks/recreation
Majors with the lowest enrollment: English, natural resources/conservation, foreign languages/literatures/linguistics
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 50%
Student:Faculty ratio: 10:1
Total faculty: 60 men, 78 women
Full-time faculty: 42 men, 42 women
Part-time faculty: 18 men, 36 women
Graduation rate: 33% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: required of some for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no
Minimum GPA required to graduate: 2.0

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, vo-tech
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
agriculture, business, computer science, health professions, natural science, social/behavioral science
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in England (Wroxton Coll).
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture
  • Nursing
  • Office Administration
  • University Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Art Entrepreneurship
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Business Education
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Composite Science
  • Composite Social Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Technology Management
  • Elementary Education
  • English
  • Environmental Health
  • History
  • Human Resource Management
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Music Education
  • Nursing
  • Physical Education
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Secondary Education
  • Spanish
  • Technology
  • Theatre
  • University Studies
  • Writing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience

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