1881
Brookings, SD

School Details

Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University first began as an agricultural school around the time that South Dakota gained statehood. By the 1920s, the school offered programs in five divisions: Agriculture, Engineering, General Science, Home Economics, and Pharmacy. By the mid-nineteenth century, a nursing program was introduced, followed by graduate programs. South Dakota State College became South Dakota State University in 1964 and the school continued to expand its academic offerings. South Dakota State currently implements a five-year strategic plan, Impact 2018: A Strategic Vision, that “will enhance the future of South Dakota citizens while supporting positive change and meeting the challenges of a global, complex, and interconnected society.”

South Dakota State University is the state’s largest, most comprehensive higher education institution. As South Dakota’s Morrill Act land-grant university, SDSU offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs, from certificates to doctoral degrees. The university also offers courses on various off-campus sites as well as undergraduate and graduate programs online through the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. These online degrees offer a flexible, high-quality educational opportunity that is designed to meet student needs. University professors teaching SDState online degrees actively engage in the digital classroom with courses that are designed with the same attention to quality as those found on campus.

Accreditation & Licensing

South Dakota State University is accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

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Art & Liberal Arts

Associate of Arts in General Studies Bachelor of General Studies Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies Master of Arts in English Master of Mass Communication Master of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies

Business

Associate of Science in Construction Technology Certificate in New Product & Venture Development Certificate in Pre-Construction Planning Certificate in Workplace Intercultural Competence Graduate Certificate in Family Financial Counseling (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Family Financial Planning (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Management Foundations Graduate Certificate in Merchandising (Great Plains IDEA) Master in Family Financial Planning (Great Plains IDEA) Master of Science in Merchandising (Great Plains IDEA)

Computer Science & IT

Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information Sciences Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Sciences

Criminal Justice, Safety & Law

Certificate in Agricultural & Environmental Law (Great Plains IDEA)

Education

Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education / Early Childhood Education in a Mobile Society (Great Plains IDEA) Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction / Early Childhood Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction / Elementary Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction / Secondary Master of Education in Educational Administration Master of Science in Human Sciences / Family & Consumer Sciences Education (Great Plains IDEA)

Engineering

Master of Engineering

Healthcare

Bachelor of Science in Medical Lab Science Graduate Certificate in Public Health Master of Public Health Master of Science in Dietetics (Great Plains IDEA)

Math & Science

Associate of Science in Agricultural Science Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business Bachelor of Science in Geography Certificate in Swine Science (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Animal Science (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Grassland Management (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Master of Science in Agricultural Education

Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) Master of Science in Nursing (RN to MSN) Master of Science in Nursing / Clinical Nurse Leader Master of Science in Nursing / Nurse Administrator Master of Science in Nursing / Nurse Educator Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Nurse Leader Postgraduate Certificate in Nurse Educator Postgraduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Psychology & Human Services

Bachelor of Science in Sociology Graduate Certificate in Community Development (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Financial & Housing Counseling (Great Plains IDEA) Graduate Certificate in Native Community & Economic Development Master of Science in Community Development (Great Plains IDEA) Master of Science in Family & Community Services (Great Plains IDEA)