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South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University
1015 Campanile Avenue
Brookings, SD 57007

Official telephone: (605) 688-4121
Fax number: (605) 688-6384
Website: https://www.sdstate.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 301 men, 320 women
Full-time faculty: 251 men, 221 women
Part-time faculty: 50 men, 99 women
Graduation rate: 59% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture, General
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Advertising
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Mechanization, General
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Management, General
  • Consumer Economics
  • Criminology
  • Dairy Science
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Flight Instructor
  • Food Science
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • German Language and Literature
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Interior Design
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
  • Organizational Leadership
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations/Image Management
  • Range Science and Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Statistics, General
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Certificates

  • Agriculture Law
  • Agriculture, General
  • Air Transportation, Other
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Animal Health
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Biological/Biosystems Engineering
  • Brewery/Brewpub Operations/Management
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Construction Management, General
  • Digital Arts
  • Engineering, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Painting
  • Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist
  • Printmaking
  • Sculpture
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biotechnology
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General
  • Food Technology and Processing
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Institutional Research
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Education
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
  • Public Health, General
  • Range Science and Management
  • Real Estate
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
Doctorates

  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Dairy Science
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering, Other
  • Environmental Science
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Food Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology, General
  • Molecular Biology
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Plant Molecular Biology
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Veterinary Microbiology and Immunobiology
  • Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
Master's Degrees

  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biomedical Sciences, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Consumer Services and Advocacy
  • Counseling Psychology
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dairy Science
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Community Services
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
  • Food Science
  • General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other
  • Human Nutrition
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Journalism, Other
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Natural Resources/Conservation, General
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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