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South Dakota State University offers a diverse academic portfolio of majors, minors and specializations. We welcome you to our community of learners and encourage you to become part of the Jackrabbit family where you can discover your dreams and achieve your goals.

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College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science

Dairy and Food Science

Natural Resource Management

Ness School of Management and Economics

Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Aerospace Studies

Military Science

Ness School of Management and Economics

School of American and Global Studies

School of Communication and Journalism

School of Design

School of English and Interdisciplinary Studies

School of Performing Arts

School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies

College of Education and Human Sciences

School of Education, Counseling and Human Development

School of Health and Consumer Sciences

College of Natural Sciences

Biology and Microbiology

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Geography and Geospatial Sciences

College of Nursing

Graduate Nursing

Undergraduate Nursing

College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions

Allied and Population Health

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy Practice

Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Construction and Operations Management

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

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Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College

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Academics Events

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Dec 6

University Committee Mid-Year Reports

Dec. 6, 2023 3:00 PM

Dec 12

Board of Regents Meetings

Dec. 12, 2023 8:00 AM

Jun 10

SD Ed and Ag Conference

Jun. 10, 2024 8:00 AM

Jun 11

SD Ed and Ag Conference

Jun. 11, 2024 8:00 AM

Academics News

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Evan Ortlieb

Nov. 22, 2023

Ortlieb selected as dean of College of Education and Human Sciences

Evan Ortlieb, dean of the Zucker Family School of Education at The Citadel, has been named dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences at South Dakota State University. Ortlieb was selected following a national search, and his anticipated start date is Dec. 11. ...

Nov. 15, 2023

Dean to leave SDSU at end of academic year

Lynn Sargeant, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at South Dakota State University, announced today that she will leave her position at the end of the academic year. ...

Nov. 13, 2023

SDSU selected as education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice Program

South Dakota State University has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, providing Amazon’s hourly employees access to undergraduate degrees and certificates across a variety of programs with tuition assistance.