South Dakota State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) since 1916 and underwent its most recent reaffirmation of accreditation in 2019-2020. On November 4-5, 2019, SDSU hosted the HLC Peer Review Team for the onsite visit as part of the Open Pathway comprehensive review process. As a result of this review, SDSU was granted the full, ten-year reaccreditation with the next reaffirmation of accreditation in 2029-2030.
SDSU Academic Accredited and certified programs/units
Academic Accredited Programs
Accrediting Agency | Degree |
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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) | |
Agricultural and biosystems engineering | BS |
Computer science | BS |
Civil engineering | BS |
Electrical engineering | BS |
Mechanical engineering | BS |
Construction management | BS |
Operations management | BS |
Electronics engineering technology | BS |
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) | |
Hospitality management | BS |
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | |
Pharmacy | Pharm D |
Continuing pharmacy education program | NA |
Accreditation Council for the Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) | |
Nutrition and dietetics | BS |
Dietetic internship | NA |
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) | |
Advertising | BA/BS |
Journalism | BA/BS |
Mass communication | MMC |
Public relations | BS |
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | |
Nursing continuing professional development | NA |
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) | |
Agricultural systems technology | BS |
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) | |
Biochemistry | BS |
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | |
Pharmacy - PGY1 residency program | Certificate |
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) | |
Aviation with specialization in aviation education | BS |
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) | |
Athletic training | MS |
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) | |
Respiratory care | AS |
Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) | |
Exercise science | BS |
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | |
Nursing | BS |
Nursing | MS |
Nursing | DNP |
Nursing-APRN post-graduate | Certificate |
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) | |
Interior design | BFA |
Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | |
Counseling and human resource development specialization in clinical mental health counseling | MS |
Counseling and human resource development specialization in college counseling | MS |
Counseling and human resource development specialization in marriage and family counseling | MS |
Counseling and human resource development specialization in school counseling | MS |
Counseling and human resource development specialization in rehabilitation and mental health settings | MS |
Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)* | |
Teacher education | BA/BS |
Principal | M.Ed |
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) | |
Public health | MPH |
Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) | |
Landscape architecture | BLA |
National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc (NAAB) | |
Architecture | M.Arch. |
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) | |
Medical and laboratory sciences | BS |
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) | |
Graphic design | BFA |
Interior design | BFA |
Studio art (art education, ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture) | BFA |
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) | |
Music education | BME |
Music | BA |
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) | |
Theatre | BA/BS |
Society for Range Management (SRM) | |
Rangeland ecology and management | BS |
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) formerly NASPE | |
Physical education teacher educations | BS |
Academic Accreditation Units
Accrediting Agency | Degree |
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American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission (AAM) | |
South Dakota Art Museum | NA |
American Association of Veterinary Lab Diagnosticians (AAVLD) | |
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab | NA |
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | |
Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education | NA |
Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) | |
Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center |
Academic Certified Programs/Units
Accrediting Agency | Degree |
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American Chemical Society | |
Chemistry | BS |
Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) | |
Food science | BS |
National Collegiate Honors Council | |
Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College | |
Department of the Army | |
Army ROTC | |
College Reading and Learning Association | |
Wintrode Tutoring Program is currently certified at Levels I, II and III for International Tutor Training Program | |
Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Peer Mentoring Program holds International Peer Educator Training Program Certification at Levels I and II | |
National College Learning Center Association | |
Learning Center Certification |
University Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission (HLC) | Degree |
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Institution | NA |
Program Approvals
Approved for Teacher Certification
South Dakota Department of Education | Degree |
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Birth to pre-school | BS |
Early childhood education | BS |
Secondary education (7-12) | |
Agricultural education | BS |
Career and technical ed | BSED |
Family and consumer science | BS |
Language arts (English, speech, mass communications, theater) | BA |
Mathematics | BS |
Science (biology, chemistry and physics education) | BS |
Social science (history, psychology, sociology, geography, economics and political science) | BA/BS |
K-12 education | |
Art | BA/BS |
Foreign language: French, German, Spanish | BA |
Music | BME |
Physical education | BS |
Masters degrees | |
Counseling and human resource development | |
Curriculum and instruction | |
Educational administration | |
*Formerly know as NCATE (name changed 2019) |