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.
Academic Accredited Programs
Accrediting Agency | Degree | Status |
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Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (ABET) | ||
Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering | BS | Accredited |
Computer Science | BS | Accredited |
Civil Engineering | BS | Accredited |
Electrical Engineering | BS | Accredited |
Mechanical Engineering | BS | Accredited |
Construction Management | BS | Accredited |
Operations Management | BS | Accredited |
Electronics Engineering Technology | BS | Accredited |
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) | ||
Hospitality Management | BS | Accredited |
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | ||
Pharmacy | Pharm D | Accredited |
Accreditation Council for the Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) | ||
Dietetics | BS | Accredited |
Dietetic Internship | Accredited | |
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism & Mass Communication (ACEJMC) | ||
Advertising | BA/BS | Accredited |
Journalism | BA/BS | Accredited |
Mass Communication | MMC | Accredited |
Public Relations | BS | Accredited |
American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (ASABE) | ||
Agricultural Systems Technology | BS | Accredited |
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) | ||
Biochemistry | BS | Accredited |
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | ||
Pharmacy - PGY1 Residency Program | Certificate | Accredited |
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) | ||
Aviation with Specialization in Aviation Education | BS | Accredited |
Commission on Accreditation of Programs in Applied and Clinical Sociology (CAPACS) | ||
Sociology | Ph.D. | Accredited |
Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) | ||
Exercise Science | BS | Accredited |
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | ||
Nursing | BS | Accredited |
Nursing | MS | Accredited |
Nursing | DNP | Accredited |
Nursing- APRN Post-Graduate | Certificate | Accredited |
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) | ||
Interior Design | BFA | Accredited |
Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | ||
Counseling and Human Resource Development Specializations in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, College Counseling, School Counseling | MS | Accredited |
Council on Rehabilitation Education (CORE) | ||
Counseling and Human Resource Development Specialization in Counseling in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Setting | MS | Accredited |
National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc (NAAB) | ||
Architecture | M.Arch. | Accredited |
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) | ||
Medical and Laboratory Sciences | BS | Accredited |
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) | ||
Music Education | BME | Accredited |
Music | BA | Accredited |
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)* *The accrediting body will change to Council of the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) during the 2019 evaluation | ||
Teacher Education | BA/BS | Accredited |
Principal | M.Ed | Accredited |
School Counselor | MS | Accredited |
Society for Range Management (SRM) | ||
Rangeland Ecology and Management | BS | Accredited |
Academic Accredited Units
Accrediting Agency | Status |
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American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission (AAM) | |
South Dakota Art Museum | Accredited |
American Association of Veterinary Lab Diagnosticians (AAVLD) | |
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab | Accredited |
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | |
Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education | Accredited |
Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) | |
Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center | Accredited |
Academic Certified Programs/Units
Accrediting Agency | Status |
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American Chemical Society | |
Chemistry (B.S.) | Certified |
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance (formerly American Humanics) | |
Leadership & Management of Non-Profit Organizations (Minor) | Certified |
National Collegiate Honors Council | |
Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College | Certified |
Department of the Army | |
Army ROTC | Certified |
College Reading and Learning Association | |
Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program | Certified |
University Accreditation
Accrediting Agency | Status |
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Higher Learning Commission (HLC) | |
Institution | Accredited |
Program Approvals
Approved For Teacher Certification | Degree | Status |
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South Dakota Department of Education | ||
Birth to Pre-School | BS | Approved |
Early Childhood Education | BS | Approved |
Secondary Education (7-12) | ||
Agricultural Education | BS | Approved |
Career & Technical Ed | BSED | Approved |
Family and Consumer Science | BS | Approved |
Language Arts (English, Speech, Mass Communications, Theater) | BA | Approved |
Mathematics | BS | Approved |
Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics Education) | BS | Approved |
Social Science (History, Psychology, Sociology, Geography, Economics and Political Science) | BS/BA | Approved |
K-12 Education | ||
Art | BS/BA | Approved |
Foreign Language: French, German, Spanish | BA | Approved |
Music | BME | Approved |
Physical Education | BS | Approved |
Masters Degrees | ||
Counseling & Human Resource Development | Approved | |
Curriculum & Instruction | Approved | |
Educational Administration | Approved |