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Accreditation

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 AgencyDegree
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) 
Agricultural and biosystems engineeringBS
Computer scienceBS
Civil engineeringBS
Electrical engineeringBS
Mechanical engineeringBS
Construction managementBS
Operations managementBS
Electronics engineering technologyBS
Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) 
Hospitality managementBS
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 
PharmacyPharm D
Continuing pharmacy education programNA
Accreditation Council for the Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) 
Nutrition and dieteticsBS
Dietetic internshipNA
Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) 
AdvertisingBA/BS
JournalismBA/BS
Mass communicationMMC
Public relationsBS
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Nursing continuing professional developmentNA
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) 
Agricultural systems technologyBS
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) 
BiochemistryBS
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 
Pharmacy - PGY1 residency programCertificate
Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) 
Aviation with specialization in aviation educationBS
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) 
Athletic trainingMS
Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) 
Respiratory careAS
Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) 
Exercise scienceBS
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) 
NursingBS
NursingMS
NursingDNP
Nursing-APRN post-graduateCertificate
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) 
Interior designBFA
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 counselingMS
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 educationBA/BS
PrincipalM.Ed
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) 
Public healthMPH
Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) 
Landscape architectureBLA
National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc (NAAB) 
ArchitectureM.Arch.
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) 
Medical and laboratory sciencesBS
National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) 
Graphic designBFA
Interior designBFA
Studio art (art education, ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture)BFA
National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) 
Music educationBME
MusicBA
National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) 
TheatreBA/BS
Society for Range Management (SRM) 
Rangeland ecology and managementBS
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) formerly NASPE 
Physical education teacher educationsBS

Academic Accreditation Units

Accrediting AgencyDegree
American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission (AAM) 
South Dakota Art MuseumNA
American Association of Veterinary Lab Diagnosticians (AAVLD) 
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic LabNA
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 
Fishback Center for Early Childhood EducationNA
Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) 
Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center 

Academic Certified Programs/Units

Accrediting AgencyDegree
American Chemical Society 
ChemistryBS
Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) 
Food scienceBS
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
InstitutionNA

Program Approvals

Approved for Teacher Certification

South Dakota Department of EducationDegree
Birth to pre-schoolBS
Early childhood educationBS
Secondary education (7-12) 
Agricultural educationBS
Career and technical edBSED
Family and consumer scienceBS
Language arts (English, speech, mass communications, theater)BA
MathematicsBS
Science (biology, chemistry and physics education)BS
Social science (history, psychology, sociology, geography, economics and political science)BA/BS
K-12 education 
ArtBA/BS
Foreign language: French, German, SpanishBA
MusicBME
Physical educationBS
Masters degrees 
Counseling and human resource development 
Curriculum and instruction 
Educational administration 
*Formerly know as NCATE (name changed 2019)