Accreditation
South Dakota State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission since 1916 and underwent its most recent reaffirmation of accreditation in 2019-2020. On Nov. 4-5, 2019, SDSU hosted the Higher Learning Commission 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, 10-year reaccreditation with the next reaffirmation of accreditation in 2029-2030.
Academic Accredited Programs
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering | B.S. |
Computer Science | B.S. |
Civil Engineering | B.S. |
Electrical Engineering | B.S. |
Mechanical Engineering | B.S. |
Construction Management | B.S. |
Operations Management | B.S. |
Electronics Engineering Technology | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Hospitality, Tourism and Event Management | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Pharmacy | Pharm.D. |
Continuing Pharmacy Education Program | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: Accreditation Council for the Education of Nutrition and Dietetics
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Nutrition and Dietetics | B.S. |
Nutrition and Dietetics | M.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Advertising | B.A./B.S. |
Journalism | B.A./B.S. |
Mass Communication | MMC |
Public Relations | B.A./B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Nursing Continuing Professional Development | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Agricultural Systems Technology | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Biochemistry | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Pharmacy - PGY1 residency program | Certificate |
Accrediting Agency: Aviation Accreditation Board International
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Aviation with specialization in aviation education | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Athletic Training | M.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Respiratory Care | A.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Exercise science | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Nursing | B.S.N. |
Nursing | M.S. |
Nursing | DNP |
Nursing-APRN post-graduate | Certificate |
Accrediting Agency: Council for Interior Design Accreditation
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Interior Design | B.F.A. |
Accrediting Agency: Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Counseling and Human Resource Development specialization in clinical mental health counseling | M.S. |
Counseling and Human Resource Development specialization in college counseling | M.S. |
Counseling and Human Resource Development specialization in school counseling | M.S. |
Counseling and Human Resource Development specialization in rehabilitation counseling | M.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation*
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Agricultural Education | B.S. |
Biology Education | B.S. |
Chemistry Education | B.S. |
Early Childhood Education | B.S. |
English Education | B.A./B.S. |
Family and Consumer Sciences Education | B.S. |
History Education | B.A./B.S. |
K-12 Art Education | B.F.A. |
K-12 Modern Foreign Language | B.A. |
Math Education | B.S. |
Physical Education | B.S. |
Physics Education | B.S. |
Psychology Education | B.A./B.S. |
Sociology Education | B.S. |
Speech Education | B.A./B.S. |
Educational Administration | M.Ed. |
School Counseling | M.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Council on Education for Public Health
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Public Health | MPH |
Accrediting Agency: Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Landscape Architecture | B.L.A. |
Accrediting Agency: National Architectural Accrediting Board Inc.
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Architecture | M.Arch. |
Accrediting Agency: National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Medical and Laboratory Sciences | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: National Association of Schools of Art and Design
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Graphic Design | B.F.A. |
Interior Design | B.F.A. |
Studio Art (art education, ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture) | B.F.A. |
Accrediting Agency: National Association of Schools of Music
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Music Education | B.M.E. |
Music | B.A. |
Accrediting Agency: National Association of Schools of Theatre
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Theatre | B.A./B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Society for Range Management
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Rangeland Ecology and Management | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Geospatial Intelligence | Certificate |
Accrediting Agency: Society of Health and Physical Educators
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Physical Education Teacher Education | B.S. |
Academic Accreditation Units
Accrediting Agency: American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission
Program | Degree |
---|---|
South Dakota Art Museum | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: American Association of Veterinary Lab Diagnosticians
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Ness School of Management and Economics | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: National Association for Education of Young Children
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education | N/A |
Accrediting Agency: Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center | N/A |
Academic Certified Programs/Units
Accrediting Agency: American Chemical Society
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Chemistry | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: Institute for Food Technologists
Program | Degree |
---|---|
Food science | B.S. |
Accrediting Agency: National Collegiate Honors Council
- Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College
Accrediting Agency: Department of the Army
- Army ROTC
Accrediting Agency: 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.
Accrediting Agency: National College Learning Center Association
- Learning Center Certification
University Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission | Degree |
---|---|
Institution | N/A |
Program Approvals
Approved for Teacher Certification
South Dakota Department of Education | Degree |
---|---|
Birth-Age 8 Early Childhood | B.S. |
Elementary Education | B.S. |
Special Education | B.S. |
Secondary Education (5-12) | N/A |
| B.S. |
| B.S. |
| B.A. |
| B.S. |
| B.S. |
| B.S./B.A. |
K-12 Education | N/A |
| B.S./B.A. |
| BME |
| B.S. |
| B.A. |
Masters Degrees | N/A |
| M.S. |
| M.Ed. |
*Formerly know as NCATE (name changed 2019)
For more information, contact the Higher Learning Commission.
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, IL 60604
800-621-7440