South Dakota Board of Regents

New Site: Request to Offer an Existing Degree Program

Use this form to request authorization to deliver an existing degree program at a new site or by distance delivery. The Executive Director or the Board may request additional information.

University	Dakota State University
Degree(s) and Program	BBA-Management Information Systems
New Site(s)	USDSU / CUC / Distance
Proposed Implementation (term)	Fall 2006

University Approval

To the Board and the Executive Director: I certify that I have read this request, that I believe it to be accurate, and that it has been evaluated and approved as provided by university policy.

President of the University

Date

After approval by the President, a signed copy of the proposal should be transmitted to the Executive Director. Only after Executive Director review should the proposal be posted on the university web site and the Board staff and the other universities notified of the URL.

1. What is the need for this program in this site (these sites)? What is the expected demand for graduates in the site(s)?

DSU has strong demand for its other computer programs at USDSU. The Mangement Information Systems (MIS) major has more of a business focus than the other computing programs and would complement them. The directors of academic coordination at USDSU have indicated there have been a number of student inquires about an MIS program.  CUC has also requested that this major be brought to their facility either by DDN or Internet.

2. Is any regental university authorized to offer a similar program at the new site(s)? Is any non-system institution offering a similar program at the new site(s)? If either answer is “yes,” identify the institution(s) and program(s) and explain why authorization is requested.

Dakota State University currently offers its B.S. in Computer Information Systems and B.S. in Electronic Commerce at USDSU. The BBA- MIS program is another option for students in Sioux Falls. The MIS major has more business courses and fewer computer courses when compared with Computer Information Systems and Electronic Commerce. While having significant computer content, the MIS major has more of a business focus.

The University of South Dakota offers its B.S. in Management and BBA in Finance.

3. Are students expected to be new to the university or redirected from other programs or both? Complete the table and explain how the estimates were developed. How will the new site(s) affect enrollments in other campus and off-campus programs in the regental system?

	Fiscal Years*
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Estimated	FY07	FY08	FY09	FY10
New to the university	5	5	5	5
Redirected from other programs	5	5	5	5
= Total in the program at the site	10	20	20	20
Credit hours, majors in program courses**
Graduates	0	0	0	5

* Do not include current year.

** This is the total number of credit hours generated by the majors in the required or elective program courses. The same numbers are used in Appendix B – Budget.

Impact on Existing Programs

The program should have little or not impact on existing programs in Sioux Falls.

4. Complete the table and explain any special circumstances. Attach a copy of the program as it appears in the current catalog. If any program modifications are requested, attach that form. Explain how the new courses will be delivered. Attach the new course request forms.

Degree and title	Credit hours	Courses currently available from this university at this site	Courses currently available from other universities available at this site	Courses currently available via distance	Courses new to this university
System General Education Requirements	30	6	24
Institutional Graduation Requirements	11	6	5
Subtotal, Degree Requirements	41
Required Support Courses
Major Requirements	58	52	30	6
Major Electives or Minor	12	12	3
Subtotal, Requirements of the Proposed Major	70
Free Electives	17	17	17
Total, Degree with Proposed Major	128

*If the major will be available in more than one degree (BA, BS, BS Ed) at the new site(s) and the number or distribution of credits will vary with the degree, provide a separate table for each degree.

5. How will you provide student services comparable to those available for students on the main campus?

DSU shares responsibility for delivery of student services with USDSU personnel.  CUC will provide these services.

6. Is this program accredited by a specialized accrediting body? If so, address any program accreditation issues and costs related to offering the program at the new site(s).

The program is accredited by Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). There will be no additional costs.

7. Does the University request any exceptions to Board policy for delivery at the new site(s)? Explain requests for exceptions to Board policy. If no exceptions are requested, enter “None.”

None.

8. Costs, Budget & Resources Related to New Courses at the Site: Explain the amount and source(s) of any one-time and continuing investments in personnel, professional development, release time, instructional technology and software, other O&M, facilities, student services, etc needed to implement the program at the new site(s). Complete Appendix B – Budget using the system form.

There will be no additional costs.

9. Additional Information. (Optional) Limit the number and length of additional attachments. Identify with capital letters (C, D, E, etc). In some cases, responses to questions from the Board or the Executive Director may be provided as appendices. Letters of support are not necessary and are rarely included with Board materials.