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	Healthcare Coding Certificate
New Site(s)	University Center
Proposed Implementation (term)	Fall 2007

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)?

Sioux Falls has a strong healthcare industry with a need for healthcare coding professionals. The AS in Health

Information Technology is currently offered at the SD Public University and Research Center (i.e., the University

Center). All courses within the Healthcare Coding Certificate, with the exception of the coding internship/field

experience, are a part of the AS degree.

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 is the only regental university authorized to offer this program. The Healthcare Coding

Certificate is approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which is the

national approval body for this field. No other institutions in the state offer AHIMA-approved programs.

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	FY08	FY09	FY10	FY11
New to the university	2	2	2	3
Redirected from other programs
= Total in the program at the site	2	4	5	8
Credit hours, majors in program courses**
Graduates	0	1	2	4

* 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.

It is estimated that 2 students will enroll in the Sioux Falls site each year. A number of these students will be part-time students.

The 100-200 level HIM courses are currently offered via DDN to the University Center and via distance delivery. These courses

are also required in the AS in Health Information Technology program. All HIM courses are currently offered via distance delivery

and are available to Sioux Falls students.

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
Required Support Courses	11	3	8	3
Major Requirements	23	21		22
Total, Degree with Proposed Major	34

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 SDPURC personnel.

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 approved by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). 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.

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.