USDSU

DSU coursework in Sioux Falls is listed in this schedule. For information concerning coursework offered by other institutions that may apply to these degrees please contact the Enrollment Services Office at (605) 256-5139 or phone the USDSU office located at 2205 Career Ave. (on the campus of Southeast Technical Institute) Sioux Falls * DSU 367-5380 * SDSU 367-5641 * USD 367-5646 or email at dsuinfo@pluto.dsu.edu
 

Extended Programs

A complete listing of distance education offerings of the Board of Regents system is printed in this schedule and can also be found on DSU’s website at http://www.departments.dsu.edu/disted/. Click on the link to statewide courses.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES

Dakota State University does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or employment in its programs or activities. Robert Jackson, ADA coordinator has been designated to coordinate compliance with the non-discrimination requirements. Information concerning the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the rights provided thereunder, are available from the ADA coordinator.

MANDATORY REGISTRATION

No student will be allowed to attend a course unless officially registered, whether for college credit or as an auditor, by deadlines specified in the academic calendar.

AUDITING A COURSE

Auditing college courses without credit is permitted. Audit tuition is the same as regular tuition. Auditors must indicate their intent to audit a course at the time of registration for that course. Auditors will not receive college credit nor will they be permitted to take credit examinations for the course audited. Change from audit to credit or credit to audit must be made no later than the end of the published late registration period.

FEE STATEMENT RECEIPT

The fee statement will identify the classes in which you are officially registered. The charges associated with the courses, accepted Federal Financial, scholarships, etc. will be deducted from the charges. It will be mailed to you prior to the beginning of the semester.

VOTER REGISTRATION

As a citizen of United States, you have the privilege to vote on your county, state and national leaders. As a part of the Higher Education Act of 1998, Congress directed schools receiving Federal financial aid to assist students who have not yet registered to vote.

To register to vote, as a South Dakota resident, you may obtain a voter registration form at the Secretary of State’s web site www.state.sd.us/sos/vote.htm. Once completed you should print and mail it to your respective county auditor office. The addresses for all county auditors in SD are also found on this site.

If your home state is other than South Dakota, you may use the national form available at http://www.fec.gov

To be eligible to vote in an election the voter registration form is to be received 15 days before the election.

PAYMENT OF TUITION AND FEES

Students may make full payment of tuition and fees upon receipt of the fee statement. STANDING IN LINES UPON YOUR RETURN TO CAMPUS MAY BE AVOIDED BY SENDING YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH THE MAIL.

For those students wishing to make payment at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse, payment will be by appointment. Your appointment time will be included with your fee statement.
 

DROPPED/WITHDRAWN COURSES

Provision is made for students to request necessary class schedule changes during the published drop/add period each academic semester.  Students are encouraged to drop and/or add classes online by using Web Advisor. Drop/add forms are also available in the Enrollment Services Office and in the Deans’ offices to facilitate this process.

Note: When the deadline to make changes to a class schedule falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, students who prefer to make class schedule changes in person must deliver those changes to the Enrollment Services Office before the end of the work day that precedes the published date. THE ENROLLMENT SERVICES OFFICE WILL NOT ACCEPT CLASS SCHEDULE CHANGES AFTER THE PUBLISHED DEADLINE.

Only the most unusual circumstances warrant requests for class schedule changes after the published deadline. These must be requested, in writing, and must be approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Fall Semester 2005

August 29 – September 8                                       Dropped courses meeting the full semester will not appear
                                                                                   on permanent record (100% refund)

September 9 – November 15                                  Withdrawn courses meeting the full semester will be
                                                                                            automatically recorded as ‘W’ (no refund)

Spring Semester 2006

January 17 – January 26                                          Dropped courses meeting the full semester will not appear
                                                                                              on permanent record (100% refund)

January 27 – April 7                                               Withdrawn courses meeting the full semester will be
                                                                                              automatically recorded as ‘W’ (no refund)


For classes meeting other than the full semester consult your class schedule booklet for published deadlines.
 

CLASS WITHDRAWAL

A student may withdraw from a class and receive an automatic ‘W’ from the end of the official drop/add period to the last day to receive automatic ‘W’. For courses that meet less than the semester length, the last day to withdraw is also published on the on-line class schedule. This date is further publicized through the catalog and posted reminders. The forms for withdrawal are available in Enrollment Services and the Deans’ offices. The student is issued a grade of ‘W’ to indicate withdrawal. The ‘W’ grade does not affect the student’s grade point average. However, it does impact the percent of attempted courses completed for Federal financial aid satisfactory academic progress. Students are not allowed to withdraw from specific classes after that time except under extenuating circumstances and only with the approval of the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Anticipated course failure does not constitute an extenuating circumstance.

Students withdrawing from the university must follow the procedure under the heading “Withdrawal from the University” in the University catalog.
 

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY

When a student withdraws from all their courses in any academic term, they withdraw from the University. If a student is enrolled at more than one Board of Regents institution, the student must withdraw from all courses at all institutions to be considered withdrawn and eligible for any refund. The Office of Student Services, located in the Trojan Center, (605) 256-5121 must be contacted in order to initiate a student’s withdrawal from the University and to notify all appropriate university offices of that withdrawal. The effective date of withdrawal is the date the student initiates the withdrawal process officially, either verbally or in writing, with the Office of Student Services at DSU. The student must also contact the appropriate office at all institutions enrolled to complete the withdrawal process. Failure to officially withdraw will result in failing grades in all courses, forfeiture of any possible refund of charges, and impacts Federal financial aid eligibility. Additionally, a student is withdrawn from the university if classes have begun and the university administratively withdraws the student for reasons such as non-payment of tuition and fees, disciplinary sanctions, etc.

Courses offered on other than a full-term basis will be prorated according to the same schedule. See course listing for deadline information. Exemptions from this policy are determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. See the University Catalog for details and examples on Withdrawal from the University Refund and Return of Federal Funds Policy.

REPEATING A COURSE

A student may repeat any course to improve the course grade. Beginning Fall 2003, a student will be allowed a total of 3 takes for undergraduate courses (001-499) for which credit is counted toward graduation once. The student must petition the Vice President for Academic Affairs for permission to take an undergraduate course more than 3 times. The Audit (AU) grade is the only grade that does not count as a take of a course. All other grades, including a withdrawal (W) count as a take of a course. All completed courses remain on the student's transcript but only the last grade earned will be counted in the cumulative grade point average. Please refer to BOR Policy 2:8 and BOR Policy 2:10 for additional information on grade point average calculations, academic amnesty and repeated enrollment in the same course.

TUITION AND FEE INFORMATION**       

*Will be updated in August 2005.

ROOM AND BOARD

    Residence Hall Rental (including telephone)                           $907.70

    Single rooms, if available, may be requested at a cost of $1191.70 per semester

    Apartment (shared)                                                               $1064.50

    Apartment (single)                                                                 $1187.25

    Food Services Plans                                                             $838.55 – 955.65

    Trojan Gold (See Food Service for details)

OTHER CHARGES

Application fee, paid only once with first registration (undergraduate)         $20.00

Application Fee (Graduate)                                                                    $35.00
   
Course challenge fee per course                                                             $82.80

Transcripts                                                                                           $5.00
           each additional transcript, per request                                          $2.50

Late Payment                                                                                       $10.00 + $1.00 per day up to $50.00

**THE ABOVE TUITION AND FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
 

PREREQUISITES

It is expected that students have (or will have) met all published prerequisites prior to the start of the class. Students with questions should consult the appropriate dean prior to registration.

CANCELLATION OF CLASSES

The administration may cancel classes which have low enrollments. Notice of class cancellation will be posted as soon as enrollment and cost data are available.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

Designed to acquaint new students with the University environment, its expectations, opportunities and services, New Student Orientation involves a series of activities conducted the day classes begin each fall. The Student Success Seminar, required of all first-time, degree-seeking students, involves a series of meetings during the first half of each semester in which new students meet in small groups with a faculty member serving as facilitator. Further information regarding New Student Orientation is provided at the summer pre-registration sessions. Questions should be directed to the Student Services Center (605-256-5146).

FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID

Accepted degree-seeking students making satisfactory academic progress are eligible for Federal financial aid through completion of the Free Application of Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for each academic year. To be considered for any Federal financial aid award, undergraduate students must be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours (graduate – 5 credits) through DSU and the SD Board of Regent Schools. If an undergraduate student applicant is enrolled in less than 6 credit hours, is degree seeking and meeting satisfactory progress eligibility, Federal Pell Grant may be awarded. Students who are less than half time must contact the Director of Financial Aid for Federal Pell Grant eligibility.

    Special Note: If enrolled in a rolling enrollment course(s) or in a course(s) that does not begin at the start of the term, the financial aid award amount will be based on enrollment status on the last day of drop and add for the term. Subsequent enrollment within a term for a class that begins after the start of the term, does not count toward Federal financial aid eligibility. Please contact the Financial Aid Office regarding special conditions for correspondence courses.

    Additional Note: Students who have already obtained their first bachelors degree must submit an appeal for Federal financial aid consideration at DSU if not a regular accepted graduate student. This can be obtained from the Office of Enrollment Services, completed and returned to the Director of Financial Aid for consideration of Federal financial aid eligibility.
 

DIRECTORY INFORMATION

The University considers name, phone number, local and permanent address and e-mail address to be directory information and will publish and release such information on request. Students wishing to withhold this directory information must present their request in writing to the Office of Student Services by the end of the late registration period as published in the semester schedule for every semester enrolled as DSU.

It is the student’s responsibility to provide current address information to the offices of Enrollment Services or Student Services.

STUDENT RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Dakota State University’s graduation rate and transfer-out rate information, placement rates, campus crime statistics, student consumer information for Federal aid eligibility and equity in athletics are available and will be disclosed on request by contacting the Office of Enrollment Services:
Phone (605) 256-5139, by fax (605) 256-5020.

BUILDING DESIGNATIONS

DBH  ............................................... Beadle Hall          DLIB .......................................................... Library   DCC.................................... Community Center            DTCB ............................... Technology Building
DEH ..................................................... East Hall        DSC............................................ Science Center
DKC................................... CB Kennedy Center           SFCE...................................................... USDSUDFH..................................................Fieldhouse                                                                                      COFC .............................................. Off-Campus                        located on   Southeast Technical Institute at
All classes not held on main campus and                                                            2205 Career Ave, Sioux Falls
Distance Education sections