2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog

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Student Proficiency Examination 

Effective Spring 1998, satisfactory performance on the proficiency examination is required for all students seeking a baccalaureate degree from the South Dakota Unified System of Higher Education.  Effective Fall 1999, satisfactory performance on the proficiency examination will be required for all incoming students seeking an associate degree from the South Dakota Unified System of Higher Education. Effective Fall 2000, all incoming students seeking an associate or baccalaureate degree from DSU must satisfactorily complete the Information Technology Literacy Exam. Enrolled students who have already earned a baccalaureate degree are exempt from these requirements.

Additional specifications for proficiency testing can be found in BOR policy 2:28. Students who do not complete the proficiency exam requirements will be denied registration at all regental institutions.

Effective Fall 1999, incoming freshmen must complete 30 hours of system-wide general education courses in their first 64 credit hours.  The system-wide general education core courses which students must have completed, or currently be enrolled in, to sit for the proficiency exam include:

Board of Regent Requirements DSU Courses   
Written communications 3 cr. ENGL 101 Composition I 3 cr. 
Mathematics  3 cr. MATH 102 College Algebra 3 cr. 
or  
MATH 103 Contemporary Math
or  
Any math course with MATH 102 as a prerequisite
Natural Sciences 3 cr. BIOL 101 Biology Survey I/Lab# 4 cr.
BIOL 151 General Biology I/Lab#
BIOL 165 General Zoology/Lab   
BIOL 201 General Botany/Lab 
CHEM 112 General Chemistry I/Lab   
CHEM 114 General Chemistry II/Lab
PHYS 111 Intro. to Physics I/Lab##   
PHYS 113 Intro. to Physics II/Lab 
PHYS 211 University Physics I/Lab##  
PHYS 213 University Physics II/Lab 
# Students may receive credit for only one of these courses. 
# #Students may receive credit for only one of these courses. 
Social Sciences 3 cr. ECON 201 Princ. of Microecon. 3 cr . 
ECON 202 Princ. of Macroecon.
GEOG 101 Intro. to Geography   
HIST 151 US History I
HIST 152 US History II  
HIST 256 World History   
POLS 100 American Government 
POLS 210 State and Local Government  
PSYC 101 General Psychology   
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 150 Social Problems  
SOC 240 Sociology of Rural America
SOC 285 The Information Society 
Arts and Humanities 3 cr.  ART 111 Drawing I 3 cr. 
ART 121 Design I - 2D
ARTH 100 Art Appreciation   
ARTH 211 History of World Art I
ARTH 212 History of World Art II  
ARTH 231 Survey of Art, Music, Theatre 
ENGL 210 Intro. to Literature  
ENGL 211 World Literature I 
ENGL 212 World Literature II   
ENGL 221 British Literature I 
ENGL 222 British Literature II   
ENGL 241 American Literature I 
ENGL 242 American Literature II   
ENGL 268 Literature
FREN 101 Intro. to French I  
FREN 102 Intro. to French II
HIST 121 Western Civilizations I  
 HIST 122 Western Civilizations II
HUM 254 World Civilizations  
LAKL 101 Intro. to Lakota I
LAKL 102 Intro. to Lakota II  
MUS 100 Music Appreciation
MUS 110 Basic Music Theory I   
MUS 111 Basic Music Theory II  
MUS 233 Survey of Music History & Lit. 
PHIL 100 Intro. to Philosophy  
PHIL 200 Intro. to Logic 
SPAN 101 Intro. to Spanish I
SPAN 102 Intro. to Spanish II  
THEA 100 Intro. to Theatre   
THEA 131 Intro. to Acting
THEA 200 Theatre History   
Total 15 cr. Total 17 cr. 
Students in the Health Information Management and Respiratory Care programs should follow the recommendation of their advisor or the program director when planning their schedules. 

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