South Dakota State University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Public
Terms	Semester
First year of program	1998-1999

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	N/A
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Part-time faculty with doctorate	N/A
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	N/A
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	No
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	6
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	2
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	6
Online courses	269
Five most popular majors
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
All majors
Health Professions and Related Programs Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies General Studies Social Sciences Sociology
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
flexibility of online for fully online students or face-to-face on campus or at University Center in SF. Programs tailored for working professionals seeking higher credentials in nursing & medical lab science.

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	Yes
Collaboration among online and face-to-face students	Neutral
Students enroll as online students	Yes, but can take classes on campus without notification
Credits earned online equal earned on campus	Yes
Faculty who teach online also teach on campus	Majority
Same curricula for online and face-to-face students	Most

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	No

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	Minority
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	No
Review and sign ethics statement	No
Percentage of classes with lectures	26-50
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	N/A
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	N/A
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	N/A
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	Minority
Class participation graded	Yes
Exams	Yes
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	Multiple geographically dispersed settings
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	No
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
unique username & password, test proctors, webcam monitoring, writing style/anti-plagarism, voice recognition/in-person presentation - all determined by faculty

List of Student Assessments Administered

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	No
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	No target length
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	N/A
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No