Instructions
Send all transcripts and any application materials not completed
online to our processing center at the address listed below.
Enrollment Service Center
414 East Clark, SDU 317
Vermillion, SD 57069 * USA
Fax (605) 677-6828
The Enrollment Service Center processes all undergraduate admission
applications for the six universities in the South Dakota Board of Regents
system.
Admission Application
Please complete the online application form. Be sure the information is complete.
Application Fee
If you have never attended a university in the South Dakota Board of
Regents system or have never previously paid the application fee, you must include a nonrefundable application fee
with your application. The application fee of $20.00 must be paid online for successful submission of the online application.
Note: If you plan to take classes at USD.SDSU.DSU and have never attended a South Dakota public university, you are required to pay just one $20.00 application fee.
High School Transcript
If you are applying to a degree program, you must arrange for an official
high school transcript to be sent to the Enrollment Service Center.
If you are still attending high school, the transcript must include courses
completed and courses in progress, or the high school counselor may use
the "High School Courses in Progress" section of this application to certify
courses in progress. You must also arrange for a final official transcript
to be sent after you graduate from high school.
Official College Transcript
If you are applying to a degree program, you must request official
transcripts from all the schools you previously attended to be sent directly
to the Enrollment Service Center. If you are currently enrolled at
another institution, you may send partial official transcripts and be considered
for provisional admission until final official transcripts arrive.
Official Report of ACT Scores
If you are applying to a degree program and are under 21 years of age,
you must complete a college entrance examination (ACT or SAT) and have the results
sent to the universities to which you are applying or to the Enrollment
Service Center. If ACT or SAT scores are listed on your high school transcript,
it is not necessary to request scores from the testing agency.
Use of Social Security Number
We are requesting your SSN for administrative record accuracy and reporting.
Disclosure of your SSN is voluntary and if you decline to provide it to us this
action will not affect your admissions eligibility. However, we request this
information from you in order to meet our federal obligation to report student
employment, Hope and Lifetime scholarship tax information, and federal
financial aid. The SSN number is confidential information under the Federal
Educational Rights to Privacy Act and we will not release it without your
consent. Having your SSN on record will enable the university to keep accurate
information and to report it promptly.
Readmitted Students
Former students who want to reapply for admission must submit another
admission application and official transcripts directly to the Enrollment
Service Center for all colleges attended since leaving the university to
which they are reapplying. If you interrupt your attendance by a semester or
more, you must reapply for admission to that university.
Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree Program
Admission criteria are subject to change by the Board of Regents of
South Dakota and by the six universities in the Board of Regents system.
Freshman Admission (Applicants under 21 years old)
To be a candidate for admission to a baccalaureate degree program the
applicant must meet the general requirements in A and B.
| A. |
Rank in the top 60% of their high school graduating class;
OR
Achieve an ACT composite score of 18 or above;
OR
Earn a GPA of at least 2.6 on a 4.0 scale in all high school courses.
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| B. |
Complete the following required courses with a cumulative grade point
average of "C" or higher (2.0 on a 4.0 scale):
4 years of English
or ACT English sub-test score of 18 or above
or AP English score of 3 or more
3 years of Advanced Mathematics*
or ACT Math sub-test score of 20 or above
or AP Calculus score of 3 or above
3 years of Laboratory Science**
or ACT Science Reasoning sub-test score of 17 or above
or AP Science score of 3 or above
3 years of Social Science
or ACT Social Studies/Reading sub-test of 17 or above
or AP Social Studies score of 3 or above
1/2 year of Fine Arts
or AP Fine Arts score of 3 or above
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