Institutional Missions
Black Hills State University
The role of Black Hills State University is that of a liberal arts university providing programs in the liberal arts and sciences; education with special emphasis on the preparation of elementary, middle level, and secondary teachers; human services; wellness; business, travel industries management and tourism. Complementing these programs is a series of pre-professional, one and two-year terminal, and junior college programs. Degrees are authorized at the associate, baccalaureate, and masters levels.
Dakota State University
The role of Dakota State University is that of an institution specializing in programs in computer management, computer information systems, electronic data processing and related programs. Degrees are authorized at the associate and baccalaureate levels. SDCL 13-59-2.2, the mission change legislation of 1984, authorizes graduate programs at the institution with the approval of the Board; select graduate courses have been authorized. A special emphasis is the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers with expertise in the use of computer technology and information processing in the teaching and learning process. A secondary purpose is to offer two-year and one-year programs and short courses for application and operator training in areas authorized.
Northern State University
The role of Northern State University is that of a liberal arts university providing programs in the arts and sciences, education, business, and the fine arts with special emphasis on the preparation of students for careers in business and education. Complementing these programs are pre-professional, one and two-year terminal, and junior college programs in fulfillment of its responsibility for college transfer programs in northeastern South Dakota. Degrees are authorized at the associate, baccalaureate, and masters levels.
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The role of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is that of a university specializing in undergraduate and graduate education emphasizing science and engineering. Degrees are authorized at the baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels.
South Dakota State University
The role of South Dakota State University is that of the state's comprehensive land-grant research institution meeting the spirit of the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and providing programs in agriculture, professional fields, science, applied sciences, humanities and the arts. Furthermore, the Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service programs operate consistent with the provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 and the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Degrees are authorized at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral levels.
University of South Dakota
The role of the University of South Dakota is that of the state's comprehensive research university providing graduate and undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences and in professional education including fine arts, education, business, law, and medicine. Degrees are authorized at the associate, baccalaureate, masters, education specialist, and doctoral levels.
South Dakota School For the Deaf
The role and mission of the South Dakota School for the Deaf
is to meet the educational needs of sensory impaired children
from birth through twenty-one in the state of South Dakota by
serving in dual leadership and resource roles in the statewide
efforts to serve these children. This mission will be carried out
through cooperative efforts with all appropriate state agencies,
educational cooperatives, local education agencies and colleges
and universities. It is recognized
that the mission of the South Dakota School for the Deaf is a
significant part of the continuum of services in the statewide
delivery system for children in need of special education or
special education and related services.
South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped
The role and mission of the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped is to provide statewide services to meet the educational needs of sensory impaired children from birth through twenty-one in South Dakota by serving in a dual leadership and resource role in the statewide efforts to serve these students. This mission will be carried out through cooperative efforts with all appropriate state agencies, educational cooperatives, local education agencies and colleges and universities. It is recognized that the mission of the South Dakota School for the Visually Handicapped is a significant part of the continuum of services in the statewide delivery system for children in need of special education or special education and related services.