Universities: Collaboration,Technology Fiscal Year 1999
Goals 6 and 7
Goal 6—Collaboration: The universities will work collaboratively to carry out their teaching, service, and research missions.
Goal 7—Current Technology Infrastructure: The universities will develop and maintain technology infrastructures that can provide current instruction, prepare students for their future workplaces, enhance productivity, and deliver instruction between campuses and to off-campus students.
Goals 6 and 7 are directed toward the wise management of public resources. Because South Dakota is a large state with a small population, collaboration among six diverse universities is encouraged by the Regents for the purpose of bringing as many educational options to as many people as possible. One way to accomplish this is to use technology to deliver instruction available not only to students attending the six universities but also to high school students and residents in off-campus sites throughout the state. The Regents believe that an integral part of education is to prepare students for their place in the world in which they will live and work. Because technology will be a part of that world, it must be a part of their learning experience as well. It is a tool that the regental system must provide. Performance toward Goal 6 is rewarded through incentive funding.Universities Serving High School Students
Many high school students are capable of university-level academic work. Completing courses while still in high school may allow students to complete their degree sooner and thus reduce the cost of higher education. For many high school students, a university course may be the most efficient use of their time. The enrollment of high school students in university courses is rewarded through Goal 6.
| High School Students Enrolled in College Level Courses Fall Terms, 1992-1997 |
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| A. Number of High School Students Enrolled | |||||||
Year |
BHSU |
DSU |
NSU |
SDSMT |
SDSU |
USD |
System |
| 1998 | 37 |
35 |
116 |
4 |
35 |
124 |
351 |
| 1997 | 22 |
26 |
6 |
8 |
45 |
71 |
178 |
| 1996 | 30 |
11 |
7 |
9 |
42 |
45 |
144 |
| 1995 | 16 |
3 |
8 |
13 |
39 |
7 |
86 |
| 1994 | 3 |
11 |
10 |
22 |
22 |
3 |
71 |
| 1993 | 1 |
6 |
4 |
14 |
8 |
11 |
44 |
| B. Percent of System Total High School Students | |||||||
Year |
BHSU |
DSU |
NSU |
SDSMT |
SDSU |
USD |
System |
| 1998 | 11% |
10% |
33% |
1% |
10% |
35% |
100% |
| 1997 | 12% |
15% |
3% |
4% |
25% |
40% |
100% |
| 1996 | 21% |
8% |
5% |
6% |
29% |
31% |
100% |
| 1995 | 19% |
3% |
9% |
15% |
45% |
8% |
100% |
| 1994 | 4% |
15% |
14% |
31% |
31% |
4% |
100% |
| 1993 | 2% |
14% |
9% |
32% |
18% |
25% |
100% |
Source: Regents Information System
The school district, not the university, makes the decision to award credit toward a high school diploma
(SDCL 13-28-37). The universities may not know whether a student has had a course approved for high school credit. The above table provides high school student enrollments for six recent fall terms and each university’s percentage of the total number high school students enrolled across the system.