South Dakota State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) since 1916 and underwent its most recent reaffirmation of accreditation in 2019-2020. On November 4-5, 2019, SDSU hosted the HLC Peer Review Team for the onsite visit as part of the Open Pathway comprehensive review process. As a result of this review, SDSU was granted the full, ten-year reaccreditation with the next reaffirmation of accreditation in 2029-2030.
SDSU Academic Accredited and certified programs/units
Academic Accredited Programs
| Accrediting Agency | Degree |
|---|---|
| Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) | |
| Agricultural and biosystems engineering | B.S. |
| Computer science | B.S. |
| Civil engineering | B.S. |
| Electrical engineering | B.S. |
| Mechanical engineering | B.S. |
| Construction management | B.S. |
| Operations management | B.S. |
| Electronics engineering technology | B.S. |
| Accreditation Commission for Programs in Hospitality Administration (ACPHA) | |
| Hospitality management | B.S. |
| Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | |
| Pharmacy | Pharm.D. |
| Continuing pharmacy education program | NA |
| Accreditation Council for the Education of Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) | |
| Nutrition and dietetics | B.S. |
| Dietetic internship | NA |
| Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) | |
| Advertising | B.A./B.S. |
| Journalism | B.A./B.S. |
| Mass communication | MMC |
| Public relations | B.S. |
| American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | |
| Nursing continuing professional development | NA |
| American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) | |
| Agricultural systems technology | B.S. |
| American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) | |
| Biochemistry | B.S. |
| American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) | |
| Pharmacy - PGY1 residency program | Certificate |
| Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI) | |
| Aviation with specialization in aviation education | B.S. |
| Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) | |
| Athletic training | M.S. |
| Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC) | |
| Respiratory care | A.S. |
| Commission on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) | |
| Exercise science | B.S. |
| Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) | |
| Nursing | B.S. |
| Nursing | M.S. |
| Nursing | DNP |
| Nursing-APRN post-graduate | Certificate |
| Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) | |
| Interior design | BFA |
| Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) | |
| Counseling and human resource development specialization in clinical mental health counseling | M.S. |
| Counseling and human resource development specialization in college counseling | M.S. |
| Counseling and human resource development specialization in marriage and family counseling | M.S. |
| Counseling and human resource development specialization in school counseling | M.S. |
| Counseling and human resource development specialization in rehabilitation and mental health settings | M.S. |
| Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)* | |
| Teacher education | B.A./B.S. |
| Principal | M.Ed. |
| Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) | |
| Public health | MPH |
| Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) | |
| Landscape architecture | BLA |
| National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc (NAAB) | |
| Architecture | M.Arch. |
| National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) | |
| Medical and laboratory sciences | B.S. |
| National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) | |
| Graphic design | BFA |
| Interior design | BFA |
| Studio art (art education, ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture) | BFA |
| National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) | |
| Music education | BME |
| Music | B.A. |
| National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST) | |
| Theatre | B.A./B.S. |
| Society for Range Management (SRM) | |
| Rangeland ecology and management | B.S. |
| Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) formerly NASPE | |
| Physical education teacher educations | B.S. |
Academic Accreditation Units
| Accrediting Agency | Degree |
|---|---|
| American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission (AAM) | |
| South Dakota Art Museum | NA |
| American Association of Veterinary Lab Diagnosticians (AAVLD) | |
| Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab | NA |
| National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC) | |
| Fishback Center for Early Childhood Education | NA |
| Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) | |
| Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center |
Academic Certified Programs/Units
| Accrediting Agency | Degree |
|---|---|
| American Chemical Society | |
| Chemistry | B.S. |
| Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) | |
| Food science | B.S. |
| National Collegiate Honors Council | |
| Van D. and Barbara B. Fishback Honors College | |
| Department of the Army | |
| Army ROTC | |
| College Reading and Learning Association | |
| Wintrode Tutoring Program is currently certified at Levels I, II and III for International Tutor Training Program | |
| Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center Peer Mentoring Program holds International Peer Educator Training Program Certification at Levels I and II | |
| National College Learning Center Association | |
| Learning Center Certification |
University Accreditation
| Higher Learning Commission (HLC) | Degree |
|---|---|
| Institution | NA |
Program Approvals
Approved for Teacher Certification
| South Dakota Department of Education | Degree |
|---|---|
| Birth to pre-school | B.S. |
| Early childhood education | B.S. |
| Secondary education (7-12) | |
| Agricultural education | B.S. |
| Career and technical education | BSED |
| Family and consumer science | B.S. |
| Language arts (English, speech, mass communications, theater) | B.A. |
| Mathematics | B.S. |
| Science (biology, chemistry and physics education) | B.S. |
| Social science (history, psychology, sociology, geography, economics and political science) | BA/BS |
| K-12 education | |
| Art | B.A./B.S. |
| Foreign language: French, German, Spanish | B.A. |
| Music | BME |
| Physical education | B.S. |
| Masters degrees | |
| Counseling and human resource development | |
| Curriculum and instruction | |
| Educational administration | |
| *Formerly know as NCATE (name changed 2019) |