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Black Hills State University

Black Hills State University
1200 University Street
Spearfish, SD 57799


Website: https://www.bhsu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Graduation rate: 42% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • General Studies
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chemistry, General
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Organization and Advocacy
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
Certificates

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • History, Other
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Outdoor Education
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Photography
  • Public/Applied History
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Creative Writing
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Education, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Master's Degrees

  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sustainability Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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