- Prep Sessions/Refresher Courses
Distance Education
The Office of Extended Programs coordinates planning, development, and delivery of all courses and programs that are delivered at a distance, including on-line, videoconferencing, and face-to-face at remote sites.
DSU offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs in the University Center at Sioux Falls and via online. To find more about the programs and courses, please click the links below.
DSU also offers a number of online undergraduate and graduate courses to help you to complete degree programs.
Drop/Add/Withdraw Dates
Fall 2010 Session:
- August 30 - December 17
- September 9 - Last day to drop for 100% refund or add a course(s)
- November 15 - Last day to drop a full session class or withdraw from all courses in a session (70% completion) and receive a grade of "W" - No Refund
Contact Susan at susan.eykamp@dsu.edu or call 800-641-4309 regarding the drop/withdrawal process.
To search for more courses offered by DSU and the other universities of South Dakota, please visit Webadvisor.
Student Verification Statement
Federal law requires that universities verify the identity of students when course materials and/or course assessment activities are conducted either partially or entirely online . A student’s Desire2Learn (D2L) login and password are intended to provide the student with secure access to course materials and are also intended to help the university meet this federal mandate. Some DSU Faculty also require the use of a proctor for exams in distance-delivered (Internet) courses and this requirement provides a second level of student identify verification. Finally, an instructor who uses web conferencing technology may require students to use a webcam during exams, as another means of student identify verification through voice and visual recognition.
South Dakota students who are taking online courses from DSU and who need exam proctors can go to any of the South Dakota Board of Regent institutions to receive proctoring services. They may also request these services from the statewide higher education centers in Pierre (Capital University Center), Rapid City (Higher Education Center-West River) and Sioux Falls (University Center).
Students from outside South Dakota needing proctors should identify a proctor in their locale and should provide the proposed proctor’s contact information to the course instructor at least one week prior to testing, to aid in the proctor approval process.
Proctor guidelines and agreement forms can be found at http://www.dsu.edu/disted/support-online.aspx. Remember that university faculty and staff will carefully evaluate the proposed proctor’s credentials, to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest in the selection of a particular proctor. And, students should bring appropriate identification (one photo ID card, at a minimum) with them to a proctored exam, so that the proctor can verify the student’s identity prior to the exam.
