Academic Handbook

Information

The University Catalog contains information on such matters as admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and all academically related policies and procedures and should be referred to as a primary resource when dealing with such matters.

Academic Year/Fiscal Year

The academic year is divided into three terms, including Fall and Spring terms of 16 weeks each, and a Summer term consisting of 10 weeks. A student may begin study at the beginning of the Fall, Spring, or Summer term. Continuing Education courses and workshops are offered at various times throughout the year. The academic calendar approved by the Board of Regents for 2008-09 and the Faculty Duty Days Calendar for 2008-09 appear in Appendix H. The fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year. Fiscal year 2009 (FY09) includes the period of July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2009.

Academic Advising

Each student is assigned an academic advisor by the Dean of the college under which their declared major falls. Students who have not declared a major are assigned an advisor who has been specifically designated to assist such students. When a student’s academic program changes, the student may be assigned a new advisor. Students have the option of requesting a specific advisor, with approval of the dean. Specific information on procedures related to advising is contained in the Online Advising Handbook for Faculty. See DSU Policy #03-21-00.

Academic Grievance Procedure

Each instructor is responsible at the beginning of each course for providing a written outline of the course which includes such information as material to be studied, tests (type, frequency, what tests will cover), and grade criteria. (Please refer to information on course syllabi found later in this chapter for details) If students believe that their final grade in any course is inappropriate, they may follow the formal grievance procedure outlined in the DSU Catalog. The levels of mediation are as follows:

between student and instructor;
among student, instructor, and Dean;
committee of three faculty and two students appointed by Vice President for Academic Affairs who make a recommendation to Vice President for Academic Affairs;
final decision rests with Vice President for Academic Affairs.

This same method of mediation should be followed for other academic or administrative complaints by students. See DSU Policy 03-30-00 .

Cancellation of Classes

The Board of Regents has set minimum enrollment guidelines of 7 students in a graduate-level course and 10 students for an undergraduate-level course (known as the 7/10 rule). The administration may cancel classes that have low enrollments and/or do not meet the 7/10 guideline.

Center for the Advancement of Technology, Teaching and Learning (CATTL)

The Center for the Advancement of Technology, Teaching and Learning (CATTL) was created to focus faculty attention and research on the effective use of computer technology in teaching and learning.The center provides faculty development resources, training,workshops, andsupport to faculty interested in improving instruction through the use of technology. The Center was established through a faculty development grant from the Bush Foundation. Schedules and materials are maintained on the WebCT site "CED 592 Faculty Development".

Center of Excellence in Computer Information Systems

The Center of Excellence in Computer Information Systems includes faculty, staff, and students who have a very high level of information systems skills together with knowledge in a traditional discipline. This combination of expertise allows them not only to utilize information systems technology in their discipline but also to develop a systems approach to applications of information technology. The primary goal of this Center is to provide graduates who can take the lead both in development and application of information technology tools for a wide variety of uses in business, industry, government, and education. Students from any program can be admitted into the Center of Excellence if they meet the Center's admission standards. Admitted students then complete an 18 credit hour minor coursework, which could include an internship experience, a thesis, and other mandatory professional activities. Students who satisfactorily complete all of the requirements will be designated as graduates of the Center of Excellence. Applications for membership will be accepted from all undergraduate students who have completed less than 60 hours of total coursework.

A secondary purpose of the Center is to provide expert delivery programs related to computer and information management technology. The Center carries out research and development activities in information management and hosts an annual conference to assist in the dissemination of results of the latest research in the discipline. More information can be found on the Center’s website at www.excellence.dsu.edu. Dr. Wayne Pauli, Associate Professor, serves as Center Director.

Center of Excellence Honors Program

The Dakota State University Center of Excellence Honors Program targets high achieving students, and successful completion of the program requirements by the student will result in the student being designated “Center of Excellence Honors Graduate”. This designation will appear on the student’s transcripts, diplomas, and the commencement program. The full honors program can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies section of the DSU Catalog. Further information on the Honors Program is available in the University Catalog or DSU Policy #03-06-00.

Center for Information Assurance in Banking and Finance

The Center for Information Assurance in Banking and Finance is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary organization intended to facilitate leading-edge education and research in areas related to information assurance, including information security, privacy, intellectual property protection, identity theft, computer crime and forensics, and fraud prevention and detection. The Center seeks to advance the awareness and practice of information assurance and to facilitate best practices in information assurance planning, policy, ethics, law, and technology, particularly as those issues relate to banking and finance. Dr. Kevin Streff, Associate Professor of Information Assurance, serves as the Center director.

Center for Techno Entrepreneurism

The Center for TechnoEntrepreneurism at Dakota State University (CT@DSU) was founded in the fall of 2007 by a joint venture between DSU and the Lake Area Improvement Corporation (LAIC). The CT@DSU assists DSU students and faculty in finding, starting, and growing technology-based businesses on the DSU campus. With the emphasis on economic development in our state and region, the goal of the CT@DSU is to assist participants in all aspects of technology commercialization. The CT@DSU provides assistance related to:

funding travel to entrepreneurship conferences and competitions
developing business plans
forming legal entities
protecting intellectual property
developing products and services
identifying venture capital sources
developing marketing, promotion and sales material
providing stipends, scholarships, and internships to DSU students.

The CT@DSU is directed by Dr. Josh Pauli, Assistant Professor in the College of Business & Information Systems, and oversight is provided by an 8-person Board of Advisors made up of four DSU faculty and four LAIC Board Members.

College Level Examination Program & Advanced Placement

DSU participates in the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) as part of its overall Credit by Examination policy. CLEP tests are administered by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (OIEA). Individuals who want to schedule an appointment to complete the CLEP tests should contact the OIEA at 256-5663. Registration procedures and CLEP tests approved for corresponding DSU courses are listed in the DSU Catalog. Students may also earn college credit for work accomplished while in high school if they participated in the Advanced Placement Program of the College Examination Board. Information on DSU Advanced Placement tests is also listed in the DSU Catalog.

Copyright Act

DSU endorses and supports the United States Copyright Act of 1976. As such, DSU Policy 01-70-00 addresses a local campus policy and procedure which is in compliance with the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act. General guidelines are listed below:

Single Copies: A single copy may be made of portions of copyrighted materials for scholarly research or use in teaching or preparation to teach a class when time does not allow formal written permission to be sought.

Multiple Copies: Multiple copies not to exceed more than one copy per student may be made for classroom use or discussion providing that specific guidelines are followed and each copy includes a notice of copyright.

Computer Programs: Reproduction of computer programs in their entirety is not permitted without written approval of the copyright owner except as outlined in Public Law 96-517, December 1980 which states "it is not an infringement for the owner of a copy of a computer program to make or authorize the making of another copy or adaptation of that computer program provided:

1. that such a new copy or adaptation is created as an essential step in the utilization of the computer program in conjunction with a machine and that it is used in no other manner, or

2. that such new copy or adaptation is for archival purposes only and that all archival copies are destroyed in the event that continued possession of the computer program should cease to be rightful."

Course Syllabi

It is the obligation of each higher education institution to inform students at the beginning of each course of the objectives, requirements, performance standards and evaluation procedures of the course. The course syllabus is an appropriate vehicle for conveying this information. Syllabus forms may be obtained from the college secretary and/or from the share drive.

A current copy of the syllabus for each permanent and experimental course is filed in the college office and the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The syllabus must reflect approved catalog course description. The responsibility of filing the syllabus for new courses approved by the Regents rests with the originating faculty member and Dean. New faculty may refer to the syllabi in planning their courses. A syllabus will be distributed and explained to students at the beginning of each course.

Each time a Special Topics course, Independent Study, or Seminar course is offered, a syllabus for the particular offering approved by the Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs will be on file in the college office and in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to the scheduled beginning of the offering. (See DSU Policy #03-01-00).

Each course syllabus should contain, at a minimum:

*	A.	Course Prefix, Number, Title, Credit Hours
*	B.	University name
*	C.	Academic term/year
	D.	Course meeting time and location
	E.	Instructor contact information: name, office location, phone number, e-mail address, office hours
*	F.	Approved course description (found in University catalog or in WebAdvisor) and any additional university course description (optional)
*	G.	Prerequisites Previous courses/experience Technology skills
*	H.	Required textbook(s) and other supplementary materials
	I.	Course Delivery Method (sample statement below for Internet courses) and Instructional Methods
	J.	Classroom Policies Class attendance and make-up policy ADA Statement (statement below) Academic Honesty Statement (sample statement below) Freedom in Learning (statement below) Use of Tablet in the Classroom (statement below; optional for graduate classes)
*	K.	Course Goals System General Education goals, if applicable College goals, if applicable Student Learning Outcomes
	L.	Evaluation Procedures Assessments – tests, projects, assignments, etc. Performance standards and grading policy
	M.	Professional Education Courses Only Field / Clinical experiences Relation to mission and Diversity
	N.	Graduate Courses Only (see DSU Policy 03-05-00) Graduate nature of the course
	O.	Tentative Course Outline and Schedule

* Multiple sections of the same course should have identical information for these items.

ADA Statement: If you have a documented disability and/or anticipate needing accommodations (e.g., non-standard note taking, test modifications) in this course, please arrange to meet with the instructor. Also, please contact Dakota State University’s ADA coordinator, Keith Bundy, in the Student Development Office located in the Trojan Center Underground or at 256-5121, as soon as possible. The DSU website containing additional information, along with the form to request accommodations is http://www.departments.dsu.edu/disability_services/. You will need to provide documentation of your disability. The ADA coordinator must confirm the need for accommodations before officially authorizing them.

Academic Honesty (Sample Statement): Cheating and other forms of academic dishonesty run contrary to the purpose of higher education and will not be tolerated in this course. All forms of academic dishonesty will result in XXXXXX (insert your standards here). Please be advised that, when the instructor suspects plagiarism, the Internet and other standard means of plagiarism detection will be used to resolve the instructor’s concerns. DSU’s policy on academic integrity (DSU Policy 03-22-00) is available online.

Freedom in Learning Statement: Students are responsible for learning the content of any course of study in which they are enrolled. Under Board of Regents and University policy, student academic performance shall be evaluated solely on an academic basis and students should be free to take reasoned exception to the data or views offered in any course of study. It has always been the policy of Dakota State University to allow students to appeal the decisions of faculty, administrative, and staff members and the decisions of institutional committees. Students who believe that an academic evaluation is unrelated to academic standards but is related instead to judgment of their personal opinion or conduct should contact the dean of the college which offers the class to initiate a review of the evaluation.

University Policy Regarding the Use of Tablets in the Classroom: The Tablet PC platform has been adopted across the DSU campus for all students and faculty, and tablet usage has been integrated into all DSU classes to enhance the learning environment. Tablet usage for course-related activities, note taking, and research is allowed and encouraged by DSU instructors. However, inappropriate and distracting use will not be tolerated in the classroom. Instructors set policy for individual classes and are responsible for informing students of class-specific expectations relative to Tablet PC usage. Failure to follow the instructor’s guidelines will hinder academic performance and may lead to disciplinary actions. Continued abuse may lead to increased tablet restrictions for the entire class.

Because tablet technology is an integral part of this course, it is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his/her Tablet PC is operational prior to the beginning of each class period.

For Internet Courses, only: Course Delivery: Students proceed through a course of study as directed and assisted by computer technology. Mastery is based on achieving competencies and benchmarks.

Curriculum Change Process

Any faculty member can suggest a curriculum change to the academic college responsible for a program area. The usual procedure for proposals is outlined below. However, should an accrediting agency, the Board of Regents, or General Faculty of DSU recommend a major program review, or other circumstances warrant a special review, procedures and timetables will be arranged by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Common and Unique Courses: All courses within the Board of Regents System are determined to be either unique or common. Courses are common if a course offered by one institution has essentially the same content (subject/breadth) and level of instruction (depth) as a course offered by another institution. Common courses shall have the same CIP codes, prefixes, course numbers, course titles, course descriptions and prerequisites requirements. Courses that are considered to be unique shall not have the same course number and/or title as courses that are considered to be either common or unique at another university. A course may be unique due to differences in level of instruction, accreditation standards, or level of the degree program. Common courses need not be offered at all universities.

The following types of curriculum actions are available:

Deleted Course Request: (Deletion of an existing course.) The decision to delete a unique course rests with the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The decision to delete a common course rests with the Academic Affairs Council (AAC).

Existing Common Course Request: (Authority to offer an existing common course.) The Board of Regents (BOR) Senior Administrator will make a recommendation to the BOR Executive Director. The Executive Director will inform the Board of Regents of the decision as part of the Executive Director’s Interim Actions report.

Experimental Course Notifications: Universities have the authority to offer unique courses experimentally. Experimental courses shall be reported on the Experimental Course Notification Form and included in the annual summary to the BOR Senior Administrator. An experimental course can be offered no more than twice within two academic years before it must be submitted as a New Course Request.

Minor Course Modifications:

Unique course – Minor course modifications of existing unique courses include a change in course number, title, course prerequisite or co-requisite, course description, course credit hours, cross-listing, dual listing, enrollment limitation, university department code, repeatable for additional credits, prefix, grading, add to x9x series.

Common course – Minor course modifications of existing common courses include a change in credit hours within the approved variable credit guidelines, course co-requisites, cross-listing and dual listing.

The university VPAA has authority to approve all minor course modifications and will provide an annual summary to the BOR Senior Administrator.

New Course Request: (Request to offer a new course unique to the university system.) The AAC will be notified of any new course request. Following AAC discussion, the BOR Senior Administrator will make a recommendation to the BOR Executive Director. The Executive Director will inform the Board of Regents of the decisions as part of the Executive Director’s Interim Actions report.

Revised Course Request – Common: Revisions of existing common courses include changes to prefix, course number, course title, credit hours, course description, prerequisites, co-requisites, CIP codes, Instructional Method, Equate codes and registration restrictions. To request a substantive change in a common course the VPAA notifies the BOR Senior Administrator and other AAC members of the requested change. The Senior Administrator will request that each of the universities involved review the proposed change either through the VPAA or another university representative (example: discipline councils). Representatives from all institutions offering the common course must participate in developing the proposed revisions to a common course. A recommendation is then given to the AAC. Following AAC discussion, the BOR Senior Administrator will make a recommendation to the Executive Director. The Executive Director will inform the BOR of the decision as part of the Executive Director’s Interim Actions report.

Revised Course Request – Unique: Revisions of unique courses include substantive changes in the subject matter content, CIP code, instructional methods, move from unique to common, move from common to unique, course number change to a number that is the same as a unique course number at another university. The VPAA will notify the AAC and BOR Senior Administrator of the change. Following AAC discussion, the BOR Senior Administrator will make a recommendation to the Executive Director. The Executive Director will inform the BOR of the decision as part of the Executive Director’s Interim Actions report.

Programs – Emphasis in an Existing Major: Adding an emphasis in already existing majors is approved by the VPAA and reported to the BOR Senior Administrator. An emphasis is a concentration within a major and is accomplished by individual student choices within a plan of study. An emphasis is not regarded as a separate program. It may be described in the catalog, but not detailed as a specific plan of study. An emphasis is not specified on a student transcript.

Existing Program Changes – Minor: Minor program modifications to an existing program include course deletions, additions or revised courses to the program that do not change the nature of the program, distribution of courses in the program, or change of total credit hours required. The VPAA has authority to approve these changes and report them annually to the BOR Senior Administrator.

Existing Program Changes – Substantive: This form is used to request substantive changes in already existing programs (majors, minors, specializations). The VPAA reviews modifications with the BOR Senior Administrator. If approved, the curricular item is discussed with AAC. Following AAC discussion, the BOR Senior Administrator will make a recommendation to the Executive Director. The Executive Director will inform the BOR of the decision as part of the Executive Director’s Interim Actions report.

Placement of Program on Inactive Status: Programs placed on inactive status are reported to the BOR office. These programs shall be reviewed periodically and can only remain inactive for five years. If the university does not request activation of an inactive program within five years of being placed on inactive status, the program is automatically terminated. Students cannot be admitted to a program on inactive status. If determined after review that a program should be reactivated, the institution will submit a letter of notification to the BOR office.

Termination of Programs: Campuses may propose termination of a program to the BOR office at any time. Campuses proposing the termination of a program with actively enrolled students need to provide a detailed phase-out plan including the academic year and term the termination is effective.

New Undergraduate / Graduate Programs: When proposing a new program, an Intent to Plan must be approved by the AAC, BOR Senior Administrator, Executive Director and the Board of Regents. This Intent to Plan authorizes the university to continue planning the program using the New Program Request form. The New Program Request is approved by the AAC, Senior Administrator, Executive Director and Board of Regents. All majors are established by the Board of Regents.

New Minor / Certificate Programs: When proposing a new minor or certificate program, the New Program Request is approved by the AAC, Senior Administrator, Executive Director and Board of Regents. All minors and certificates are established by the Board of Regents.

New Site Requests: Universities must request authorization to deliver an existing degree program at a new site or by distance delivery. The Executive Director or the Board may request additional information.

Summarized below is the current order of review for curriculum action: (Reference: Academic Affairs Council system guidelines)

College originates curriculum action
Dean forwards request to Academic Council for review and it is then forwarded to Curriculum Committee for action. (If a graduate course, action is by Graduate Council rather than Curriculum Committee.)The Curriculum Committee and Graduate Council will consider only curriculum requests that have received endorsement by the college which submitted the request. For those requests that have a substantial effect on another college, the Committee or Council requires endorsement by the affected college(s) to indicate relevant discussion and consensus between the colleges on the proposed action or progress toward resolution of any outstanding issues.
Action approved by Curriculum Committee or Graduate Council is forwarded to General Faculty for review of process. A curriculum request that is not recommended or recommended with clarifications will be returned to the requesting unit for modification or other action.
Action reviewed by General Faculty and forwarded to Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President for Academic Affairs recommends appropriate actions to President and forwards to state level.

Curriculum Approval Deadlines

The following schedule has been established to facilitate the curriculum review and approval process on the DSU campus.

AC End Date *	Curriculum Committee/Graduate Council End Date **	For Regents Consideration ***
Jan 15	Feb 15	Feb 28

* -Last date for receipt in Vice President for Academic Affairs' Office of ALL collegecurriculum requests to be considered in this approval cycle.

** - Academic Council to have forwarded ALL curriculum requests to Curriculum Committee or Graduate Council by this date.

***- Curriculum Committee and Graduate Council to have considered all curriculum items requiring Regent's approval and forward to the Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to this date.

Curriculum Committee Operating Procedure

Curricular Review and Approval Process

· Curricular items must be accepted by the Curriculum Committee and distributed by e-mail to the faculty at large before final action can be taken. See Step 2 above. Only after the Curriculum Committee has considered any comments, concerns or corrections received from the campus or brought by members of the Curriculum Committee may the Curriculum Committee take final action to approve a curricular request.

· Committee actions will be by majority vote.

Curriculum Committee Meetings

The chair will normally preside at all meetings. In those instances when the chair is unable to attend a meeting, an acting chair elected by a majority of the members annually at the first meeting of the Fall Semester, will preside.

Graduate Council Operating Procedure

Curricular Review and Approval Process

Curriculum action originates with faculty teaching graduate level courses or with the dean of the college in which the courses are taught.
Any action regarding graduate degree program curriculum is forwarded to the college graduate committee for discussion and action. Changes to individual graduate courses that are not part of a graduate degree program are forwarded to the dean of that college who is responsible for presenting the action to Graduate Council.
The Chair (coordinator) of the college graduate committee or the dean of the college will forward requests for curricular action to the Graduate Council.
Graduate Council will review the requests and take one of four actions: recommend; request clarification; recommend with minor modification; or not recommend.
Graduate Council will forward recommended actions to Graduate Faculty via e-mail for review and comment. Curriculum requests that are not recommended or recommended with clarifications are returned to the requesting unit for modification or other action.
Graduate Faculty will have one week to respond to the curricular items.
Graduate Council will review all comments, concerns, or corrections received from the Graduate Faculty.
Graduate Council will then vote on the curricular request. The council can again take one of four actions: recommend; request clarification; recommend with minor clarification; or not recommend. Council action will be by majority vote.
Once a curricular action has been approved, Graduate Council will forward it to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Vice President for Academic Affairs will recommend appropriate actions to the President and forward the curricular action to the state level.

Graduate Council Meetings

The chair will normally preside at all meetings. In those instances when the chair is unable to attend a meeting, an acting chair will be appointed by the chair.

Extended Programs Office

Extended Programs is responsible for program planning, marketing, program implementation and overall management of courses and programs offered by alternative delivery (i.e., Internet, DDN) or at off-campus locations by Dakota State University. Working in partnership with the colleges and the institution’s academic support areas, Extended Programs works to design and develop active and collaborative courses and degree programs at a distance or at off-campus sites such as the University Center in Sioux Falls. The Extended Programs staff is located in the Technology Classroom Building and consists of the Director of Extended Programs, Manager of Instructional Technology, Web & Instructional Technologist, and a distance education specialist. This team serves the needs of students who are enrolled in the online and videoconferencing courses at DSU and in courses at off-campus locations. The office is the mainstay of distance services to students, working with the administrative offices of DSU to provide these services. The office staff assist faculty in the design and implementation of courses delivered by various forms of technology. The office can be reached by calling 256-5049 or toll-free at 800-641-4309, or by email at dsuinfo@pluto.dsu.edu . The Extended Programs site contains more information. The videoconferencing classrooms on campus are located in the Technology Classroom Building (TCB). The Dakota Digital Network (DDN) video classroom is located in TCB 103. The Governor’s Electronic Classroom (GEC) is located in TCB 111, and a third video classroom is located in TCB 109. Anyone on campus who would like to schedule time in the video classrooms can contact Extended Programs at 256-5049. For technical support of the videoconferencing classrooms and the presentation classroom equipment, please email video@dsu.edu.

Finals Activity

All courses must have a final evaluative activity. The Vice President for Academic Affairs prepares the fall and spring final week schedule. Any changes or deviations in the schedule must have the approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Students are not required to take more than three finals activities in one day. Should this occur, students may petition to reschedule an activity by completing the "Request to Change Final Week Schedule" form available in the college office. The form requires the signature of the advisor, instructor, and dean. (See DSU Policy #0 3-32-00.)

Graduate Studies and Research Office

The mission of the Office of Graduate Studies and Research is to promote excellence in graduate education and research at DSU. The Dean of Graduate Studies and Research collaborates with the Graduate Council, the graduate program committees within each college, and graduate faculty to conduct strategic planning, ensure program quality, and develop and implement graduate policies. The office also collaborates with the research committee, and the Office of Sponsored Programs to promote academic research across campus. The office provides faculty and students with information, assistance and support services related to curriculum, policies, and procedures; coordinates the graduate admission and registration processes; and provides oversight for the University’s research agenda to ensure a link between graduate education and the University’s research activities. The office is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the graduate programs, works with University student services to provide appropriate support services for graduate students, and serves as the official office of record for graduate student files.

Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment (OIEA) supports student learning by assessing students' knowledge, skills, and abilities and provides information and services to students, faculty and staff. Students should contact the OIEA for information on the ACT COMPASS, Residual ACT, Proficiency (CAAP), Praxis, major-field assessment and CLEP exams. The Office supports the academic and administrative units in developing and evaluating their institutional effectiveness plans and assists the Assessment Coordinating Committee in evaluating DSU’s Academic Assessment Program. The Office also supports the university’s accreditation processes and its Title III activities, and provides assistance to academic and administrative units in a broad range of activities including support for regional and program accreditation, conducting and analyzing surveys and administering and ensuring compliance with statewide policies. More information can be found on the OIEA website and in the assessment brochure. Please stop by the office, which is located on the 3rd floor of Heston Hall, or call 256-5101 for more information.

Recording of Non-Traditional Credit

Students are provided an opportunity to record non-traditional learning experiences equivalent to coursework provided at DSU. Credit may be evaluated and recorded only for degree-seeking students currently enrolled at DSU or graduates of DSU seeking enhanced certification, licensure or employment opportunities. Non-traditional credit may include Advanced Placement, College Level Examination Program (CLEP), Department Credit-By-Examination, prior learning/work experience, or military credit. Military credits are evaluated according to guidelines set forth by the American Council on Education. Further details are available in the University Catalog and DSU Policy #03-51-00.

Returning Students Who Did Not Graduate

Returning students, who did not graduate from DSU during their previous enrollment and who have interrupted their enrollment at any Regental university for more than two consecutive semesters, are assigned the catalog in effect at the time of their re-enrollment as their catalog of graduation. (See BOR Policy 2:17.)