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  • This is the official page for DSU’s institutional policies and procedures.
  • Contact the Policy Officer or (605) 256-5663 for questions about the process to develop new policy, revise existing policy, and/or repeal the policy.
  • New policies and revised policies will be re-numbered to reflect the 14 new policy categories.
  • For questions regarding a specific institutional policy, please contact the Responsible Office listed for that policy.

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Online Course Quality Assurance Standards and Review 1.22

Center for Teaching and Learning

10/20/2025
Drug-Free Environment 8.10

Human resources

10/20/2025
Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, Affirmative Action 8.8

Human Resources

08/25/2025
Drones/Uncrewed Aircraft Systems 6.3

Business & Administrative Services

08/25/2025
General Education Assessment 1.17

Academic Affairs

08/25/2025
Dangerous Weapons and Firearms 12.3

Business & Administrative Services

08/25/2025
Conflict of Interest 8.9

Human Resources

08/25/2025
Video Surveillance 14.9

Information Technology Services

06/30/2025
University-Owned Devices 14.8

Information Technology Services

06/30/2025
Passwords 14.7

Information Technology Services

06/30/2025
User Account Creation & Retention 14.6

Information Technology Services

06/30/2025
Access Control 14.5

Information Technology Services

06/30/2025
Primary Website Governance 10.3

Marketing and Communications

06/30/2025
Employee Summer Salary and Supplemental Compensation 6.2

Human Resources/Employment

Academic Affairs

Business and Administrative Services

Research and Economic Development

04/28/2025
Administrative Course Registration Cancellation 2.4

Office of the Provost

04/28/2025
Non-Student Minors on Campus 12.2

Governors Cyber Academy & K-12 Initiatives

04/28/2025
Remote Learning During Inclement Weather 2.3

Office of the Provost

01/27/2025
University Committees 2.2

Office of the Provost

02/03/2025
Policy Development and Management 8.2

Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, and Policy

02/03/2025

Policies

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Distance Education: Student Out-of-State Location 1.1 Office of Online Education 06/17/2024
Finals Week 1.2 Academic Affairs 08/13/2020
Academic Amnesty (Grade Deletion) 1.3 Registrar 12/21/2020
Emeritus Designation 1.4 Academic Affairs 06/28/2021
Academic Advising 1.5 Academic Affairs 06/28/2021
President's Academic Honors: Undergraduates 1.6 Registrar 06/28/2021
Faculty Qualifications Exception 1.7 Academic Affairs 02/27/2023
Student Academic Misconduct 1.8 Academic Affairs BOR JUNE 2021
Syllabi and Learning Management System 1.9 Academic Affairs 04/03/2023
Short Term Military Activation 1.10 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Academic Field Trips 1.11 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Internship 1.12 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Class Schedule Changes 1.13 Academic Affairs 04/17/2023
Minimum Progression Standards 1.14 Academic Affairs 05/21/2023
Academic End-of-Term Student Opinion Surveys 1.15 Academic Affairs 05/21/2023
Student Enrollment Status 1.16 Academic Affairs 09/09/2024
General Education Assessment 1.17 Academic Affairs 05/05/2023
Faculty Evaluation 1.18 Academic Affairs 06/03/2023
Faculty Sabbaticals 1.19 Academic Affairs 06/03/2023
International Travel: Faculty/Staff Led Programs 1.20 Academic Affairs 03/11/2024
Academic Program Assessment 1.21 Academic Affairs 09/09/2024
Online Course Quality Assurance Standards and Review 1.22

Center for Teaching and Learning

10/20/2025

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Policy Development and Management 8.2 OFFICE OF INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, ASSESSMENT, AND POLICY 05/2/2020
Commencement and Academic Honors 2.1 ACADEMIC AFFAIRS 12/05/2022
University Committees 2.2 PROVOST 02/03/2025
Remote Learning During Inclement Weather 2.3 PROVOST 01/27/2025
Administrative Course Registration Cancellation 2.4 PROVOST 04/28/2025

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
This space is reserved for future policies.

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Facilities and Grounds Use: Assembly, Speech, and Expression 5.1 Business and Administrative Services 04/25/2022
Sale of Alcohol on University Property 5.2 Business and Administrative Services 8/22/2024


Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Indirect Cost Rate and Recovery 6.1 Business and Administrative Services 08/24/2020
Employee Summer Salary and Supplemental Compensation 6.2

Human Resources/Employment

Academic Affairs

Business and Administrative Services

Research and Economic Development

04/28/2025
Contracts and Agreements: Approval 6.3

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Sponsored Grants and Contracts 6.4

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Telecommuting 8.1 Human Resources 05/22/2020
Policy Development and Management 8.2 Director of Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment, and Policy 02/03/2025
Family Medical Leave and Leaves of Absence 8.3 Human Resources 07/28/2020
Time and Leave Reporting Eligibility 8.4 Human Resources 09/28/2020
Smoke and Tobacco-Free Environment 8.5 Human Resources 04/29/2024
Sexual Harassment 8.6 Human resources 02/22/2021
Americans With Disabilities (ADA) Compliance 8.7 Human resources 04/29/2024
Equal Opportunity, Non-Discrimination, Affirmative Action 8.8 Human resources 04/29/2024
Conflict of Interest 8.9 Human resources 08/25/2025
Drug-Free Environment 8.10 Human resources 10/20/2025

There are currently no institutional Library policies.

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Campus-Wide Posting 10.1 STUDENT AFFAIRS 04/26/2021
Facilities and Grounds Use: News and Commercial Media 10.2 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 09/27/2021
Primary Website Governance 10.3 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS 06/30/25

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Export Controls 11.1 Research and Economic Development 03/11/2024
Intellectual Property 11.2 Research and Economic Development 09/27/2021
Contracts and Agreements: Approval 6.3

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Sponsored Grants and Contracts 6.4

Research and Economic Development

Business and Administrative Services

05/08/2023
Data Retention and Destruction: Project Boundary Fence 6.5

Research and Economic Development

10/23/2023
Human Research Subjects 6.6

Research and Economic Development

10/23/2023
Responsible Conduct of Research 6.7

Research and Economic Development

1/29/2024

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Drones/Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) 12.1 Business and Administrative Services 04/25/2022
Non-Student Minors on Campus 12.2 Governors Cyber Academy & K-12 Initiatives 04/28/2025
Dangerous Weapons and Firearms 12.3 Business & Administrative Services 08/25/2025

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
Cyberbullying 13.1 Student Conduct 05/05/2022

Policy Number Responsible Office Last Revision
DIGITAL ACCESSIBILITY 14.2 INFOMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 04/29/2024
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND TECHNOLOGY 14.3 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 02/29/20204
TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT 14.4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES 04/29/2024
Accesss Control 14.5 Information Technology Services 06/30/2025

User Account Creation and Retention

14.6 Information Technology Services 06/30/2025

Passwords

14.7 Information Technology Services 06/30/2025

University-Owned Devices

14.8 Information Technology Services 06/30/2025

Video Surveillance

14.9 Information Technology Services 06/30/2025