SD Colleges

Augustana College:	Avera McKennan Hospital University Health Center:
Black Hill State University:	Dakota State University:
Dakota Wesleyan University:	Kilian Community College:
Mount Marty College:	National American University:
Northern State University:	Presentation College:
Sioux Valley Hospital USD Medical Center:	Sisseton Wahpeton College:
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology:	South Dakota State University:
University of Sioux Falls:	University of South Dakota:
Colorado Technical University:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SD PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

To be admitted to a South Dakota State Institution, (USD, DSU, SDSU, BHSU, NSU, School of Mines), you must have the following credentials.

• Graduate in top 60% of your class (50% for USD)
  or
• ACT composite score of 18 (20 for USD) or above
  or
• HS GPA of 2.6 on a 4.0 scale
  and
• Earn a "C" average or higher grade point in the following required high school courses:
  - 4 years of English
  - 3 years of Advanced Mathematics
  - 3 years of Laboratory Science
  - 3 years of Social Studies
  - 1/2 year of Computer Science
  - 1 year of Fine Arts

A common application form, located in the counseling office, needs be used for all of these schools. You may apply to more than one school with the same form. The form is to be sent to a central processing site at Vermillion. A $20 application fee is paid to each school you are applying. A transcript needs to be sent with this application. Financial aid will be sent to the same site.

SD Technical Institutions

A diploma or GED is necessary to be accepted to a Technical school. Specific majors or programs have requirements specific to their area. Some schools are now requiring the ACT test. Contact the school or a catalogue for details. Articulation agreements between high schools and technical schools are in-place for many classes.

Military

MILITARY ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

A student interested in applying for acceptance into a military academy or a ROTC scholarship needs to begin the process early in their junior year. A score of 27 or better is needed on the ACT to qualify along with many other requirements. Contact the counselor for more specific requirements.

A student will need to complete the ASVAB military entrance test before they will be able to sign with a specific branch.  Students are encouraged to take the ASVAB when it is offered at the high school.  The students score is compared with other high school students verses all persons taking the test.  The high school test is given as a paper-pencil test.  The Sioux Falls test at MEPS is a computer generated test.  There is no cost for this test.

College and Career Searches

If you want to participate in Division I or Division II sports, you need to be aware of the following requirements.

1. You must graduate from high school. You should apply for certification at the end of your junior year or beginning of your senior year. A school cannot legally recruit you until you have been cleared by the Clearinghouse.
   

2. You must earn at least a 2.0 grade-point average in a core curriculum of at least 16 academic courses taken during grades 9 through 12, including at least
   4 years of English
   3 years of math (Algebra I or higher)
   2 years of natural or physical science
   1 year of additional English , math, or natural/physical science
   2 years of social science
   4 years of additional academic courses

3. Earn a sum score of at least 68 on the ACT. The Act score must be sent directly to NCAA Clearinghouse by coding 9999 as one of your choices in the college code section on your ACT registration folder.

NCAA schools in SD are SDSU (Division I) USD, and Augustana, and Northern (Division II).

NAIA schools have their own set of guidelines. NAIA schools include Dakota Wesleyan, BHSU, School of Mines, Mount Marty, University of Sioux Falls, and Dakota State.

"Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education."
~ Martin Luther King Jr.~