New Degrees at DSU

Posted on Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Dakota State University will begin offering associate and bachelor degrees in network and system administration beginning this fall.

The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the action at its recent meeting in Pierre.

DSU Dean of the College of Business Information Systems, Tom Halverson says the new degrees bridge a gap between two existing programs.

University officials expect the number of students in the new bachelor's degree program to grow from 20 to 80 students in three years.

Dakota State will deliver the two-year associate degree in network and system administration both in Sioux Falls and online.

No additional state resources or additional student fees are requested to implement these programs.

The institution currently offers other associate degrees in related fields such as applications programming, business management, health information technology and office management.