University of South Dakota is accredited by Higher Learning Commission. It has 15 programmatic accredited programs and 1 internships/residency accredited programs.

The following table describes the detail information of institutional accreditation information.

Institutional Accreditation
Agency NameAccreditation StatusPeriods
Higher Learning CommissionAccredited1/1/1913 - Current
(Estimated Date)

Programmatic Accreditation

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programsAccredited12/1/1975 - 12/18/2018
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Law (LAW) - Professional schoolsAccredited1/1/1923 - Current
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dental Hygiene (DH)Accredited5/16/1969 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's DegreeAccredited5/1/1993 - 4/18/2018
Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral DegreeAccredited4/1/2016 - Current
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapistAccredited5/12/1993 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programsAccredited11/1/1971 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programsAccredited2/1/1994 - 12/31/2006
Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programsAccredited3/19/1974 - Current
Clinical doctoral program in AudiologyAccredited2/1/2005 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levelsAccredited4/25/2013 - Current
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degreeAccredited7/1/1942 - Current
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1979 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1953 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)
ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programsAccredited9/1/1990 - 8/1/2014
(Estimated Date)

Accredited Internship/Residency Programs

ProgramAccreditation StatusPeriods
Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic InternshipAccredited5/1/1992 - 7/21/2015