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AA General Studies at University of South Dakota

University of South Dakota, United States

Programme overview

The A.A. in General Studies advances general knowledge beyond high school and meets the general education requirements for a bachelor's degree at any South Dakota public university. Offered on the Vermillion main campus, in Sioux Falls and online.

Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences  |  Duration: 60 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Vermillion, SD, United States

What you will study

60-credit associate degree including 36 credit hours of electives, which can be chosen to fulfil bachelor's degree, major or minor requirements.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for international applicants: Spring 2027 classes start January 11, 2027 (new student arrival deadline January 10); Fall 2027 classes start August 23 (new student arrival deadline August 20).

Graduate applications go through the USD Graduate Application or GradCAS; Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Law, Medical, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Social Work use specialty CAS applications. Application deadlines are set per programme in the Graduate Catalog and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The graduate application fee cannot be waived or deferred and is non-refundable.

Law (JD): applications open September 1 for the next year's admission; applicants apply through LSAC CAS and must submit the LSAT, GRE or JD Next. June LSAT scores are accepted for the same year if the application is submitted by July 1. Out-of-state applicants scoring 150+ on the LSAT receive in-state tuition.

Apply through the official page: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

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