In order to participate, students must be a qualifying junior or senior eligible to enroll at a high school in South Dakota. To qualify, students must meet one of the requirements listed under either Sections 1 (for juniors) & 2 (for seniors), OR all of the requirements under Section 3. Students not meeting the requirements in Sections 1-3 may take and meet the required scores for an exam listed under Section 4 to qualify for the program.
1. High school junior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements:
a. earn an ACT composite score of 24 reflective of the 70% percentile; or
b. rank in upper one-third of their graduating class; or
c. earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale;
2. High school senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements:
a. earn an ACT composite score of 21 reflective of the 50% percentile; or
b. rank in the upper one-half of their graduating class; or
c. earn a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale;
3. High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets all of the following Undergraduate admissions requirements:
a. ACT score of 18 (or 21 for USD & SDSM&T); and
b. Successful completion of coursework Requirements
• Four Years of English
• Three years of advanced mathematics
• Three years of laboratory science
• Three years of social studies
• One year of fine arts
4. Take one of the assessments below and meet the required score(s):
a. 10th Grade ACT Aspire Summative Assessment – (Score 434 or higher)
Students may contact their high school for more information on the ACT Aspire Assessment.
b. ACCUPLACER Classic (Sentence Skills – Score 86 or higher AND Elementary Algebra – Score 76 or higher)
Students may contact a Dual Credit Campus Contact for more information on the ACCUPLACER Exam.
c. ACCUPLACER Next Generation (QAS (Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra & Statistics) - Score 255 or higher AND Writing - Score 263 or higher)
Students may contact a Dual Credit Campus Contact for more information on the ACCUPLACER Exam.
Continuing Enrollment Requirements
During the 2020 Legislative Session, changes were made to SDCL § 13-28-37.1 with regard to continuing eligibility in the High School Dual Credit program. Starting with grades earned during the Fall 2020 Semester, any student who fails or withdraws from a HSDC course will no longer be eligible for the program in future semesters, absent a showing of good cause. Students who earn a F or W grade and who wish to continue in the program must meet one of the three options below:
Show good cause by having a BOR GPA of 2.5 or higher, showing a prior record of success in the HSDC program (for BOR institutions only).
Show good cause by documenting extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student which contributed to the F or W grade(s). Good cause may include, but is not limited to: illness, injury, an illness or death in the family, or unusual academic circumstances.
Regain eligibility in the program by 1.) successfully repeating the course(s) in which the F or W grade(s) were earned, and 2.) paying the full HSDC tuition rate of $145 for the repeated course(s). This includes the portion of tuition typically paid by the state.
Students showing good cause through GPA will be automatically granted an exemption to continue in the program moving forward. Students who experienced extenuating circumstances, or who wish to repeat the course(s) in which the F or W grade was earned at the full HSDC tuition rate to regain program eligibility must fill out an Eligibility Exemption form and submit it to the campus indicated on the form for the student's circumstances. A list of campus contacts for BOR institutions can be found here, & BOTE institution contacts are available on SDMyLife.
Important Dates
August 21 – First Day of Classes
August 31 – Last day to drop/add a Dual Credit course (full refund)
September 1 – W grade begins
September 1 – Full payment due
October 16 – Midterm
November 27 – Last day to drop and receive a W grade (no refund)
December 13- Last Day of Fall Semester Classes
January 8 - First Day of Classes
January 17 - Last day to drop/add a Dual Credit course (full refund)
January 18 - Full payment due
March 1 - Midterm
April 2 - Last day to drop and receive a W grade (no refund)
May 10- Last day of Spring Semester Classes
Click on each college to see dual credit dates.
Important dates:
School start- January 8th
Last day to drop a class without having to pay- January 22nd
MLK Jr. Day- January 15th No School
Tuition due- students can pay any time after January 8th until February 7th. Online payment is available through the portal or they can pay by calling 882-5284 Ext 298 with a credit card or mail a check.
February 19th – Presidents Day No School
Mid term- last day to drop a class with a withdraw passing grade- March 5th
Spring break- March 11-15th No School
Good Friday/Easter Monday- March 29th-April 1st. No School
Semester end- May 10th
Grades should be out by May 14th- hopefully sooner
Mitchell Technical College Schedule
Classes start 8/21/2023
SDSU Dual Credit Scholarship: Covers one class and must be received no later than day 3 of the start of the semester and can be applied for each semester. (Must meet eligibility requirements).