Dual Credit

Sioux Falls School District 

Reduced Tuition Dual Credit Policies & Procedures

All Sioux Falls School District high schools follow the same policies and procedures for reduced tuition dual credit enrollment. 

Please utilize the button below for more information as well as information on how to enroll.

Why dual credit?

Reduced-tuition dual credit courses are classes that high school juniors and seniors can take through a South Dakota university or technical college that students can earn both high school credit and college credit with the same class. There are many perks to taking dual credit classes such as saving money on college tuition, accelerate your time for degree completion, and academic college experience. 

ADDITIONAL DUAL CREDIT INFORMATION

Dual Credit Courses at RHS

College Algebra, Fundamentals of Communication (Speech), General Psychology and Essentials of Anatomy/Physiology are dual credit courses that may be offered in-person at Roosevelt High School. College Algebra is a semester long, offered in the fall semester. We offer a second semester to assist students wishing to reach four years of math but students will not earn college credit. Speech and General Psychology are semester long.  Essentials of Anatomy/Physiology is a year-long course. We must have 10 students enrolled in order to have an in-person class offered. Classes may be taken online as well.

All classes listed above will be offered through the University of South Dakota (USD), if there is enough demand. They will be taught by a RHS teacher and will meet daily per the SFSD calendar. Students will need to complete their dual credit enrollment through the college in addition to requesting it through RHS. 

College Dual Credit Information:

Most of our students choose dual credit courses are offered through the following schools:

• Southeast Technical College

• South Dakota State University 

• University of South Dakota

Additional schools with dual credit courses:

• Black Hills State University

• Dakota State University

• Lake Area Technical College

• Mitchell Technical College

• Northern State University

• South Dakota School of Mines

Does it transfer?

The best way to determine if a dual credit course will transfer to the school you want to attend is to contact the school directly. 

One resource to check the course's portability is TRANSFEROLOGY. 

Cost?

On March 19, 2025, Governor Rhoden signed HB 1040 to increase the responsibility of dual credit tuition to fify percent student responsibility and fifty percent state responsibility. (This is an increase from one-third student responsibility and two-thirds state responsibility.) This increase will take effect for the Fall 2025 term. 

Dual credit courses cost $50.84 $78.48 per credit hour plus the cost of books and materials. Students will pay tuition directly to the college through their D2L system (SDePay).  For example, a three credit course will cost $152.52 $235.44 plus the cost of books and materials. If a student were to take the exact same three credit course at USD or SDSU as a full-time student, they would pay $266.60 per credit hour and the course would cost $799.80 plus books, materials and fees.

Need help paying for your dual credit?

While the cost of tuition through the dual credit program is reduced significantly, it may still be a hardship. SDSU offers the Jackrabbit ACE First Bank and Trust Scholarship for economically disadvantaged high school juniors and seniors to enroll in dual credit courses at SDSU. Please see the link for more information.

Dual Credit Scholarships

USD offers scholarships to students who successfully complete a dual credit course through them and attend their university following graduation. 

Dual Credit Scholarship | University of South Dakota (usd.edu) 

Dual Credit Transcripts

If you’ve taken dual credit while in high school, you may need to request to have your official college transcript sent to the college you plan on attending in the fall after graduation. Please place your request after all dual credit courses are completed to avoid having to request it more than once. We recommend making your request in late-May or early-June to ensure courses are completed and the college receives them in ample time.

If you’re taking dual credit through SDBOR, please see below:

• If you’re attending the school you took the class(es) from, no action is needed.

• State school to state school – No transcript needed (Example: USD to SDSU)

• State school to private school – Transcript request required (Example: USD to Augustana)

• State school to out-of-state school – Transcript request required (Example: USD to University of Nebraska, Lincoln)

• State school to technical college – Transcript request required (Example: SDSU to Southeast Tech)

• Dual credit through multiple schools (SDSU & USD) – Only one transcript needed, it will list all courses on one transcript

USD Transcript Request (Scroll down and look for "Transcript" tab)

SDSU Transcript Request

DSU Transcript Request

If you’re taking dual credit through Southeast Technical College (STC), please see below:

• If you’re attending the school you took the class(es) from, no action is needed.

• Tech school to college/university – Transcript request required

• Tech school to tech school – Transcript request required

STC Transcript Request