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Associate of Arts Degree (AA)

  • The student must earn a minimum of 64 semester hours of credit including 16 semester hours at Dickinson State University
  • The student must complete 39 semester hours of General Education courses (same General Education course requirements as required for a baccalaureate degree)

Bachelor of University Studies degree (BUS)
with emphasis in business and other disciplines

The Bachelor of University Studies (BUS) program affords students the opportunity to plan their own curriculum, choosing those courses which seem most valuable and interesting to them.
Requirements — All BUS students must:

  • Meet all the criteria for graduation, including the General Education requirements
  • Complete a minimum of 128 semester hours
  • Earn at least 32 semester hours in upper-division (300-400) courses
  • Earn 32 credits from Dickinson State University
    (The 32 upper-division and the 32 DSU credits may be the same.)

Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology (BAST)

The Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology Degree is a baccalaureate completion program that builds on an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS). This allows the applied technology aspect of the AAS degree to be used as the major for the Bachelor of Applied Science.

A Bachelor of Applied Science in Technology (BAST) Degree:

  • Allows the students to add management courses to their AAS degree;
  • Allows the technology portion of the first degree to serve as the major for the bachelors degree;
  • Enhances current employment status;
  • Provides the foundation for future employment opportunities that require a bachelor’s degree for initial entrance or career advancement; and
  • Gives the student the education necessary to become a manager of technology.

Program requirements:

  • An Associate of Applied Science degree from an accredited institution must be completed before being accepted into the Bachelor of Applied Science program;
  • Complete DSU’s general education coursework OR the general education coursework from another North Dakota University System institution

For more information contact:
Office of Extended Learning, Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND 58601-4896
1-866-496-8797

Dickinson Office:701-483-2166
Marty Odermann-Gardner (Director); Anthony Willer (Instructional Technology/Online Coordinator)
Stacy Wilkinson (Student Support Specialist); Yvonne Roth (Student Support Specialist);
Kathy Obritsch (Distance Video Coordinator); Kay Locket (Staff Assistant); Joanne Fields