South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 72% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• mechanical engineering
• electrical engineering
• civil engineering

Policies

Probation Policy

The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:

• Freshmen: 1.80
• Sophomore: 2.00
• Junior: 2.00
• Senior: 2.00

Graduation Policy:

• The minimun GPA that a student needs to maintain in order to graduate is 2.00.

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• Three summer sessions, one of three weeks, one of five weeks, and one of eight weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is is held in August.

• 12% continue immediately.

• Law School: 1%
• Medical School: 1%
• Graduate Business Programs: 2%
• Other: 8%

• Arizona State University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, MIT, South Dakota School of
• Mines and Tech, University of South Dakota.

• Boeing, Cargill, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Texas Instruments, Dow Corning, Exxon, John Deere, Shell Oil.

• Frank Richardson, president, Shell Oil; Thomas Bolger, CEO, Bell Atlantic; Homer Surbeck, Wall Street lawyer.