South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Academic Experience
Past Performance | Probation Policy|Academic Calendar | Graduate Career Data
Past Performance
What Do We Like To Study?
Most Popular Majors
Least Popular Majors- physics
- geology
- mathematics
Policies
Probation Policy The minimum GPA required for all students to remain off probation during their entire college tenure is:
Graduation Policy:
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar System:
- Semester System (two terms comprise academic year)
Summer Sessions:
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Three summer sessions, one of three weeks, one of five weeks, and one of
eight weeks.
New student orientation:
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Orientation for new students is is held in August.
Graduate Career Data
Percentage of graduates who pursue further study:
- 12% continue immediately.
Percentage of all graduates who pursue graduate study in various fields:
- Law School: 1%
- Medical School: 1%
- Graduate Business Programs: 2%
- Other: 8%
List of graduate schools most often selected by our recent graduates:
- Arizona State University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, MIT, South Dakota School of
- Mines and Tech, University of South Dakota.
80% of our graduates choose careers in business and industry.
95% of our graduates enter into a job market related to their major within two years of graduation.
Firms that most frequently hire our graduates:
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Boeing, Cargill, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Texas Instruments, Dow Corning,
Exxon, John Deere, Shell Oil.
Most prominent alumni/ae:
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Frank Richardson, president, Shell Oil; Thomas Bolger, CEO, Bell
Atlantic; Homer Surbeck, Wall Street lawyer.
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