Credits

Dickinson State University operates on the semester system. Ordinarily, one credit requires one class period per week for 16 weeks. Credit given in courses varies according to the number of class meetings per week.

Inter-term and Summer Session

The day following Dickinson State University’s summer session is officially designated as the first day of the University’s inter-term. The inter-term will end on the first class contact day of the Fall term as officially designated in the common academic calendar which is established and mandated by the North Dakota University System.

All academic credits earned by students officially enrolled in the summer session will be recorded as part of Dickinson State University’s officially designated summer session. All academic credits earned by students (new incoming freshman, new transfers, or returning students) via competency examinations, directed study classes, independent study classes etc., which may be earned while the summer session is in progress, but are outside the scope of DSU’s officially designated summer session (i.e., DSU’s Summer Orientation and Registration SOAR events), will not be recognized or reported as part of the summer session. In order to maintain accuracy with respect to Fall semester enrollment reporting requirements, especially with respect to new first time freshman, these credits will appear on the transcript as part of the following Fall term. However, these credits are officially recognized by Dickinson State University as inter-term credits.