Recording a Major or Minor on a Degree Not Earned at Dickinson State University
Dickinson State University WILL NOT officially record a major or minor on a degree earned at another college or university. However, under the following conditions, the Office of Academic Records will record a comment on the student’s transcript indicating that the major or minor requirements have been met:
- The college dean or department chair must evaluate the student’s transcript and certify by letter to the Office of Academic Records that all Dickinson State University requirements for that major or minor have been met. The student must have completed at least 18 semester hours in that major or 12 semester hours in that minor from Dickinson State University.
- For a teaching major or minor (example: Math Education) the student must meet all the requirements listed in (1) above, and the chair of the Department of Teacher Education must certify that the student has met the Professional Education Licensure requirements as listed in the Dickinson State University catalog.
- If the student wishes to obtain initial teacher licensure from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board, and has met the requirements listed above (1 and 2), the Office of Academic Records will initiate the application for certification if so requested by the student.
- If the student wishes to obtain initial teacher licensure from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board and HAS NOT met the requirements listed in (1 and 2) above, the student must initiate the request for licensure directly with the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board.
IF THE STUDENT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN (1) OR (1 and 2) ABOVE, THE MAJOR OR MINOR COMMENT WILL NOT BE RECORDED ON THE ACADEMIC RECORD.