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The Bachelor of General Studies degree is intended to accommodate students with a variety of career goals.  It is an important option for students who have accumulated significant college credit and who want to complete a baccalaureate degree. But, it is also a viable choice for students who are interested in building their own degree program, to coincide with their career plans and interests. Students are required to complete general education requirements plus 45 credits in three areas of emphasis (15 credits in each area) selected by the student: allied health, business, education, fine arts, humanities, social sciences, wellness, technology and other STEM disciplines (science, engineering, math). Specific coursework in the three areas of emphasis is selected by the student; additional credits for graduation can be selected from any discipline.

B.B.A. Business Technology blends a solid computer orientation with traditional business, accounting, marketing, management and finance courses.  Computer related activities are integrated into coursework.

B.S. Cyber Operations provides graduates with an understanding of Internet-based electronic commerce, computer security, database design, computer programming, current client-side and server-side technologies, value-added networks, intranets, communications protocols, and privacy.

A.A. General Studies provides students with a strong general education background as well as knowledge to help them understand current and emerging computer-based technologies and to develop basic skills in information processing. This program also serves as an entry program for students who desire to seek admission to a baccalaureate or professional program in any South Dakota public university.

B.S. Health Information Administration prepares students with the administrative knowledge and skills, as well as the technical skills, necessary for a health information/medical records professional in a variety of health care facilities and agencies. Graduates are qualified to serve as entry level health information administrators, who are responsible for the management of health information systems consistent with medical, administrative, ethical and legal requirements of the health care delivery system. HIM professionals work in a multitude of settings throughout the healthcare industry including hospitals, physician offices and clinics, long-term care facilities, insurance companies, government agencies and home care providers. The B.S. Health Information Administration program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM).

B.S. Information Systems provides a strong background in computing and business. Graduates have an understanding of operating systems, data base applications programming, and on-line applications. Students in this program can choose from the following specializations: Business Analysis, Project Management, or Software Development.

M.S. Information Assurance (MSIA) – Primarily Online Delivery – prepares professionals who can develop and implement security strategies to improve the security posture of organizations and can provide technical leadership for the organization's efforts to adopt new technologies, implement security strategies, and protect organizational assets against attack. Students in this program can choose from the following specializations: Banking and Financial Security, Wireless and Networking Security, or Internet and E-Commerce.

With the B.S. Network and Security Administration, as business networks become more and more complex, the ability to build and defend these networks becomes increasingly important. This degree not only prepares you for the designing and administering of various network systems, but also equips you with the ability to perform tasks in computer forensics, web software security, and network security.

A.S. Respiratory Care focuses on the assessment, treatment, management, control, diagnostic evaluation, education, and care of patients with deficiencies and abnormalities of the cardiopulmonary system as well as on the prevention of the development of these deficiencies. Career opportunities exist in a wide variety of health care facilities or in scientific environments. This degree program has the added benefit of being the first step toward a 4-year degree in respiratory care (B.S. in RC).