Sinte Gleska University: Narrative Description

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SINTE GLESKA UNIVERSITY I-8

PO Box 490
Rosebud, SD 57570-0490
Tel: (605)747-2263
Fax: (605)747-2098
Web Site: http://www.sinte.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1970. Setting: 52-acre rural campus. Total enrollment: 1,200. 168 applied, 100% were admitted. 73% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Required: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: 8/20. Notification: continuous until 8/30.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Tuition: $2700 full-time, $75 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $270 full-time, $3 per credit hour part-time, $90. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Most popular organizations: Student Association, Lakota Club. Major annual events: Founders' Day, Student Awareness Week. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Sinte Gleska University Library with 25,000 books, 80 serials, and an OPAC. 35 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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