ii NSU FACULTY RESOURCES ON THE MYNSU PORTAL All Academic Policies and Guidelines are available in the Policies section of the MyNSU portal under CAMPUS RESOURCES. Additional academic information and forms are available on the MyNSU portal at MyNSU>Faculty Resources. Faculty development resources are available at MyNSU>Faculty Resources>Faculty Development. UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT A. PURPOSE To comply with provisions of South Dakota Board of Regents Policy 1:10 requiring Northern State University mission to include the legislatively determined purpose of the institution and the programs authorized by the Board to implement that purpose. B. DEFINITIONS 1. Statutory Mission: The institutional mission defined under South Dakota Codified Law (SDCL). C. POLICY 1. Statutory Mission The legislature established the statutory mission of NSU under SDCL 13-59-1 as: The primary purpose of Northern State University, at Aberdeen in Brown County…is the preparation of elementary and secondary teachers and a secondary purpose is to offer preprofessional, one-year and two-year terminal and junior college programs. Four-year degrees other than in education and graduate work may be authorized by the Board of Regents. 2. Board of Regents Implementation of Statutory Mission The NSU Mission, Vision and Values statements are available on the NSU website. The Board of Regents has approved a special emphasis on E-learning in the university curriculum and service. Northern State University is a member of the South Dakota System of Higher Education. Northern State University is approved to offer programs and courses online through the Internet. 3. Curriculum The following curriculum is approved for the university: 3.1 Undergraduate Major Level Curriculum
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