Correspondence Study
"Bringing the academic resources of the University to the citizens of South Dakota, the region and beyond."
Correspondence Study:
What is a correspondence course?
Correspondence is defined as: Communication by the exchange of letters. In the 21st century it means, taking a higher education course via communication methods including: the exchange of letters, emails, and faxes; rather than taking a course in a classroom or online.
Correspondence Study is one component within the Division of Continuing & Distance Education (CDE). The Correspondence Study staff at CDE acts as a liaison between you and your USD instructor. We coordinate correspondence course development, register students, coordinate proctoring of exams, receive assignments and examinations from students and forward them to instructors, email / mail assignments and exam results back to you after the instructor has assessed them, and do whatever we can to ensure that your experience with correspondence study at The University of South Dakota is helpful and productive.
General Information about Correspondence Courses:
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A confirmation E-Mail will be sent to you within 36 hours of registration.
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Course guides are required to complete a correspondence course. All course guides are found by logging into myU.Portal > Distance > Correspondence Courses >
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Books will also be available through USD Barnes & Noble.
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Assignments must be mailed to the Division of Continuing & Distance Education office.
Correspondence First Assignment Form. -
Test requests must be sent in with the assignment prior to the test.
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Once all prior assignments have been graded, the tests will be mailed to the proctor.
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Vermillion area students must call 800-233-7937 to make a testing appointment.
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Assignment and exam grades will be mailed. We will not give grades out over the phone.
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Final grades will be posted in WebAdvisor.
Correspondence Courses:
Correspondence Courses, Semester-Based:
Courses completed in a standard academic term. (These courses are eligible for financial aid. Students enrolled in correspondence courses are unable to claim living expenses in financial aid awards.)
Correspondence Courses, 350-day:
Courses you can begin anytime and complete within 350 consecutive days. (These courses are not eligible for financial aid.)
Correspondence Courses, 8-week:
Courses begin October 26 - December 18, 2009. (These courses are eligible for financial aid. Students enrolled in correspondence courses are unable to claim living expenses in financial aid awards.)
If you have questions about Correspondence Study at The University of South Dakota, please contact the Correspondence Staff at cdecorrespondence@usd.edu or 1-800-233-7937.
