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The University of South Dakota (USD) believes that a student success is essential to achieving great things. USD is committed to helping distance students succeed through a variety of programs focused on each students’ specific needs.
Academic Advising and Success Center (AASC)
http://www.usd.edu/advising
Each student at USD is assigned to an academic advisor through the Academic Advising and Success Center. Academic advisors are an essential piece to assisting students through the academic processes as well as connecting the students to the resources available to them.
In addition to academic advising services, academic support is provided through:
- Tutoring programs, which are offered in a variety of subjects, including math, biology, chemistry, general education social sciences, and more either in-person or via Zoom.
- Supplemental Instruction, which provides peer-assisted study sessions help you with difficult first and second year courses.Tutor.com, which is an on-demand 24-7 tutoring option that provides support for most general education classes, as well as many upper division math, sciences, nursing, and business courses.
- Tutor.com is accessible through USD’s Desire 2.
- Learn platformLearning Specialists, who help students develop successful learning strategies and study skills, study habits, time management, overcome test anxiety, and more
Center for Career Design
https://www.usd.edu/About/Departments-Offices-and-Resources/Center-for-Career-Design
The Center for Career Design has the resources to help students design their career journey, develop essential workforce competencies, identify internships and experiential activities, and secure their place at a job or destination that fulfills their expectations. Career appointments can be booked with Career Coaches through Coyote Connections.
Coyote Careers is USD’s career services manager powered by Symplicity. Students use Coyote Careers to apply for all types of jobs (on-campus, work-study, part-time work and full-time careers), access career resources, get job recommendations based on their interests, learn about career events and much more. Coyote Careers also has an app students can download for additional convenience.
Coyote Connections
https://usd.campus.eab.com/home
Coyote Connections is the overarching platform to help students schedule and request appointments to help them with whatever they may need. Services include and help support with:
- Advising
- International Student Services
- Learning Specialists
- Meeting with Professor
- Tutoring
- Undergrad Research Opportunities
- Writing Center
- Career Planning
Coyote One Stop Shop
https://td.usd.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/Home/
Coyote One Stop is an online destination designed to be used by USD faculty, staff, students, prospective students and parents to locate information quickly. Through this website you can request assistance and find answers to your questions. You can learn more about Coyote One Stop and search the Service Catalog and Knowledge Base at link.usd.edu/onestop.
Gallagher International Center
Gallagher International Center
Al Neuharth Media Center Room 126
605-658-6255
theworld@usd.edu / isso@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/gic
Study Abroad and Exchange Courses
International travel and study abroad enhance a student’s resume with experiences and skills that are difficult to obtain in any other way. There are numerous exciting educational study abroad opportunities available to graduate and professional students. These experiences may be during the semester or summer.
USD offers direct exchange program opportunities in such countries as Australia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Spain, Lithuania, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, South Korea, and Wales. In most cases, students pay USD tuition and receive credit toward their program of study. In addition to the direct exchange programs, USD has affiliations with third party program providers that offer hundreds of locations around the world. Through the National Student Exchange, students are also able to affordably study at over 175 colleges and universities in the U.S., Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. To determine if study abroad is possible or appropriate for their program, students should consult with their graduate advisor and then meet with a study abroad advisor at the Gallagher Center.
International Student Support
The GIC supports international students from the time of application through to graduation and the completion of Optional Practical Training (OPT). Current students have access to a full-time international student advisor who provides immigration-related compliance advising and support, and employment services for OPT and Curricular Practical Training (CPT). The office also sponsors orientation programs and cultural programming.
International Admissions and Recruitment
The University of South Dakota welcomes students’ applications for admission from all countries. We aim to provide prospective students with personal attention, timely service and clear, accurate information about the University and the admissions process.
Housing
University Residence Halls
he University provides residence hall accommodations for students in six traditional residence halls and two apartment/suite halls. Graduate students are welcome to live in University Housing as space allows, with the exception of Beede, Olson, Richardson, and Mickelson Halls. These Halls are reserved for undergraduate students. Coyote Village and McFadden are suites and apartments with private bedrooms and shared bathroom with one other person. Burgess/Norton are traditional mixed-class halls with shared rooms and restrooms. Floors in Burgess Norton are by gender. For the 2025-26 academic year spaces in Burgess Norton are being reserved for graduate students. Additional information may be obtained from University Housing at 605-677-5663, www.usd.edu/housing or on campus in the Housing Office located in North Commons, Suite 100.
Off-Campus Housing
Vermillion offers a variety of rooms, apartments, mobile homes, and houses for rent to University students. The University is not responsible for off-campus housing and it is considered an entirely separate entity. Students must make rental arrangements with the individual landlords. Students within two years of their high school graduation date, or who have already signed a housing contract, are required to live on-campus without an approved exemption.
Information Technology Services
http://link.usd.edu/InformationTechnology
USD Technology Services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via phone, email, or online submissions via Coyote One Stop. This support includes campus and personal computer troubleshooting for hardware and software issues.
Military & Veteran Student Services
http://link.usd.edu/MilitaryandVeteranStudentServices
This resource center proudly assists service members, veterans, and their families with applying for and receiving education benefits. There are prioritized programs and services to help military and veteran students integrate into student life as smoothly as possible. Whether you’re studying on campus or via an online or distance program, military and veteran students have access to academic and social support such as tutoring, student veterans’ clubs and organizations, Veterans Affairs reintegration support, and peer monitoring programs. Counseling services are offered that are confidential and offer a broad range of counseling, outreach and referral services for current and prior military personnel and their family members. Services provided include individual, couples and family counseling, support and educational groups and referral to other resources.
Presentation Center
The Presentation Center is dedicated to helping students gain the necessary skills and confidence to cohesivity and effectively communicate a message to their intended audience. The presentation center offers a great range of different services to USD students, varying from one-on-one meetings to workshops, including:
- Presentation workshops
- Presentation construction
- Structured feedback
- Audience Services
Zoom appointments are available upon request by emailing Jennifer.Hough@usd.edu
South Dakota Oral History Center
https://www.usd.edu/Academics/Libraries/ID-Weeks-Library/South-Dakota-Oral-History-Center
The USD Oral History Center hosts a collection of approximately 5500 interviews recollecting indigenous memories and experiences, starting as early as the 1890s. The collection is a valuable record of the historical, social, and cultural legacy of the state of South Dakota that students may use for research or educational purposes.
Interviews or recordings can be requested through the link below:
https://www.usd.edu/Academics/Libraries/ID-Weeks-Library/South-Dakota-Oral-History-Center/Interview-and-Recording-Request
Student Counseling Center
East Hall/Dakota Hall
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: 605-658-3580
Fax: 605-658-3362
scc@usd.edu
www.usd.edu/scc
The University of South Dakota Student Counseling Center (SCC) is committed to providing short-term counseling and consultation services in a safe, welcoming, and affirming environment, conducive to the development and empowerment of a diverse community of learners. Students seek services at the Student Counseling Center for a variety of reasons. Some of these include: anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, substance use, and past or recent trauma. Students can self-schedule an appointment by visiting our website or calling our main line.
Student Counseling Center- Sioux Falls
Admin. Building Rm. 156
Sioux Falls, Sd
Phone: 605-658-3580
Fax: 605-658-3362
Scc-sf@usd.edu
Website
The University of South Dakota- Sioux Falls supports their students’ well-being and academic success by providing a part-time mental health clinic on campus. This clinic is a training clinic under the supervision of a licensed professional. This clinic provides individual therapy at no cost to USD-SF students. You can self-schedule an appointment by visiting their website or calling the front office.
Psychological Services Center
Noteboom Hall 117
Vermillion, SD 57069
Phone: 605-658-3720
PSC@usd.edu
Website
The Psychological Services Center provides high quality evidence-based mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Our services include individual therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, group therapy, diagnostic assessment, and consultation. Our team provides support, education, and mental health services to individuals with anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship difficulties, life transitions, grief and loss, among other concerns. For children and adolescents, we can help with promoting healthy development, such as coping skills, social skills, parenting skills, toilet-training, sleep, and eating, as well as addressing concerns such as defiant/aggressive behaviors, ADHD, autism, trauma, anxiety, and depression. To schedule an appointment please call our office or visit our website.
Counseling School & Psychological Services Center
Delzell Rm. 210
Phone: 605-658-6638
Fax: 605-677-5438
Cspsc@usd.edu
Website
The Counseling and School Psychological Services Center provides supervised clinical training for graduate counselor and school psychology trainees and serves as a resource to the community. As part of the Division of Counseling and Psychology in Education, we offer a variety of counseling, diagnostic and mental health services, including individual, couple and family counseling services as well as psychological/educational assessment and consultation for children and college students with educational, developmental and mental health disorders. Please visit our website to see all services we offer, if you would like to make an appointment please call our office.
Coyote Care
Phone: 833-569-1686
Coyote Care is Powered by UWILL. Coyote Care is a program that connects students to a 24/7 clinic support line staffed exclusively by licensed mental health professionals. The support line provides access to unlimited clinical support, risk assessment, connections to therapy and other next steps, emergency response, identifying students of concern and reporting. The service can be used by all students, whether on or off campus or abroad.
University Libraries
https://www.usd.edu/Academics/Libraries
University Libraries at USD are committed to providing high quality library services to all USD students and faculty. Students can take advantage of our specialized library liaison services by scheduling a consultation to receive personalized help. Students have access to library services and resources (including e-books, full text articles and much more) electronically. Students currently enrolled in a USD distance education program are eligible for the same services as other USD faculty, staff and students, including the Interlibrary Loan and Document Delivery Services (ILLiad).
USD Office of Accessibility
https://www.usd.edu/About/Departments-Offices-and-Resources/Office-of-Accessibility
In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973) and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (2009), USD Office of Accessibility is dedicated to ensuring that students with disabilities have full and equal access to all the programs and activities USD offers. Accommodations are available to students with documented learning, physical or psychological disabilities. Phone: 605-658-3745 Fax: 605-677-3172 E-Mail: accessiblity@usd.edu
USD Wellness Center
https://www.usd.edu/Student-Life/Health-and-Wellness/Wellness-Center
At the Wellness Center, students can take advantage of personal training, group fitness sessions, and wellness coaching to prioritize their physical and mental health. From Yoga, Zumba, Dance to HIIT workouts, and more, certified instructors offer a variety of online courses for students to join every day of the week for free. Additionally, students can find guided workouts and exercises on USD’s YouTube Channel @USDWellnessCenter.
Writing Center
The Writing Center helps students improve their writing skills and consults with students on any type of writing assignments. Students can schedule an appointment online at https://usd.campus.eab.com, email wcenter@usd.edu, call 605-658-6855, or stop by the Writing Center location in Room 133 Academic Commons (I.D. Weeks Library, first floor). The Online Writing Center (in the Learning Management System) connects distance students with writing consultants.
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