University of Sioux Falls

Welcome to the University of Sioux Falls!

We are delighted you have chosen to continue your education at the University of Sioux Falls!  By this time you have communicated with Katy Lahren and/or me and have finished the preliminary steps to your degree program. 

The Office of the Registrar will help you register for your first semester classes.  Going forward, when it is time to register for the next semester, you will register online through My.USF for your classes listed on your course plan. 

Please begin this orientation by reading through the rest of this welcome page and then clicking on 1. Connection to Network, WIFI, WebEx listed in the left navigation or on the "Next up" link below.  This will guide you through all the information you will need to get started.

Best wishes in your graduate program! We are here to answer your questions and to help you meet your goal of completing your graduate degree.

Sincerely,

Becky Thurman, Ed.D.
Associate Professor, Education / Director of Graduate Education Programs
605-575-2083
Becky.Thurman@usiouxfalls.edu

If you have any questions after receiving your acceptance letter, plan of study, and immunization form (if applicable), please contact us:

Fredrikson School of Education
Located in Glidden Hall, 3rd floor

Katy Lahren:  605-331-6710
katy.Lahren@usiouxfalls.edu
Glidden Hall 312

or

Dr. Becky Thurman:  605-5752083
Becky.Thurman@usiouxfalls.edu
Glidden Hall 309

Find your particular program and click on the link to see program requirements, program overview (including required coursework), and necessary forms:

• M.Ed. in Teaching 
  • Included in acceptance letter or can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/teaching
• M.Ed. in Administration/Adult and Higher Ed
  • Individualized plan created by the Director of Graduate Education and included in acceptance letter
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/educational-administration-adult-higher-ed
• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
  • Students choose between a two or three-year course plan.  Sample plans are included in the acceptance information.  Students must notify the Director of Graduate Education as to which course plan they intend to follow, so that an individualized plan can be created.
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/educational-leadership
• M.Ed. in Reading
  • Students choose between a two or three-year course plan.  Sample plans are included in the acceptance information.  Students must notify the Director of Graduate Education as to which course plan they intend to follow, so that an individualized plan can be created.
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/reading
• M.Ed. in Technology
  • Individualized plan created by the Director of Graduate Education and included in acceptance letter.
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/technology
• M.Ed. in Technology and Customized Learning
  • Individualized plan created by the Director of Graduate Education and included in acceptance letter
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/master-of-education/technology-customized-learning
• Ed.S. in Educational Administration/Principal
  • Individualized plan created by the Director of Graduate Education and included in acceptance letter
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/education-specialist-principal-or-superintendent/ed.s.-in-educational-administration-principal
• Ed.S. in Educational Administration/Superintendent
  • Individualized plan created by the Director of Graduate Education and included in acceptance letter
  • Required courses can be found:
  • https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/academics/school-of-education/education-specialist-principal-or-superintendent/ed.s.-in-educational-administration-superintendent

Course schedules can be accessed with the following link to the Registrar's Course Offerings page:
https://www.usiouxfalls.edu/offices/registrar/course-offerings

The first time you register for classes, you need to email the registrar at registrar.web@usiouxfalls.edu. After your first term, you need to register online (see page 4. "Next Steps You Need to Take").  Registration for summer and fall classes typically opens for graduate students in early April; registration for spring classes typically opens in November.

(Immunization form excludes Online Degree Programs)

Immunization Form 

Please complete the above form and submit it to this address:

• University of Sioux Falls
• Student Development Office
• 1101 W. 22^nd Street
• Sioux Falls, SD  57105
• FAX: 605-331-6615
• Email: Student.Development@usiouxfalls.edu

For questions regarding this form:

• Student Development Office:  605-331-6620
• Email: Student.Development@usiouxfalls.edu

Your Instructions for getting Email and Login

• You must first log in to your USF Email and change your password, prior to logging into the MyUSF Portal.
• The next page (1. Get Connected - Network, WIFI, WebEx) will walk you through getting network access, WIFI, and WebEx.

Next up:  1. Get Connected - Network, WIFI, WebEx