The special education bachelor's degree gives you the skills necessary to support students with diverse learning needs in a variety of settings as a special education teacher, and often is paired as a double major with NSU¡¯s elementary education degree.

Format: Online or On Campus

Enhance your educator preparation to support people with diverse learning abilities and behavioral needs with Northern's master¡¯s degree in special education, offered online and on campus. This graduate program is designed for:

Northern State University¡¯s sport marketing and administration professors are committed to providing you with curriculum that is real, exciting and meaningful.

As a sport marketing and administration bachelor's degree student at NSU, you¡¯ll be involved with numerous hands-on learning experiences, in addition to a practicum and internship.

This graduate program combines exercise science and sport management coursework to provide comprehensive knowledge and experiences for graduates to be successful.

Our faculty are dedicated to helping students succeed in and out of the classroom. Students in this program are also often concurrently graduate assistants in NSU¡¯s athletics programs. The unique experiences help many go on to work as high school or collegiate coaches.

Students must pass written and oral examinations before graduating.

Format: Online or On Campus

Six of the 12 credits in this STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) certificate will apply to any of NSU's M.S.Ed. degrees, and all 12 credits would be applied to the M.S.Ed. in Educational Studies.

This program is offered online and on Northern State University's main campus (Aberdeen, S.D.).

In this program, students will study the dynamics of innovation, leadership theories, design thinking, creativity, decision-making, communications, and team dynamics. Graduates will be prepared to lead organizational change, drive business growth, add customer value, and create competitive advantage through innovation. 

With no undergraduate prerequisites, any undergraduate major can broaden and further develop their professional portfolio.

The BFA in Studio Art degree program prepares studio art majors to excel in highly technical areas of art, including:

• Painting
• Drawing
• Sculpture

It's the perfect gateway to attending graduate school for a master of fine arts degree (MFA) or doctorate in art education degree.

Format: Online or On Campus

Our online master's in teaching and learning program addresses teachers¡¯ roles as mentors, curriculum specialists, instructional coaches and catalysts for change.

Courses focus on:

• Learner development
• Research-based curriculum and instruction
• Strategies for meeting the needs of diverse learners, and
• Teaching and learning with digital technology

Students must pass written and oral examinations before graduating. 

7-12 Driver Education Endorsement

Art Education Endorsement

Athletic Coaching Permit

Blind/Visually Impaired Endorsements

Format: Online or On Campus

There is a significant demand in the United States and abroad for teachers of English as a new/second language. The Undergraduate and Graduate TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificates each provide the qualifications and preparation necessary to teach in this capacity in a variety of settings locally, nationally, and internationally.