Interstate Passport
We know that transferring schools can be stressful. That’s why we’re a member of the Interstate Passport Network, a network of colleges and universities providing students with a streamlined way to transfer general education.
If you want to transfer to DSU from another Interstate Passport Network school, we will treat you as a student who has completed all lower-division general education requirements before your transfer.
It provides a framework for block transfer of lower-division general education based on learning outcomes in the following nine areas of knowledge and skill:
- Foundational skills: oral communication, written communication, quantitative literacy
- Knowledge of concepts: natural sciences, human cultures, creative expression, human society and the individual
- Crosscutting skills: critical thinking and teamwork/value systems
Passport Block
Each Network member institution has its own Passport Block—a menu of lower-division general education courses and learning experiences by which a student can earn the Passport. Students who complete Dakota State's Passport Block with a minimum grade of “C” or its equivalent in each course or learning experience will be awarded the Passport by DSU. Those students who later transfer with a Passport to another Network-member institution will have their learning recognized; they will not have to repeat or take additional courses to satisfy lower-division general education requirements in the Passport’s nine areas.
For students the Interstate Passport program offers:
- An early milestone on the way to a credential
- Knowledge that lower-division general education learning in the Passport’s nine areas will be recognized upon transfer to a Network member institution
- A streamlined transfer process and greater likelihood of successful completion
- The potential for faster time to degree, lower cost, and less debt
For more information about the Interstate Passport, including a list of Network member institutions, see: