Northern State University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Room Accessories

• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 35% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Fine Arts plays; Fine Arts concerts; Athletics year around
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 100 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Honors Program for academically talented and highly motivated students
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus ministries for: Catholic; Methodist; Lutheran
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Multicultural Student Affairs Office leads all students of color; active Native American Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Northern State University has well over 100 student organizations. Music Department is quite active. Activities are in abundance spear headed by the Activities Association.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Exponent of Northern State University (bi-monthly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Minneapolis/St. Paul (285), Aberdeen, SD (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Aberdeen (2)
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 70% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 10% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,000

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors