Section 13-53-43 - Transfer of credits.

13-53-43. Transfer of credits. All general education course credit hours fulfilling graduation requirements in institutions accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools accrediting agency shall be transferable between the universities under the control of the South Dakota Board of Regents and the technical institutes governed by the South Dakota Board of Education. General education course credit hours are transferable between the technical institutes and universities only for credit for general education courses. "General education" is defined as those courses which are not directly related to the student's formal technical, vocational, or professional preparation; part of every student's course of study regardless of area of emphasis; and intended to impart common knowledge, intellectual concepts, and attitudes that every educated person should possess.

Source: SL 1998, ch 99, § 1.