BHSU
How to Apply to BHSU:
Undergraduate Admissions/Degree Seeking  
  • Apply ONLINE
  • $20.00 application fee 
  • Official Report of ACT or SAT scores (if under the age of 22)
  • Official High School Transcript (if you haven't received a degree in the past)
  • Official Post-secondary transcripts (if attended)
  • Eligible for financial aid
  • You can also PRINT and mail the application
  • Applications can be mailed to:   Black Hills State University                                                                                                        University Center-Rapid City
                                                       P.O. Box 250
                                                       Rapid City, SD 57709
Undergraduate Readmission Students
  • Apply ONLINE 
  • $20 application fee is required if you have not attended an SD Board of Regents institution for the past 3 semesters
  • You can also PRINT and mail the application
  • Applications can be mailed to:   Black Hills State University                                                                                                          BHSU-Rapid City
                                                       P.O. Box 250
                                                       Rapid City, SD 57709    

Non-Degree Seeking Students

  • Apply ONLINE (for your major, select "non-degree seeking")
  • No application fee is required
  • Non-degree seeking students are not eligible for financial aid*
  • You can also PRINT and mail the application to:  Black Hills State University                                                                                                       BHSU-Rapid City
                                                        P.O. Box 250 
                                                       Rapid City, SD 57709
*You may be eligible to receive financial aid if you are pursuing a teacher certification or re-certification.  Please contact Kim Nida, Assistant Director of Financial Aid, at 605-642-6113 or Kim.Nida@bhsu.edu to find out more

Dual Enrollment- Students still in high school wanting to complete college courses simultaneously
  • Complete the APPLICATION PACKET
  • Application fee waived
  • Official or unofficial high school transcript
  • Report of ACT or SAT scores (if completed)
  • NOT eligible for financial aid
  • Applications can be mailed to:   Black Hills State University                                                                                                       BHSU-Rapid City
                                                       P.O. Box 250 
                                                       Rapid City, SD 57709  
Graduate Admission-
  • MBA Admissions Requirements
  • BHSU Graduate Admission Application and Procedures 
  • $35.00 application fee
  • Official Undergraduate and Graduate transcripts

Call 605-718-4373 to talk directly with an Admissions Representative


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