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Institutional Financial Aid

Financial aid is an important part of helping you reach your educational goals. We will work with you to find the best individualized way to pay for your education. We have trained financial aid personnel who have years of experience in student financial aid to help you with any questions you have about grants, work-study, or loans.

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Student Handbook & Freedom of Expression

Welcome to the new academic year at Black Hills State University. Whether you are a new student or a returning student, the faculty and staff at BHSU look forward to partnering with you on your academic journey.

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BHS Sanctions

All sanctions are situation-specific. Standard sanctions are changed to benefit the student's educational experience.

Explanations and Definitions

  • Collection of Fines – All monies collected are used in the implementation (materials, location, time) of the Options Course by the BHSU Counseling Center
  • Options Course – The Options course is a drug and alcohol education class facilitated through the BHSU Counseling Center. Options Courses get progressively more in-depth as the number of violations increases.
  • University Probation – University probation consists of the following:
    • University Staff is more aware of a student’s presence and movement in the hall/building.
    • Sanctions get stiffer if another violation occurs during this period.
    • Room search without consent/notice.
      • An unconsented and unannounced room search is a last resort, and then only if there is the belief there is a policy violation and with an Administrative Search Warrant
  • Parental Notification – Privacy laws allow BHSU Student Conduct Officers to share certain information with a parent without the student's consent if that information pertains to drug or alcohol use.
  • External Drug and Alcohol Evaluation
    • Evaluations are at the expense of the student.
    • Results and recommendations from the evaluation are to be shared with the Student Conduct Officer.
    • Results and recommendations will be considered for possible sanctions.
  • Housing Relocations – BHSU Residence Life has the authority to relocate students to different living accommodations (different rooms or a different building) when necessary.
    • Relocations are determined by their benefit to the student and/or the community inside the residence hall.
  • Loss of Housing Privileges – BHSU Residence Life can release a student from their housing contract and ask that they vacate the residence hall.
    • The permanent removal of students from a residence hall is determined by the benefit to the student and/or the community inside the residence hall.