- Apply to LLEAP at The University of South Dakota!

LLEAP Online Application

For your application to be complete, you must do the following:

1. Complete and submit an application for admission to The University of South Dakota if you are not already an enrolled student.
2. Complete all other Financial Aid applications (PELL etc.) through the financial aid office at The University of South Dakota.
3. Complete a LLEAP application (below).
4. Send your transcript to LLEAP.
5. Send proof of enrollment in a state or federally recognized tribe with your LLEAP application.

Your application will be considered incomplete until all of the above materials are submitted. Personal interviews, which may take place online, by phone, or by videoconference, will be scheduled for all applicants.

Correspondence should be directed to the following address:
Dr. Gary Cheeseman, LLEAP Program Director
The University of South Dakota
414 E. Clark St. Vermillion, SD 57069
Telephone: 605-677-6312
Email: Gary.Cheesman@usd.edu
Website: www. usd.edu and www.lleap.org

First Name:
Last Name:
E-mail:
Street
City
State
Zip
Telephone
Tribal Affiliation
College(s) Attended
Dates of College Attendance
Overall GPA
Major
Degree Completed (if any)
Do you speak a language other than English?
If so, how fluent are you? Please describe.
Which USD LLEAP track do you want to apply for? The BLS, the Teaching Minor, or the Lakota only certificate?
Please list name and contact information for 3 academic references. Reference #1:
Reference #2:
Reference #3:
Statement of Purpose. Why do you want to teach Lakota, and what do you think you can bring to the field? Although the box is small, you can write as much as you want.