South Dakota
South Dakota State Board of Technical Professions
License Pathways
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| Type | Details | Citation | ||
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| EDUCATION | degree_level: UNSPECIFIED discipline: engineering accreditation: ACCREDITED | § 36-18A-26(1) | Graduation from an accredited engineering college, university, or technical program. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FE | § 36-18A-25 | Applicant must pass the fundamentals of engineering examination as part of engineering intern enrollment. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: engineering progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True | § 36-18A-26(2) | Completion of the minimum number of years of diversified engineering experience under the supervision of a licensed professional engineer. Per § 36-18A-32(1), experience must be progressive in difficulty, magnitude, and responsibility. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PE | § 36-18A-26(3) | Successful completion of examinations. 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | jurisdiction_specific: True | § 36-18A-33 | A take-home questionnaire based on statutes and rules and related to professionalism and ethics may also be required. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMITY | discipline: engineering | § 36-18A-35 | Must hold a current and valid license for active practice from any US state/territory, DC, or foreign country, based on requirements not lower than SD standards. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | — | § 36-18A-35 | An applicant is required to take any examinations the board considers necessary to determine competency. 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | jurisdiction_specific: True | § 36-18A-33 | A take-home questionnaire based on statutes and rules and related to professionalism and ethics may also be required. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMITY | discipline: land surveying | § 36-18A-35 | Must hold a current and valid license for active practice from any US state/territory, DC, or foreign country, based on requirements not lower than SD standards. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | — | § 36-18A-35 | An applicant is required to take any examinations the board considers necessary to determine competency. 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | jurisdiction_specific: True | § 36-18A-33 | A take-home questionnaire based on statutes and rules and related to professionalism and ethics may also be required. 90% confidence |
| Type | Details | Citation | ||
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| EDUCATION | degree_level: UNSPECIFIED discipline: engineering or land surveying accreditation: ACCREDITED | § 36-18A-29(1) | Graduation from an accredited engineering or land surveying college, university, or technical program with a minimum of twenty credit hours of surveying curriculum, or substituted experience acceptable to the board. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: FS | § 36-18A-28 | Applicant must pass the fundamentals of land surveying examination as part of land surveying intern enrollment. 90% confidence | |
| EXPERIENCE | discipline: land surveying progressive: True under_pe_ps_supervision: True | § 36-18A-29(2) | Completion of the minimum number of years of diversified surveying experience under the supervision of a licensed land surveyor. Per § 36-18A-32(1), experience must be progressive in difficulty, magnitude, and responsibility. 90% confidence | |
| EXAM | exam: PS | § 36-18A-29(3) | Successful completion of examinations. 90% confidence | |
| ETHICS | jurisdiction_specific: True | § 36-18A-33 | A take-home questionnaire based on statutes and rules and related to professionalism and ethics may also be required. 90% confidence |