S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:30:03
An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor shall meet at least one of the following education requirements:
A related technical program must include basic courses in mathematics, physical science, and at least twenty-four total semester credit hours of surveying education as determined by the board. The required surveying education must include a least one course in each of the following: basic principles of surveying, advanced applications of surveying, original public land survey system, and boundary surveying.
Each applicant for licensure must complete at least 24 total semester credit hours of surveying education, which may consist of the successful completion of either surveying courses included in the degree program or surveying courses which were taken outside of and in addition to the degree program, or a combination of both. The surveying courses must be acquired from education institutions offering degrees as described above or as acceptable to the board. The surveying courses shall be unique in title and subject matter, and may not be duplicates of each other. The surveying courses shall range from basic principles of surveying through advanced applications of surveying, and shall include courses on the original public land survey system and boundary surveying. In the event all or a portion of the surveying education is earned as quarter credit hours, the equivalent education shall be based on equating one semester credit hour as being equal to one and one-half quarter credit hours.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:30:03
General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(3), 36-18A-28, 36-18A-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-1(15)(16), 36-18A-4, 36-18A-28, 36-18A-29, 36-18A-32.