S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:32:04
An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor shall pass:
A current student or graduate of an educational program described in § 20:38:30:03 that has either successfully completed, or is currently enrolled in, a minimum total of eighteen semester credit hours of surveying courses within, or in addition to, the program of study may register for the FS examination with the NCEES. An applicant who passes the examination must be enrolled as a land surveyor-in-training or land surveying intern. Passage of the examination does not authorize any person to practice as a land surveyor or to imply that a professional title is held.
An applicant who has passed the FS examination and has satisfied the land surveying education requirement may register for the PS examination with the NCEES.
The South Dakota portion of the examination is an open-book, electronic examination that is two hours in length. Each applicant must complete the examination within thirty calendar days of the date of submission of the applicant's licensure application.
An applicant who fails the FS or PS examination may retake the examination two times. If the applicant fails the examination three times, the applicant may submit only one new application for admission to the examination per calendar year thereafter. The board may review an applicant who has failed the examination three times and may require additional qualifying education or experience to grant licensure.
S.D. Admin. R. 20:38:32:04
General Authority: SDCL 36-18A-22(3), 36-18A-28.
Law Implemented: SDCL 36-18A-1(16), 36-18A-28.