<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49e000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:59:02:03.01"><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000000">20:59:02:03.01</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">.  Programs approved by </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">the C</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">ouncil on </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">S</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">ocial </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">W</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">ork </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">E</span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">ducation.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0"> An applicant who graduated prior to July 1974 with a bachelor's degree in social work from a program subsequently accredited by the Council on Social Work Education meets the academic requirements for licensure as a social worker.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49e000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">    </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0"> 4 SDR 82, effective June 6, 1978; 12 SDR 186, effective May 25, 1986; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">    </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-29"><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000003">36-26-29</span></a><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">    </span><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-15"><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000003">36-26-15</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-26-15.1"><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0-000003">36-26-15.1</span></a><span class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49eP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s083fcd3c-0796-42f7-b8ab-e42fac16f49e000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>