<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.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0 { 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.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000003 { 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="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=67:12:01:22"><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000000">67:12:01:22</span></a><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000001">.  "Full-time" and "half-time" student defined.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> Full-time and half-time attendance are defined as follows:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    (1)  In a trade or technical school program involving shop practice, full time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours per week and half time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">fifteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    (2)  In a </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">trade or technical school </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">program without shop practice, full time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">twenty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours per week and half time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours per week;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    (3)  In a college or university, full time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> semester or quarter hours and half time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">eight</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> semester or quarter hours;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    (4)  In a secondary school, full time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">twenty-five</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours per week or </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">four</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> Carnegie units per year and half time is </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">twelve</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> clock hours or </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">two</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> Carnegie units;</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    (5)  In a secondary education program of cooperative training or in apprenticeship training, full-time attendance </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> as defined by the </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">Department of Education</span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 7 SDR 66, 7 SDR 89, effective July 1, 1981</span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">; 51 SDR 52, effective November 11, 2024</span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">    </span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=28-6-1"><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000003">28-</span><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0-000003">6-1</span></a><span class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaC0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6eaP0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s00a9f7eb-80c5-4a54-9ca8-c5b78dfec6ea000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>