<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.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0 { 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.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003 { 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="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:32:03"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000000">20:38:32:03</span></a><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000001">.  Engineering.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> An applicant for licensure as a </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">p</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">rofessional </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">e</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">ngineer shall pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination and the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) examination.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    An applicant who has satisfied the engineering education requirement or who is a senior within two semesters of graduating from an ABET</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">accredited engineering program approved by the board </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">may register</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> the FE examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> with NCEES</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">. An applicant who passes the FE examination </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> be enrolled as an engineer-in-training or an engineering intern. Passage of the FE examination does not authorize any person to practice as a professional engineer or to imply that a professional title is held.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    An applicant who has passed the FE examination and has satisfied the engineering education requirement may </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">register for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> the PE examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> with the NCEES</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    An applicant who fails the FE or PE 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</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> for licensure</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 30 SDR 204, effective June 24, 2004; 34 SDR 107, effective October 31, 2007; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:17:07"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003">20:38:17:07</span></a><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003">36-18A-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-25"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003">36-18A-25</span></a><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">    </span><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-1"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003">36-18A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-25"><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0-000003">36-18A-25</span></a><span class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s872e93cc-02bb-455e-890d-27c2ad853b84000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>