<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.s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0 { 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.s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; 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and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    (3)  A</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">n open</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">-</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">book examination of South Dakota land surveying practice and laws.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000003"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">A c</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">urrent student </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">or</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> graduate of </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">an</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> educational program described in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:30:03"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">20:38:30:03</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> that ha</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">s</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> either successfully completed, or </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">is</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> currently enrolled in, a minimum total of </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">eighteen</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> semester credit hours of surveying courses within, or in addition to, the program of study may </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">register</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> for the FS examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> with the NCEES</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">. An applicant who passes the examination </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> 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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    An applicant who has passed the FS examination and has satisfied the land surveying education</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">requirement may </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">register for</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> the PS examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> with the NCEES</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    The South Dakota portion of the examination is an open</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">-</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">book, </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">electronic</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> examination</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> that is two hours in length</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">. Each applicant </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> complete the examination within </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">thirty</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> calendar days </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">of the date of submission of the applicant's licensure application</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    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</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> to grant licensure</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 34 SDR 107, effective October 31, 2007; transferred from § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:17:08"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">20:38:17:08</span></a><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012; 40 SDR 121, effective January 7, 2014</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">36-18A-22</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">(3), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-28"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">36-18A-28</span></a><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">    </span><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-1"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">36-18A-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">(16), </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-28"><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0-000004">36-18A-28</span></a><span class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s4b8cafcf-65c1-47ea-b971-d8f68fe02e05000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>