<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>p.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0 { 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.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003 { 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="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:31:01"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000000">20:38:31:01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000001">.  Experience required</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">. Experience credit may be granted for part-time and full-time work, but overtime </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">may</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> be considered. The board may require as evidence of experience</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    (1)  E</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">xhibits of plans, specifications, and other technical submissions </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">that were prepared with the applicant's involvement; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    (2)  A </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">statement from the licensed professional in responsible charge of the work attesting to the extent of the applicant's involvement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">For land surveying applicants, experience prior to completion of education </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> be in accordance with § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:38:31:04.01"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003">20:38:31:04</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003">.01</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">. For other applicants, experience prior to completion of education may be credit</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">ed</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> at the rate of one-half year for each full year of experience, not to exceed one year </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">of </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">total experience credit. Of this, no more than six months may be credited to any student for work experience gained during summer breaks. Work experience under the direct supervision of a design professional licensed in a foreign country </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">must</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> be evaluated </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">before credit may be granted</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">. Work experience credit gained in the armed services must be of a character equivalent to the civilian sector doing similar work in an architectural, engineering, or engineering-related group.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    For an applicant with a degree from a foreign education program, experience must include a minimum of two years of qualifying experience gained </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">on projects located </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">in the United States. An applicant must be proficient in English.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000001">Source:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> 26 SDR 9, effective July 29, 1999; 33 SDR 70, effective June 20, 2006; transferred from § 20:38:15:01, 38 SDR 121, effective January 16, 2012</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">; 51 SDR 56, effective November 20, 2024</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-22"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003">36-18A-22</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">(3).</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">    </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-25"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003">36-18A-25</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0"> to </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-18A-32"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0-000003">36-18A-32</span></a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8C0">, inclusive.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8P0"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;" xml:space="preserve" class="sc9e6f76d-ae55-4c17-a356-5b4ab6ddf3c8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>