<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 36-27A-13 - Exemption from doctoral degree requirement. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2060976Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2060976SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060976CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2060976Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2060976DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060976000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060976SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2060976SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2060976Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-27A-13"><span class="s2060976SENU">36-27A-13</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060976SENU">. </span><span class="s2060976CL">Exemption from doctoral degree requirement.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060976Normal-000000"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060976DefaultParagraphFont">An applicant for licensure as a psychologist is exempt from the requirement of a doctoral degree in a program in psychology as listed in § </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=36-27A-12"><span class="s2060976DefaultParagraphFont">36-27A-12</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060976DefaultParagraphFont"> if, for one year immediately preceding January 1, 1982, he has formally and consistently represented himself to the public as a psychologist, has a master's degree in psychology or primarily psychological in nature, and has spent the majority of his working hours in the practice of psychology, and if the Board of Examiners of Psychologists receives the application for licensure on or before January 1, 1982.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060976Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060976000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2060976Normal"><span class="s2060976SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2060976SCL-000002"> SL 1981, ch 281, § 13.</span></p></div></body></html>