SDCL § 36-18A-29: Land surveyor qualifications--Board to establish criteria.

Any applicant for licensure as a land surveyor shall provide the following evidence satisfactory to the board:

(1) Graduation from an accredited engineering or land surveying college, university, or technical program with a minimum of twenty credit hours of surveying curriculum, or substituted experience, in whole or part, acceptable to the board;

(2) Completion of the minimum number of years of diversified surveying experience under the supervision of a licensed land surveyor; and

(3) Successful completion of examinations.

The board shall promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 to establish education, experience, and examination criteria.