{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-36-5-8","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 36-5-8","heading":"Educational requirements for license.","body":"Any person is eligible for licensure who has satisfactorily completed two years of preprofessional study in a liberal arts or science course at any college or university and who is a graduate of a chiropractic school approved by the board. The minimum requirements for licensure of any person graduating on or after January 1, 2011, is a baccalaureate degree in addition to a doctor of chiropractic degree. The baccalaureate degree may be granted by an accredited undergraduate program or by a chiropractic college or university that can offer a dual degree.","path":["TITLE 36. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 36-5. CHIROPRACTORS"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/36-5-8","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:57Z","sha256":"1b5e9e3b4033408d75ff93558db17bad4255242d5df4f614c772791d39234a58","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-36-5-7","next":"us-sd/sdcl-36-5-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}