# S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-12: Qualifications for license

> South Dakota · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-12

## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-12
- **Heading:** Qualifications for license
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 36 / Chapter 27A / Section 36-27A-12

## Text

The board shall issue a license as a psychologist to an applicant who:

(1) Has a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university or professional school of psychology, or is recognized by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada as a member in good standing;

(2) Has passed any examination specified by the board for this purpose;

(3) Has had a supervised psychology internship amounting to not less than one thousand eight hundred hours in duration over a period of not more than two consecutive calendar years. The board shall specify, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the nature of an acceptable supervised psychology internship;

(4) Has had one year of supervised postdoctoral psychology practice. The board shall specify, by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1-26 , the nature of an acceptable postdoctoral year of supervised psychology practice; and

(5) Has not been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude as defined in subdivision 22-1-2(25).

Source: SL 1976, ch 235, §§ 18, 20; SDCL Supp, § 36-27-21; SL 1981, ch 281, § 12; SL 1985, ch 301; SL 2008, ch 197, § 5.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-2 Exempt persons](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-3 Board of examiners-Number of members--Qualifications--Appointment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-6 Terms of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-7 Removal of board members--Vacancies--Limitation of successive terms](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-8 Meetings of board--Election of officers--Records of meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-9 Board within Department of Social Services--Department providing administrative functions--Expenses--Reports](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-10 Representations as psychologist restricted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-11 License of another state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-12 Qualifications for license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-12.1 Provisional license](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-12.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-13 Exemption from doctoral degree requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-13.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-14 Exemption from examination requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-14.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 36-27A-15 Exemption from internship requirement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T36_C27A_S36-27A-15.md)

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