South Dakota Code § 36-27A-12

Qualifications for license
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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).

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