South Dakota § 36-32-64.1 Licensed professional counselor--Exception to minimum-hour degree requirement--Compact eligibility.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 36-32-64.1 — Licensed professional counselor--Exception to minimum-hour degree requirement--Compact eligibility.

South Dakota § 36-32-64.1

Title 36PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 36-30PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

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S.D. Codified Laws § 36-32-64.1 (2026).

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Notwithstanding subsection 36-32-64 (1)(b), the board may issue a license as a professional counselor to an applicant who has received a master's or a doctoral degree, consisting of less than sixty credit hours but no less than forty-eight credit hours in counseling, from an accredited counseling program recognized by the board, if the applicant otherwise satisfies the requirements for licensure in § 36-32-64 . An applicant who is issued a license as a professional counselor under this section is not eligible to participate in the counseling licensure compact adopted by § 36-32A-2 .

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Notwithstanding subsection 36-32-64 (1)(b), the board may issue a license as a professional counselor to an applicant who has received a master's or a doctoral degree, consisting of less than sixty credit hours but no less than forty-eight credit hours in counseling, from an accredited counseling program recognized by the board, if the applicant otherwise satisfies the requirements for licensure in § 36-32-64 . An applicant who is issued a license as a professional counselor under this section is not eligible to participate in the counseling licensure compact adopted by § 36-32A-2 .