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Section · Administrative Rules of South Dakota · View on sdlegislature.gov ↗
requirements. Academic requirements to become a professional counselor-mental health must be completed at a university or college accredited by the: (1) Higher Learning Commission; (2) Middle States Commission on Higher Education; (3) New England State Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Institutions of Higher Education; (4) Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities; (5) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges; or (6) Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The applicant's postgraduate degree in counseling with an emphasis in mental health must be at least a 48 credit hour master's degree or doctoral degree.
Source: 25 SDR 85, effective December 22, 1998; 47 SDR 42, effective October 14, 2020.
General Authority
Law Implemented
- SDCL 36-32-65 ↗Amended by HB1012 (2024) — adopt the interstate counseling licensure compact and revise educational require