S.D. Codified Laws § 36-5-8 (2026)
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.
Source: SDC 1939, § 27.0506; SL 1939, ch 101 , § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0502; SL 1967, ch 95 ; SL 1975, ch 232 , § 5; SL 1993, ch 274 , § 1; SL 2007, ch 211 , § 1; SL 2020, ch 168 , § 3; SL 2021, ch 173 , § 11.