South Dakota PE license requirements

In South Dakota you apply to the Board of Technical Professions for the PE by exam ($100), and your references must submit the board’s Exam Reference Form before you take the PE. The board approves FE candidates before NCEES registration too. Education and experience requirements are set by SDCL 36-18A and ARSD 20:38; ask the board whether you can sit the PE before your experience is complete.

Source: South Dakota Board of Technical Professions (engineers page, fee schedule), checked October 11, 2026. Confirm the PE approval process with the board.

PE exam fee

$400

Paid to NCEES

PE application by exam

$100

To the board

Exam Reference Form

Required

Before taking the PE

Structural application

$100

Key details

Item	South Dakota
Licensing board	South Dakota Board of Technical Professions (Department of Labor and Regulation)
Before booking the PE	Application by exam; references submit the Exam Reference Form
Requirements	Education: SDCL 36-18A-25/26, ARSD 20:38:30:02; experience: ARSD 20:38:31
Early PE	Not stated on the board’s pages; ask the board
Comity	$100 application
Payment	To “SD Board of Technical Professions”; Visa and MasterCard accepted

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PE requirements

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