South Dakota CE Requirements by License

South Dakota

• Ethics — 6 h6 of the 30 hours must be in social work ethics

Home study: No limit; the board states all contact hours may be obtained through online courses.

Board notes: SD Board of Social Work Examiners requires 30 contact hours within the previous two-year license period, 6 of which must be in social work ethics (applies to all SW license levels including CSW-PIP). All hours may be online; no live/in-person mandate. Accepts CE approved by ASWB, NASW, other state boards, and college/university credit courses. Up to 10 contact hours for preparing an academic course or publishing/presenting a professional paper. Physician-certified incapacity waiver available. Governed by ARSD Article 20:59.

South Dakota

• Ethics — 4 hethics as it relates to counseling
• Supervision — 4 honly for Board Approved Supervisors; same proration schedule as general hours

Home study: No home-study/self-study cap stated by the board; no live/in-person requirement stated.

Board notes: SD Board of Examiners for Counselors & MFTs requires 40 hours per two-year cycle, including 4 hours of ethics; current cycle runs Dec 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2026. Renewal and CE are due by Nov 30 of even-numbered years. Hours are prorated for newer licensees (40/4-ethics if licensed before 5/31/25; 30/3 if 6/1-11/30/25; 20/2 if 12/1/25-5/31/26; none until 2028 if licensed 6/1-11/30/26). Board Approved Supervisors must also complete 4 hours in supervision. Accepts APA, NBCC, and other approved providers.

South Dakota

No specific subject mandates — general CE hours only.

Home study: No more than 5 of the 15 contact hours may be earned from independent professional reading per annual licensure period; no separate cap on other self-study formats and no live/in-person mandate.

Board notes: SD Board of Examiners of Psychologists requires 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours) each annual licensure period. No subject-specific/ethics hours are mandated. Renews annually. Independent professional reading is limited to 5 hours per period. Licensees initially licensed mid-period may be exempt from CE on their first renewal. Governed by SD administrative rules.

South Dakota

• Ethics — 4 hat least 4 hours of ethics

Home study: No home-study/self-study cap stated by the board; no live/in-person requirement stated.

Board notes: SD Board of Examiners for Counselors & MFTs requires LMFTs to complete 40 hours of CE, including at least 4 hours of ethics, biennially. Renewal and CE are due by Nov 30 of even-numbered years. Same board and CE cycle as counselors (proration applies to newer licensees). Licensees must follow the AAMFT Code of Ethics.

South Dakota

• Ethics — 4 hBACB standard: 4 ethics CEUs per 2-year recertification cycle
• Supervision — 3 hBACB standard: 3 supervision CEUs, required only for certificants who supervise trainees/RBTs

Home study: No state cap; BACB allows online/recorded ACE CEUs (learning + interactive types) with no state-imposed self-study limit.

Board notes: South Dakota does license Applied Behavior Analysts (enacted 2016) through the Board of Social Work Examiners with an ABA Advisory Committee; the SD ABA license renews annually (approx. $300 renewal fee). SD does not impose a separate state CE-hour schedule; licensure is tied to maintaining current national BACB certification, so the operative CE requirement is the BACB standard of 32 CEUs per 2-year cycle, including 4 ethics CEUs and 3 supervision CEUs for those who supervise. No live/in-person CE mandate. Governed by SDCL 36-40 and ARSD Article 20:76.