Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement
College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions
Federal regulations require South Dakota State University to disclose whether its degree programs meet U.S. jurisdictions’ educational requirements for licensure (668.43(a)(5)(v) and 668.43(c)).
South Dakota State University also maintains this information for students and prospective students on state authorization.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement: SDSU’s Medical Laboratory Science program is fully accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science, NAACLS, 5600 N. River Rd. Suite 720, Rosemont, IL 60018-5119. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the certification examination as a medical laboratory scientist from the Board of Certification by the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
South Dakota does not require licensure to work as an MT/MLS or MLT. For additional information and contacts by state, please visit The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP).
At this time SDSU cannot confirm this program or its courses meet requirements for professional licensure in states other than South Dakota. Assistance will be provided to candidates in contacting the licensing authority in their home states and understanding the requirements for licensure prior to enrollment in the South Dakota State University program. Please contact Dr. Stacie Lansink.
As of March 2024, only the following states and territories require licensure:
Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement: Graduates with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree are eligible to apply for licensure in any state. Licensure as a pharmacist requires graduation with the Pharm.D. degree from an accredited pharmacy program, a certified period of supervised internship experience and successful completion of the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination in order to practice as a pharmacist.
At this time SDSU cannot confirm this program or its courses meet requirements for professional licensure in states other than South Dakota. Assistance will be provided to candidates in contacting the licensing authority in their home states and understanding the requirements for licensure prior to enrollment in the South Dakota State University program. Please contact Dr. Brad Laible or call 605-688-6126.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement: The A.S. in Respiratory Care is a 2 year program that prepares graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive, psychomotor and affective learning domains of respiratory care practice. Upon graduation, you'll be eligible to take the entry-level examination of the National Board for Respiratory Care to become a Registered Respiratory Therapist.
Our program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARC is the organization that accredits respiratory therapy education programs in the United States. To achieve this end, it utilizes an "outcome-based" process. Programmatic outcomes are performance indicators that reflect the extent to which the educational goals of the program are achieved and by which program effectiveness is documented.
Assistance will be provided to candidates in contacting the licensing authority in their home states and understanding the requirements for licensure prior to enrollment in the South Dakota State University program. Please contact Lacy Patnoe or call 605-755-3673.
Professional Licensure Disclosure Statement: The B.S. in Respiratory Care is designed for working professionals who wish to further develop their Respiratory Therapy skills and knowledge base in medical ethics, pharmacology, advanced sciences, respiratory care management and current issues in Respiratory Care.
As a requirement for graduation in the B.S. in Respiratory Care program, students must complete the Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) exam. This credential gives graduates the ability to apply for state licensure.
Assistance will be provided to candidates in contacting the licensing authority in their home states and understanding the requirements for licensure prior to enrollment in the South Dakota State University program. Please contact Ms. Lacy Patnoe or call 605-755-3673.