The board must issue a certificate of registration to all applicants who certify to the board under oath that the applicant is a graduate with a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, who has satisfactorily completed at least twelve semester hours or its equivalent of academic work in the basic natural sciences, or pass a written or oral examination as prescribed by the board. Any person desiring to be examined by the board must make application and pay a fee to the board in the manner prescribed by the board.
S.C. Code § 40-61-60