Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. To qualify for admission to the
fundamentals examination solely on the basis of education, an applicant shall
be a graduate of a four-year land surveying degree program accredited at the
time of graduation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET) or an equivalent predecessor organization.
B. To qualify for admission to the
fundamentals examination, an applicant who is not a graduate of a four-year
ABET-accredited land surveying degree program shall have at least four years of
education or experience or both directly related to the practice of land
surveying. Experience directly related to the practice of land surveying of a
character satisfactory to the Board shall include the following:
1. The measurement of space, water, land or
structures located or to be located upon or within them, to determine
boundaries, areas or other necessary calculations through the use of any
mechanical, physical, electric or electronic equipment or devices commonly used
by registered professional land surveyors.
2. The analysis of measurement data through
the use of professional knowledge or education or practical experience in the
mathematical and physical sciences and in the principles of land
surveying.
3. The location or
relocation, establishment or re-establishment of boundaries, easements,
rights-of-way, bench marks or corners.
4. Consultation with clients to determine the
necessity of land surveying services and the determination of the correct type
of services necessary to fulfill the client's needs and objectives.
5. The search of any source of public or
private records for the purpose of performing a survey or to determine and, if
necessary, to reconcile differences between the surveyor's collected data and
such records.
6. The platting or
subdividing of land or the planning and design of parcels of land for
development purposes.
7. The
preparation and maintenance of survey records.
8. Other land surveying activities, analyses
or investigations defined in the Act.
9. The participation in office and field
administration, quotation requests, bidding procedures, cost accounting and
project close-outs (maximum 12 months' credit).
10.
Construction staking
(maximum 12 months' credit).
11. Subprofessional
experience as defined in
R4-30-101 (maximum
six months' credit).
C.
The applicant for land surveyor in-training designation shall apply to the
Board and provide proof of successful completion of the fundamentals of
surveying examination designated by the Board and provided by the National
Council of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
