Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 115 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Subchapter 4 - LAND SURVEYORS
Section 16-115-73 - Examination-fundamentals of land surveying: qualifications, application, fees, required documents

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 16-115-73

Current through August, 2024

(a) To be eligible for the NCEES fundamentals of land surveying examination, the person shall:

(1) Be a graduate of a school or college approved by the board and have completed a geo-science or civil or general engineering curriculum of four years or more;

(2) Be a graduate of a school or college approved by the board, have completed a civil engineering technology (survey option) curriculum of two years or more or arts and science curriculum of four years or more with a math, science, or science-related major and have not less than five years of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in land surveying;

(3) Be in the last year of a geo-science or civil or general engineering curriculum at a school or college approved by the board with graduation expected not later than seven months from the date of application as confirmed by the dean of the applicant's school or college. If graduation does not occur within the seven-month period, the application shall be void; or

(4) Have not less than nine years of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in land surveying.

(b) A person applying for the NCEES fundamentals of land surveying examination shall file an Application for Licensure-Land Surveyor no later than January 10 for the examination which is regularly conducted once a year in April. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee, which shall not be refunded, the examination fee, which may not be refunded, and the following applicable documents:

(1) A certified copy of a diploma or certificate of graduation or official transcripts from an institution, school, or college approved by the board; provided that if the applicant is educated in a foreign institution, school, or college, the applicant shall submit an official report by a professional service approved by the board which has evaluated the person's foreign educational credentials;

(2) Verification(s) of Lawful Experience completed by supervisors who are licensed professional land surveyors; and

(3) If applicable, Verification(s) of Experience in Responsible Charge completed by licensed professional land surveyors; or

(4) Appropriate NCEES records that document any of the above to the satisfaction of the board.

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