Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) General. To
obtain the optional certification as a Surveyor Intern, an applicant shall:
(1) pass the fundamentals of land surveying
examination and make application to the Board on a form prescribed and
furnished by the Board,
(2) be of
good character and reputation,
(3)
submit three character references to the Board, one of whom is a professional
land surveyor,
(4) comply with the
requirements of this rule, and
(5)
satisfy one of the following requirements related to education and experience:
(A) Have a bachelor of science degree in
surveying or other equivalent curricula, approved by the Board and a record
satisfactory to the Board of one year of progressive practical experience under
a practicing professional land surveyor.
(B) Have an associate degree in surveying
technology approved by the Board and a record satisfactory to the Board of two
years of progressive practical experience under a practicing professional land
surveyor.
(C) Have graduated from
high school or completed a high school equivalency certificate and a record
satisfactory to the Board of five years of progressive practical experience,
under a practicing professional land surveyor.
(D) Graduation from a high school or the
completion of a high school equivalency certificate, completion of a Land
Surveyor Apprenticeship, and a record satisfactory to the Board of three years
of progressive practical experience under a practicing professional land
surveyor.
(b)
Request. The application form may be requested from the Board office or
obtained from the website.
(c)
Application Form. Surveyor Intern Certificate Application form. After passing
the Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination an applicant may make
application to the Board to become certified as a "Surveyor Intern." This form
requires the applicant to set forth personal history, educational background,
surveying experience, character references and exhibit. A passport-type
photographic quality portrait that is adequate for current identification
purposes is required.
(d) Reference
Forms:
(1) Persons applying to be certified
as a Surveyor Intern shall submit to the Board names of individuals who are
familiar with the applicant's work, character and reputation. The names shall
be submitted by the applicant on the application form.
(2) Persons applying for certification as a
Surveyor Intern must submit three references, one of whom shall be a
professional land surveyor.
(3) In
addition to the applicant submitting names to the Board of such individuals,
those individuals in submitting to the Board their evaluations of the applicant
shall use the reference forms supplied them by the applicant.
(4) The reference form requires the
individual evaluating the applicant to state the evaluating individual's
profession, knowledge of the applicant, and information concerning the
applicant's land surveying experience, character, and reputation.
(5) The Board shall provide the reference
forms to the applicant along with the application for licensure. The reference
forms shall then be distributed by the applicant to the persons listed on the
application as references. The applicant is responsible to have the individuals
listed as references return the forms to the Board prior to the filing deadline
for the examination applied for by the applicant.
(e) Personal Interview. During the
application process, the applicant may be interviewed by Board members if the
members have questions regarding the applicant's education, experience or
character, based upon the information submitted in the application.
