Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
In order to qualify for registration as a Professional Land
Surveyor in Oregon, an applicant for registration must provide all of the
following:
(1) Evidence satisfactory
to the Board of passing or having previously passed the Fundamentals of Land
Surveying examination administered by NCEES.
(2) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of
passing or having previously passed a Board approved Principles and Practice of
Land Surveying examination administered by NCEES.
(3) Evidence satisfactory to the Board of
passing or having previously passed an Oregon specific four-hour land surveying
examination, approved by the Board and covering the United States Public Land
Survey system, Oregon laws relating to land surveying, and other matters as
determined by the Board. For applicants whose Oregon registration has been
revoked, or delinquent for 5 years or more due to refusal to renew or
suspension, the Oregon specific four-hour land surveying examination approved
by the Board is the examination referenced in OAR 820-010-2010 when the
applicant has passed the examination no more than one year before applying for
a new registration.
(4) Evidence
satisfactory to the Board of having obtained a Board approved combination of
education and experience.
(5)
Application must include all of the following:
(a) A completed Registration Application
form.
(b) Proof of successful
passage of the NCEES Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination. For
Fundamentals of Land Surveying examinations passed before October 2010, if the
Applicant did not pass the examination in Oregon, official verification must be
provided by the NCEES licensing jurisdiction. For Fundamentals of Land
Surveying examinations passed in October 2010 or later, the Board will verify
passage with NCEES.
NOTE: The uniform, national examinations are written and scored
by the NCEES and administered by NCEES Exam Administration Services. Please
consult NCEES for examination dates, times, locations, cost, and
details.
(c) Official
verification of successful passage of a Board approved NCEES Principles and
Practice of Surveying examination. For NCEES Principles and Practice of
Surveying examinations passed before October 2010, if the Applicant did not
pass the examination in Oregon, official verification must be provided by the
NCEES licensing jurisdiction. For NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying
examinations passed in October 2010 or later, the Board will verify passage
with NCEES.
(d) Official
transcripts of degree or coursework credentials. Official transcripts must show
the degree and date awarded. For degrees or coursework not from an ABET
accredited program, NCEES evaluation of the degree or coursework credentials.
The cost of any NCEES Credentials Evaluation must be borne by the
Applicant.
(e) A completed
Experience Details form describing active practice in land surveying work, as
defined in OAR 820-005-0051.
(f)
Five references from individuals with knowledge of the Applicant's technician
work or land surveying work:
(A) All five
references must attest to the Applicant's ability, professional experience, or
both. All five references must complete the Reference Details form provided by
the Board.
(B) All of the
Applicant's qualifying land surveying work must be verified by at least one
reference with direct supervision of that work.
(C) Notwithstanding subsection (5)(f)(B) of
this rule, if the Applicant has held active PLS registration in any NCEES
jurisdiction for at least 6 years, qualifying land surveying work performed in
an NCEES jurisdiction in which the Applicant was licensed may be verified by a
reference who was a registered PLS in any NCEES jurisdiction at the time the
work was performed and who is familiar with the Applicant's qualifying land
surveying work.
(D) At least three
of the five references must hold active Professional Land Surveyor registration
in an NCEES jurisdiction.
(E) The
Board may, for good cause and upon written application, reduce the number of
references required for an Applicant.
(g) For Applicants holding an NCEES Record,
in lieu of providing the items listed under (b) to (f) of this subsection, the
Applicant may release the Applicant's NCEES Record, if any, to the Board.
NOTE: See http://ncees.org/records/
(h) Any and all professional
disciplinary records of the Applicant, including but not limited to final
orders, letters of reprimand, stipulations, and settlement
agreements.
(i) The required
application fee(s).
