Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 6 - TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
Chapter 134 - LICENSING, REGISTRATION, AND CERTIFICATION FOR SURVEYORS
Subchapter D - EDUCATION
Section 134.31 - Educational Requirements for Applicants
Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 134.31
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Applicants for certification as a surveyor-in-training shall have graduated from at least one of the educational programs or program combinations listed in §1071.253 of the Surveying Act.
(1) For the purpose of meeting the
requirements found in §1071.253(a)(2)(A) or §1071.253(a)(4)(A), the
courses listed in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph must be taken in
order to be eligible for a surveyor-in-training certificate:
(A) a minimum of 9 semester hours (13.5
quarter hours) of land surveying. For the purposes of this chapter, land
surveying courses acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to,
the topics of basic surveying, advanced surveying, route surveying, engineering
surveying, geospatial engineering, and geodesy.
(B) a minimum of 3 semester hours (4.5
quarter hours) of land law. For the purposes of this chapter, land law courses
acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to, the topics of
legal principles of surveying, boundary surveying evidence and boundary
analysis, and Texas specific laws impacting land surveying. Courses focusing
primarily on real estate laws are not acceptable to the board.
(C) a minimum of six semester hours (nine
quarter hours) of mathematics. For the purposes of this chapter, mathematics
courses acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to, land
surveying math, college algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry,
differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis,
probability, statistics, and advanced calculus.
(2) For the purpose of meeting the
requirements found in §1071.253(a)(2)(A) or §1071.253(a)(4)(A), the
board provides the following definitions:
(A)
Civil engineering courses acceptable to the board include, but are not limited
to, courses that address the design, construction, and maintenance of the
physical and naturally built environment.
(B) Photogrammetry courses acceptable to the
board include, but are not limited to, courses that address the science and
technology of obtaining reliable information about physical objects and the
environment through the process of recording, measuring and interpreting
photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic radiant imagery and other
phenomena and includes the topic of remote sensing.
(C) Forestry courses acceptable to the board
include, but are not limited to, courses that address the science of
developing, caring for, or cultivating forests.
(D) Physical science courses acceptable to
the board include, but are not limited to, courses that study the non-living
world, including physics, geology, physical geography, astronomy, chemistry,
and geographic information systems (GIS).
(3) The education provisions found in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall apply to any applicant for a
surveyor in training registration after January 1, 2026.
(b) Applicants for registration as a registered professional land surveyor shall have graduated from at least one of the educational programs or degree program combinations listed in §1071.254 of the Surveying Act.
(1) For
the purpose of meeting the requirements found in §1071.254(a)(3), the
courses listed in subparagraphs (A) - (C) of this paragraph must be taken, as
part of the qualifying degree or in addition to the bachelor or associate
degree program, in order to be eligible for a surveyor-in-training certificate:
(A) a minimum of 9 semester hours (13.5
quarter hours) of land surveying. For the purposes of this chapter, land
surveying courses acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to,
the topics of basic surveying, advanced surveying, route surveying, engineering
surveying, geospatial engineering, and geodesy.
(B) a minimum of 3 semester hours (4.5
quarter hours) of land law. For the purposes of this chapter, land law courses
acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to, the topics of
legal principles of surveying, boundary surveying evidence and boundary
analysis, and Texas specific laws impacting land surveying. Courses focusing
primarily on real estate laws are not acceptable to the board.
(C) a minimum of six semester hours (nine
quarter hours) of mathematics. For the purposes of this chapter, mathematics
courses acceptable to the board may include, but are not limited to, land
surveying math, college algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry,
differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, numerical analysis,
probability, statistics, and advanced calculus.
(2) For the purpose of meeting the
requirements found in §1071.254(a)(3), the board provides the following
definitions:
(A) Civil engineering courses
acceptable to the board include, but are not limited to, courses that address
the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built
environment.
(B) Photogrammetry
courses acceptable to the board include, but are not limited to, courses that
address the science and technology of obtaining reliable information about
physical objects and the environment through the process of recording,
measuring and interpreting photographic images and patterns of electromagnetic
radiant imagery and other phenomena and includes the topic of remote sensing.
(C) Forestry courses acceptable to
the board include, but are not limited to, courses that address the science of
developing, caring for, or cultivating forests.
(D) Physical science courses acceptable to
the board include, but are not limited to, courses that study the non-living
world, including physics, geology, physical geography, astronomy, chemistry,
and geographic information systems (GIS).
(3) The education provisions found in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall apply to any applicant for a
registered professional land surveyor who applied for a surveyor in training
registration after January 1, 2026.
(4) If the surveyor in training registration
was waived for an applicant from an out-of-state registration holder in
accordance with the provisions found in §
134.25 of this chapter (relating
to Application from Out-of-State Registration Holders), the education
provisions found in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall apply to
any applicant for a registered professional land surveyor received after
January 1, 2026.
(c) The Board will accept degrees conferred by programs accredited or approved by the (ABET), Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC), and other recognized institutions of higher education as described in § 131.2 of this title (relating to Definitions).
(d) Degrees not accredited per subsection (c) of this section must be evaluated at the expense of the applicant by an organization approved by the Board.
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