SECTION 245:15-3-8. Qualifications for original land surveying license

  To be eligible for consideration for original licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor or certification as a Land Surveyor Intern, an applicant must meet all qualifications as contained within the Statutes and the Rules of the Board. Applications for Land Surveyor Intern certification or Professional Land Surveyor licensure shall be individually reviewed by the Board or its designee. Evidence of minimum qualifications is required by the Board in accordance with Title 59, 475.12b and the following requirements:

(1)   Professional Land Surveyor - experience (original license):

(A)   Experience record may be claimed to the date of the application. Part-time experience shall be pro-rated after a review by the Board or its designee. Experience record is to be continuous from the beginning to the date of the application. Experience time shall not exceed elapsed calendar time. Only experience obtained directly within the land surveying area will be considered as qualifying experience. Experience shall be gained under the supervision of a licensed professional surveyor; or if not, an explanation shall be made showing why the experience should be considered acceptable. Experience gained under the technical supervision of an unlicensed individual may be considered if the appropriate credentials of the unlicensed supervisor are submitted and approved by the Board or its designee. In evaluating experience which indicates to the Board that the applicant may be competent to practice surveying, the following will be considered:

(i)   Experience must be progressive on surveying projects and must demonstrate an increasing quality and greater responsibility.

(ii)   Experience must be obtained in compliance with the Statutes and Rules of the Board.

(iii)   Experience gained in the armed services must be of a character equivalent to that which would have been gained in the civilian sector doing similar work.

(iv)   Teaching experience must be in surveying or surveying-related courses at an advanced level in a surveying program that is approved by the Board.

(v)   Experience related to property conveyance and/or boundary line determination must be demonstrated.

(vi)   Experience in the technical field aspects of the profession must be demonstrated.

(vii)   Experience must include demonstration of the application of surveying principles in the practical execution of surveying tasks.

(viii)   Experience may be gained in surveying research projects by members of a surveying faculty where the program is approved by the Board.

(ix)   The Board may deem professional experience acquired by applicants outside the United States to be equivalent to the minimum Board requirements established by statutes or rules for professional experience.

(B)   Professional land surveyor applicants shall submit a minimum of five (5) acceptable references, at least three (3) of whom shall be Professional Land Surveyors having personal knowledge of the applicant's land surveying experience and none of whom may be current members of the Board. References must verify the periods of qualifying experience since the beginning of the history, leaving no gaps in dates. The Board cannot give credit for surveying experience that has not been verified by one or more references.

(C)   Pursuant to O.S. Title 59, 475.12b(A)(4), all qualifying courses must be successfully completed at an accredited institution of higher education and, other than the Board-approved core curriculum, must be equivalent to general education requirements typically contained in an approved two (2) or four (4) year surveying degree program.

(2)   Professional Land Surveyor - examination requirements (original license):

(A)   When the education requirements of the Statutes and of this Chapter are met, the applicant shall apply to NCEES and take and pass the Fundamentals of Surveying examination and the Principals and Practice of Surveying examination.

(B)   Once these examinations are successfully completed and requisite qualifying experience is complete, the applicant shall apply to the Board for approval and may be required to pass other Oklahoma state specific examination(s) as required, prior to being licensed as a Professional Land Surveyor.

[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 2211, eff 6-11-93; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3023, eff 7-12-01; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 896, eff 5-11-06; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1035, eff 5-11-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1150, eff 5-27-10; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1928, eff 7-25-13; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 1231, eff 9-14-18; Amended at 37 Ok Reg 1232, eff 11-1-20]