§ 37.47. Eligibility for certification or licensure, or both.

 Before an applicant takes the examination for licensure as a professional land surveyor, the applicant shall satisfactorily complete the surveying fundamentals examination and become certified as a surveyor-in-training. An applicant who is certified as a surveyor-in-training shall remain certified without time limitation until the applicant becomes licensed as a professional land surveyor.

   (1)  Surveyor-in-training. An applicant for certification as a surveyor-in-training shall show satisfactory evidence to the Board of having met one of the following requirements:

     (i)   Graduation from an approved civil engineering curriculum of at least 4 years, including a minimum of 10 credit hours instruction in surveying.

     (ii)   Graduation from an associate degree program in an approved surveying technology curriculum.

     (iii)   Completion of 6 or more years of progressive experience in surveying, and knowledge, skill and education equivalent to that attained through graduation from an approved land surveying or civil engineering curriculum. For experience to be acceptable to the Board, an applicant shall show diversification of field and office experience, with a minimum of 25% of the experience in each area.

   (2)  Professional land surveyor. An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall be certified as a surveyor-in-training and show satisfactory evidence to the Board of having met one of the following requirements:

     (i)   Work experience. Four or more years of progressive experience in land surveying work performed after the issuance of the surveyor-in-training certificate. The experience shall be obtained by working under the supervision of a professional land surveyor or similarly qualified surveyor and shall be of a grade and character to qualify the applicant to assume responsible charge of the work involved in the practice of land surveying. Experience of short periods of duration; that is, 6 months or less, which is used to comprise the minimum requirements shall be supported by adequate references.

     (ii)   Teaching experience. Four or more years of progressive teaching experience in an approved curriculum under the supervision of a professional land surveyor or a similarly qualified surveyor. The teaching experience shall be of a grade or character to qualify the applicant to assume responsible charge of the work involved in the practice of land surveying.

   The provisions of this §  37.47 adopted January 21, 1994, effective January 22, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 518.

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  37.48 (relating to references).