2022 New York Laws
EDN - Education
Title 8 - The Professions
Article 145 - Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology
7206-A - Requirements for a License as a Professional Land Surveyor.

§ 7206-a. Requirements  for a license as a professional land surveyor.
1. To qualify  for  a  license  as  a  professional  land  surveyor,  an
applicant shall fulfill the following requirements:
  (1) Application: file an application with the department;
  (2)  Education:  have received an education, including a bachelor's or
higher degree based on a program in land surveying, in  accordance  with
the commissioner's regulations;
  (3)   Experience:   Have  practical  experience  satisfactory  to  the
department and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
  (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and  in
accordance with the commissioner's regulations;
  (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;
  (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a
noncitizen  lawfully  admitted  for  permanent  residence  in the United
States;
  (7) Character: be  of  good  moral  character  as  determined  by  the
department; and
  (8)  Fees:  pay  a  fee  of  one  hundred  thirty-five  dollars to the
department for an initial license, and a fee of two hundred ten  dollars
for each triennial registration period.
  2.  In  lieu  of the degree requirements specified in paragraph (2) of
subdivision  one  of  this  section,  an  associate's  degree  in   land
surveying,  or  an associate's degree or higher in engineering, math, or
related science  with  credits  in  land  surveying  acceptable  to  the
department.
  2-a.  For admittance to the fundamentals of surveying examination, the
applicant shall  fulfill  the  education,  experience,  and  examination
requirements in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. Upon the
successful  completion  of the examination, an identification card as an
"intern land surveyor" shall be issued by the department.  The  fee  for
examination  qualification  and  identification  card as an "intern land
surveyor" shall be seventy dollars.
  * 2-b. In lieu of the degree and experience requirements specified  in
paragraphs two and three of subdivision one of this section, eight years
of  practical  experience  in work satisfactory to the department may be
accepted, provided that each full year of college study  in  engineering
or  land  surveying satisfactory to the department may at the discretion
of the department be accepted in lieu of one year of the required  eight
years of experience.
  * NB Repealed April 3, 2029