N.Y. Educ. Law § 7206-a
Requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor
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§ 7206-a. Requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor.\n1. To qualify for a license as a professional land surveyor, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nhigher degree based on a program in land surveying, in accordance with\nthe commissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: (a) If the applicant has a bachelor's or higher\ndegree, have at least four years in work satisfactory to the board,\nprovided that the board may accept study beyond the bachelor's degree in\npartial fulfillment of this requirement; or (b) If the applicant has an\nassociate's degree, have at least six years in work satisfactory to the\nboard provided that the board may accept study beyond the associate's\ndegree in partial fulfillment of this requirement;\n (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or\nan alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred thirty-five dollars for an initial license for\npersons not requiring admission to department conducted examination, and\na fee of two hundred ten dollars for each triennial registration period.\n 2. In lieu of the degree and experience requirements specified in\nsubparagraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision one of this section, eight\nyears of practical experience in work satisfactory to the board may be\naccepted, provided that each full year of college study in engineering\nor land surveying satisfactory to the department may at the discretion\nof the board be accepted in lieu of one year of the required eight years\nof experience.\n 3. For an identification card as an "intern land surveyor", an\napplicant shall fulfill the requirements of subdivision one of this\nsection, except those in subparagraphs (3) and (5), provided that\nadmission to the examination may be given when the applicant is within\ntwenty credits of the completion of the requirements for the bachelor's\nor higher degree as prescribed in subparagraph (2) of subdivision one,\nor has completed the practical experience requirement of subdivision two\nof this section. The fee for examination and identification card as an\n"intern land surveyor" shall be seventy dollars and the fee for each\nreexamination shall be seventy dollars.\n
§ 7206-a. Requirements for a license as a professional land surveyor.\n1. To qualify for a license as a professional land surveyor, an\napplicant shall fulfill the following requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nhigher degree based on a program in land surveying, in accordance with\nthe commissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: Have practical experience satisfactory to the\ndepartment and in accordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars to the\ndepartment for an initial license, and a fee of two hundred ten dollars\nfor each triennial registration period.\n 2. In lieu of the degree requirements specified in paragraph (2) of\nsubdivision one of this section, an associate's degree in land\nsurveying, or an associate's degree or higher in engineering, math, or\nrelated science with credits in land surveying acceptable to the\ndepartment.\n 2-a. For admittance to the fundamentals of surveying examination, the\napplicant shall fulfill the education, experience, and examination\nrequirements in accordance with the commissioner's regulations. Upon the\nsuccessful completion of the examination, an identification card as an\n"intern land surveyor" shall be issued by the department. The fee for\nexamination qualification and identification card as an "intern land\nsurveyor" shall be seventy dollars.\n * 2-b. In lieu of the degree and experience requirements specified in\nparagraphs two and three of subdivision one of this section, eight years\nof practical experience in work satisfactory to the department may be\naccepted, provided that each full year of college study in engineering\nor land surveying satisfactory to the department may at the discretion\nof the department be accepted in lieu of one year of the required eight\nyears of experience.\n * NB Repealed April 3, 2029\n
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