N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 68.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 68.4 - Professional study of land surveying

(a) As used in this section, acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the purpose of accrediting land surveying, engineering or other math and science programs as having reasonable accreditation standards and as an organization that applies its criteria for granting accreditation of programs in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner.

(b) To meet the professional study requirement for licensure, the applicant shall present evidence of:

(1) completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in land surveying or the equivalent from a program approved by the department for professional licensure purposes and three years of land surveying experience acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board; or

(2) completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, math, or related science with 15 credits of surveying course work acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board as set forth in section 52.49 of this Title and four years of land surveying experience acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board; or

(3) completion of an associate's degree in land surveying and five-and-a-half years of land surveying experience acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board; or

(4) completion of an associate's degree in engineering, math, or related science with 15 credits of land surveying course work acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board as set forth in section 52.49 of this Title and six years of land surveying experience acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board; or

(5) completion of an approved secondary course of study; and

(i) for those applying for licensure on or after September 1, 1987, the equivalent of eight years of land surveying experience acceptable to the department as recommended by the State Board, provided that all experience is completed prior to April 3, 2029 and provided that each full year of college study in engineering or land surveying in a program approved by the department for professional licensure purposes or a substantially equivalent program, as determined by the department upon the recommendation of the State Board, may be accepted in lieu of one year of such experience to a maximum of four years.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 8 § 68.4

Amended New York State Register July 28, 2021/Volume XLIII, Issue 30, eff. 7/28/2021