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(a) To be eligible for the professional land surveyor examination, an applicant must
(1) have been approved for or have passed the fundamentals of land surveying examination; and
(2) submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following table of education and work experience requirements for professional land surveyors; the board will evaluate the applicant's education and work experience that meet the requirements of AS 08.48 and this chapter and give credit as appropriate:
TABLE OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS
Responsible Charge Total Education Experience under R.L.S. Education Credit Credit In a land and Work Allowed Allowed Surveying Experience Classification In Years In Years In Years Required Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved curriculum with a B.S. degree in land surveying and a master's or doctorate degree in land surveying 5 3 3 8 Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved land surveying curriculum 4-year course 4 4 3 8 Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved land surveying curriculum 2-year course 2 6 3 8 Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved curriculum in civil engineering 2 6 3 8 Course work in board approved curriculum in land surveying - no degree (Minimum of two years credit hours) 2 - 3 5 - 6 3 8
(b) "Responsible charge of professional land surveying (P.L.S.)" means work as a supervisor under the responsible control of a land surveyor registered in the United States, and working in the "practice of land surveying" as described in AS 08.48.341 . The remainder of the required work experience listed in (a) of this section must be derived from office or field work involving the activities listed in AS 08.48.341 . Partial completion of a curriculum leading to a degree in land surveying will be considered by the board in determining applicable work experience. The board will determine the amount of credit given for responsible charge experience gained under the responsible control of a professional in engineering based on applicability to professional land surveying.
(c) The board will accept up to a maximum of two years of credit for professional work experience used in securing registration in civil or mining engineering as experience in securing registration in land surveying based on its applicability to professional land surveying.
(d) The board will accept up to a maximum of two years of subprofessional work experience for up to one half of the work experience required for registration based on its applicability to professional land surveying.
(e) An applicant with a foreign degree shall submit
(1) a transcript of the applicant's education and if the transcript is not in English, submit a translation into English and a signed and notarized affidavit by the translator of the accuracy of translation; and
(2) an evaluation of the applicant's education from an agency approved by the board unless the applicant's education has been earned at a school accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the board.
(f) Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.
(g) Notwithstanding (a) - (e) of this section, an applicant authorized by the board to take the examination before 11/13/99 may continue to qualify for the examination under 12 AAC 36.040.
History: Eff. 9/30/78, Register 67; am 2/22/81, Register 81; am 8/13/87, Register 103; am 6/3/89, Register 110; am 3/16/96, Register 137; am 7/26/97, Register 143; am 8/26/98, Register 147; am 11/13/99, Register 152; am 3/8/2001, Register 157; am 1/20/2002, Register 161; am 9/11/2004, Register 171
Authority: AS 08.48.101
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