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·         Link to Florida Statute – Chapter 472 – Land Surveying and Mapping

472.013  Examinations, prerequisites.--

(2)  An applicant shall be entitled to take the licensure examination to practice in this state as a surveyor and mapper if the applicant is of good moral character and has satisfied one of the following requirements:

(a)  The applicant received a degree in surveying and mapping of 4 years or more in a surveying and mapping degree program from a college or university recognized by the board and has a specific experience record of 4 or more years as a subordinate to a professional surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and mapping, which experience is of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The completed surveying and mapping degree of 4 years or more in a surveying and mapping degree program must have included not fewer than 32 semester hours of study, or its academic equivalent, in the science of surveying and mapping or in board-approved surveying-and-mapping-related courses. Work experience acquired as a part of the education requirement shall not be construed as experience in responsible charge.

(b)  The applicant is a graduate of a 4-year course of study, other than in surveying and mapping, at an accredited college or university and has a specific experience record of 6 or more years as a subordinate to a registered surveyor and mapper in the active practice of surveying and mapping, 5 years of which shall be of a nature indicating that the applicant was in responsible charge of the accuracy and correctness of the surveying and mapping work performed. The course of study in disciplines other than surveying and mapping must have included not fewer than 32 semester hours of study or its academic equivalent. The applicant must have completed a minimum of 25 semester hours from a college or university approved by the board in surveying and mapping subjects or in any combination of courses in civil engineering, surveying, mapping, mathematics, photogrammetry, forestry, or land law and the physical sciences. Any of the required 25 semester hours of study completed not as a part of the 4-year course of study shall be approved at the discretion of the board. Work experience acquired as a part of the education requirement shall not be construed as experience in responsible charge.

61G17-3.0021 Education.

(1) To determine whether an applicant for licensure has met the educational requirements of Section 472.013(2)(a), F.S., the applicant must demonstrate that he/she has:

(a) Graduated from a college or university approved by the Board pursuant to Rule 61G17-1.010, F.A.C.; and

(b) Completed a specific course of study which included at least thirty‑two (32) semester hours or forty‑eight (48) quarter hours in courses labeled by the program or university as courses in surveying and mapping or completed a course of study in surveying and mapping accredited in surveying by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

(2) To determine whether an applicant for licensure has met the educational requirements of Section 472.013(2)(b), F.S., the applicant must demonstrate that he/she has:

(a) Graduated from a college or university approved by the Board pursuant to Rule 61G17-1.010, F.A.C.; and

(b) Completed a specific four (4) year course of study which included at least thirty-two (32) semester hours of study, or its academic equivalent, which included twenty‑five (25) semester hours or thirty‑seven (37) quarter hours in courses labeled by the college or university as courses in surveying and mapping or in any combination of courses in civil engineering, forestry, mathematics, photogrammetry, land law, and the physical sciences.

Specific Authority 472.013 FS. Law Implemented 472.005, 472.013 FS. History–New 9-7-93, Amended 5-30-95, 10-1-97, 5-17-00, 11-2-00, 2-5-01.

 

 

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