322.045 Requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor -- Education,
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(1)A person shall qualify for licensure as a professional land surveyor if he or she has:
(a)Passed the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination and is thereby
designated a land surveyor in training according to the conditions set forth in
either paragraph
(c)of this subsection or KRS 322.047(1)(a);
(b)Passed the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying Examination; and
(c)Met one
(1)of the following requirements set out in this paragraph:
1. Graduation from a board-approved program of four
(4)years or more in
land surveying from a college or university and not less than three
years of progressive experience in land surveying under the direct
supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor. The experience
shall be of a grade and character to indicate to the board that the
applicant is competent to practice land surveying. Applicants shall be
eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination during
the final year of the program;
2. Graduation from a program of four
(4)years or more in other than land
surveying from a college or university of recognized standing,
completion of a twenty-four
(24)semester credit hour core curriculum in
land surveying, and not less than four
(4)years of progressive
experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a practicing
professional land surveyor. The experience shall be of a grade and
character to indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to
practice land surveying;
a. The core curriculum in land surveying may be completed as part of
the four
(4)year program or may be taken in addition to that
program; and
b. Applicants shall be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land
Surveying Examination upon completion of the core curriculum in
land surveying or during the final year in the program if twelve
(12)hours or more of the core curriculum in land surveying have
been completed; or
3. Graduation from a civil, mining, or agricultural engineering program of
four
(4)years or more accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology or any engineering program deemed equivalent by the
board, completion of twelve
(12)semester credit hours of the core
curriculum in land surveying referenced in subparagraph 2. of this
paragraph, and not less than four
(4)years of progressive experience in
land surveying under the direct supervision of a practicing professional
land surveyor. The experience shall be of a grade and character to
indicate to the board that the applicant is competent to practice land
surveying;
a. The twelve
(12)hours of the core curriculum in land surveying
may be completed as part of the engineering program or may be
taken in addition to that program; and
b. Applicants shall be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Land
Surveying Examination upon graduation from the engineering
program or during the final year in the program if twelve
hours of the core curriculum in land surveying have been
completed.
(2)Any person having the necessary qualifications prescribed in subsection
(1)of this
section or any applicable qualifications prescribed in KRS 322.047(1)(a) shall be
eligible to apply for licensure, even if the applicant is not practicing the profession
at the time of application.
(3)The board shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for
consideration of experience gained prior to graduation from programs as described
in subsection (1)(c)1., 2., and 3. of this section, and for the surveying core
curriculum described in subsection (1)(c)2. and 3. of this section.