Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 425 - Experience Requirements-Professional Land Surveyors

(a) An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall be granted credit towards the experience requirements contained in Sections 8741 and 8742 of the Code, for the following education curriculum:

(1) Four (4) years experience credit for graduation from an approved land surveying curriculum.

(2) Two (2) years experience credit for graduation from a non-approved land surveying curriculum.

(3) Five (5) years of experience credit for graduation from an approved cooperative work-study land surveying curriculum.

(4) One-half ( 1/2) year of education credit for each year of study completed in an approved land surveying curriculum that did not result in the awarding of a baccalaureate degree, except that the maximum of such experience shall be two (2) years. A year of study shall be at least 32 semester units or 48 quarter units, no less than 10 semester units or 15 quarter units of which shall be from classes clearly identified as being land surveying subjects.

"Life Experience Degrees" are not acceptable and will not be counted towards the education credit.

(b) All qualifying work experience in land surveying shall be performed under the responsible charge of a person legally authorized to practice land surveying. An applicant shall possess at least two years of actual responsible training experience in land surveying which shall involve at least four of the land surveying activities specified in subdivisions (a)-(g) and (k)-(n) of Section 8726 of the Code. Qualifying experience in activities specified in subdivision (a), (b), (k), (m), and (n) of Section 8726 shall not exceed one year in total. Qualifying experience shall be computed on an actual time worked basis, but not to exceed forty hours per week.

(c) For purposes of Section 8742 of the Code, the terms "responsible field training" and "responsible office training" include the land surveying activities specified in subdivisions (a)-(g) and (k)-(n) of Section 8726 of the Code performed in a field or office environment. Responsible training means the exercise of independent judgment under the responsible charge of a person legally authorized to practice land surveying.

(d) Computation of qualifying experience for a license as a professional land surveyor shall be to the date of filing of the application, or it shall be to the final filing date announced for the examination if the application is filed within a period of thirty (30) days preceding the final filing date announced for such examination.

(e) An applicant for licensure as a land surveyor who holds a valid and unexpired license as a civil engineer is exempt from the application requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) of this section provided he or she submits sufficient documentation that he or she has a minimum of two years of actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying as required by Business and Professions Code Section 8742(a)(3). For purposes of this subdivision and Section 8742(a)(3) of the Code, "actual broad based progressive experience in land surveying" shall involve at least four of the land surveying activities specified in subdivisions (a)-(g) and (k)-(n) of Section 8726 of the Code. All qualifying work experience in land surveying shall be performed under the responsible charge of a person legally authorized to practice land surveying. Qualifying experience in activities specified in subdivisions (a), (b), (k), (m), and (n) of Section 8726 shall not exceed six months in total. Qualifying experience shall be computed on an actual time worked basis, but not to exceed forty hours per week. Time used to qualify for the civil engineer license, including that given for educational credit, shall not be used to qualify for the land surveyor license, except for the six months allowed for the activities specified in subdivisions (a), (b), (k), (m), and (n) of Section 8726.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 16, § 425

1. New section filed 1-25-2001; operative 2-24-2001 (Register 2001, No. 4). For prior history, see Register 83, No. 3.
2. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (a)(1)-(4), amendment of subsection (b), repealer of subsection (c), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (f) filed 4-11-2011; operative 5-11-2011 (Register 2011, No. 15).
3. Amendment of subsections (b)-(c), repealer of subsections (c)(1)-(d)(12), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (e) filed 8-29-2017; operative 10-1-2017 (Register 2017, No. 35).

Note: Authority cited: Section 8710, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 8726, 8741 and 8742, Business and Professions Code.

1. New section filed 1-25-2001; operative 2-24-2001 (Register 2001, No. 4). For prior history, see Register 83, No. 3.
2. Amendment of subsection (a), new subsections (a)(1)-(4), amendment of subsection (b), repealer of subsection (c), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (f) filed 4-11-2011; operative 5-11-2011 (Register 2011, No. 15).
3. Amendment of subsections (b)-(c), repealer of subsections (c)(1)-(d)(12), subsection relettering and amendment of newly designated subsection (e) filed 8-29-2017; operative 10/1/2017 (Register 2017, No. 35).