Land Surveyor
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
Applicants must: 1) Be at least 21 years old, of good character and good reputation. 2) Pass a 2-hour Nevada State Board land surveying examination. 3) Pass the Fundamentals of Land Surveying (LSI) exam.* 4) Pass the Principles and Practice of Land Surveying (PLS) examination.* Note: An applicant for the PLS exam must have completed a 4 year approved college program in surveying and have 4 years of experience in land surveying. *National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) exams (8-hour and 6-hour written tests.) To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor intern applicants must: 1) Be a graduate of, or in the final year of, a land-surveying or engineering curriculum of 4 years approved by the board. 2) Have passed the Fundamentals of Land Surveying (LSI) exam. Fees may be subject to change. Fees are: application and exam (professional land surveyor)--$200; biennial license renewal (professional land surveyor)--$100; application for Fundamentals/Intern (LSI) exam--$30; PLS Nevada specific exam--$100.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Board
- Board of Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors
- Address
- 1755 E. Plumb Lane, Suite 135 Reno 89502
- Phone
- (775) 688-1231
- Agency website
- http://www.nvboe.org
- Licence page
- http://www.nvboe.org
- Last updated
- January 14, 2016
Occupations (O*NET)
- Land Surveyor 17-1022.00
Source and verification
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