OAR 820-010-2020: Education and Experience Requirements for Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor

The following combinations of education and experience may be used to satisfy subsection (4) of OAR 820-010-2000 (Qualifications for Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor): (1) Graduation from: (a) An ABET accredited Four Year Baccalaureate Degree in Land Surveying or Geomatics and Three Years of Qualifying Experience. (A) Graduation from a post-baccalaureate degree program in land surveying or geomatics, from a college or university that offers an ABET, or ACCE accredited undergraduate program in a discipline similar to that of the post-baccalaureate degree program, may be substituted for one year of the qualifying experience required. (B) For this section only, active practice of land surveying work described in ORS 672.005(1)(c) to (f) may be verified by a registered professional engineer or registered professional land surveyor. (b) An ABET or ACCE accredited Four Year Baccalaureate Degree in Engineering and Six Years of Qualifying Experience. Completion of coursework that includes 11 semester or 16 quarter hours of surveying instruction and surveying law may be substituted for two years of the qualifying experience required. (c) A Two Year Degree in Land Surveying or Engineering from an educational institution accredited by CHEA or a substantially similar accreditation organization and Six Years of Qualifying Experience. (2) NCEES Credentials Evaluation - Equivalent and Three Years of Qualifying Experience. (a) Completion of course work, not accredited by ABET, if the course work is evaluated by NCEES Credentials Evaluation (The cost of any NCEES Credentials Evaluation must be borne by the Applicant), and NCEES determines that the course work is equivalent to the educational requirements of the NCEES Land Surveying Education Standard; and (b) Three years of Qualifying Experience. (c) If not used to satisfy subsection (a) of this rule, graduation from a post-baccalaureate degree program in land surveying, from a college or university that offers an ABET or ACCE accredited undergraduate program in land surveying or geomatics, may be substituted for one year of the qualifying experience required in subsection (b) of the rule. (3) NCEES Credentials Evaluation - Not Equivalent. (a) Completion of course work not accredited by ABET, evaluated by NCEES Credentials Evaluation but determined by NCEES not to be equivalent to the requirements of the NCEES Land Surveying Education Standard, may be considered toward qualifying an Applicant for registration if the Applicant provides evidence of a combination of education and qualifying experience that totals 9 years. The cost of any NCEES Credentials Evaluation must be borne by the Applicant. (b) The amount of education that may be substituted for qualifying experience under subsection (3)(a) of this rule is as provided in Exhibit 2-a; [Exhibit not included. See ED NOTE.] (4) Military Experience and Training. (a) Military experience and training may be considered as qualifying for the required education and experience under this rule if it is evaluated by the Joint Services Transcript (JST) and the Board determines that it is substantially equivalent to the education and qualifying experience listed in subsections (1) to (3) of this rule. (b) Military experience and training that is not determined to be substantially equivalent to the education and qualifying experience listed in sections (1) to (3) of this rule may be considered toward qualifying an Applicant for registration to the extent that the experience and training involves the subjects cited in subsection (1)(b)(A) of this rule, or to the extent it qualifies as experience. (c) The Board will determine the amount of educational credit, if any, the military training and experience will be given towards qualifying the Applicant for registration as a Professional Land Surveyor. (d) If applying with military training and experience, whether by qualifying military experience alone, a combination of educational credit and qualifying military experience, or a combination of educational credit, qualifying military experience, and qualifying non-military experience, an Applicant must demonstrate that the Applicant’s training and experience is equivalent to a total of 9 years of qualifying experience. For example, an Applicant who is granted two years of credit for military training and experience under this subsection, must demonstrate 7 years of qualifying education, experience, or both outside of the military. (5) Qualifying Experience Only - 9 years of qualifying experience.