37-67-309. Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor. - Montana Statutes

     37-67-309. Qualifications of applicant for licensure as professional land surveyor. One of the following must be considered as minimum evidence to the board that the applicant is qualified for licensure as a professional land surveyor:
     (1) The applicant has a bachelor of science degree in a board-approved curriculum that includes a minimum of 40 quarter credit hours in surveying techniques, principles, and practices; the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the board that, in addition, the applicant has had at least 4 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying, with a minimum of 3 years of progressive experience on land surveying projects under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor; and the applicant has passed the examinations required by the board.
     (2) The applicant has 2 years of formal education in a board-approved curriculum above high school level, with at least 90 quarter credit hours that include a minimum of 40 quarter credit hours in surveying techniques, principles, and practices, or equivalent semester hours passed, or the equivalent approved by the board; the applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the board that, in addition, the applicant has had at least 6 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board, with a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience on land surveying projects under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor; and the applicant has passed the examinations required by the board.
     (3) The applicant has a bachelor of science degree in a board-approved curriculum and presents evidence satisfactory to the board that, in addition, the applicant has had at least 6 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying, with a minimum of 4 years of progressive experience on land surveying projects under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor, and the applicant has passed the examinations required by the board.
     (4) The applicant presents evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has had at least 10 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying satisfactory to the board, with a minimum of 6 years of progressive experience on land surveying projects under the direct supervision of a professional land surveyor, and has passed the examinations required by the board.

     History: En. 66-2357 by Sec. 5, Ch. 366, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 66-2357(part); amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 354, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 553, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 72, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 60, Ch. 492, L. 2001.