1. (1) an associates in applied science degree in land surveying or geomatics;
2. (2) a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in land surveying or geomatics;

3. (3) an equivalent land surveying program that includes completion of a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in a field related to land surveying or geomatics comprised of a minimum of 30 semester hours or 42 quarter hours of coursework in land surveying or geomatics which shall include completion of the following courses:

   1. (a) a minimum of one course in each of the following content areas:

      1. (i) boundary law;
      2. (ii) writing legal descriptions;
      3. (iii) photogrammetry;
      4. (iv) public land survey system;
      5. (v) studies in land records or land record systems; and
      6. (vi) surveying field techniques; and

   2. (b) the remainder shall be from any or all of the following content areas:

      1. (i) algebra, calculus, geometry, statistics, trigonometry, not to exceed six semester hours or eight quarter hours;
      2. (ii) control systems;
      3. (iii) drafting, not to exceed six semester hours or eight quarter hours;
      4. (iv) geodesy;
      5. (v) geographic information systems;
      6. (vi) global positioning systems;
      7. (vii) land development; and
      8. (viii) survey instrumentation; or
4. (4) an equivalent land surveying program that includes completion of a bachelors, masters or doctorate degree in a field related to land surveying or geomatics that does not include some of the coursework specified in Subsection (3) as part of the degree program, provided that the deficient requirements have been completed post-degree; and
5. (5) if the degree was earned in a foreign country, the land surveying curriculum shall be determined by the NCEES Credential Evaluations to fulfill the required curricular content of the NCEES Education Standard; deficiencies in coursework may be satisfied by completion at a recognized college or university approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board.

In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(3)(d), an applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall verify completion of one of the following land surveying programs affiliated with an institution that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), and approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board:

KEY: professional land surveyors, professional engineers, professional structural engineers

Date of Last Change: August 21, 2017

Notice of Continuation: May 19, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-22-101; 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a)