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NYS REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER

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Part 52, Registration for Curricula for Land Surveyors

§ 52.49 Land Surveyor
In addition to meeting all the applicable provisions of this Part, to be registered as a program recognized as leading to licensure as a land surveyor, which
meets the requirements of section 68.4 of this Title, the program shall be:
a. an approved course of study in land surveying or a substantially equivalent program as determined by the department, which leads to a bachelor’s
degree or higher; or
b. an approved course of study in land surveying which leads to an associate’s degree; or
c. an approved course of study which leads to an associate’s degree or higher in engineering, math, or a related science or their substantial equivalent and
includes a minimum of 15 semester hours that must include one course or its substantial equivalent in each of the following 4 subject areas:
1. survey I;
2. survey II;
3. boundary/survey law 1; and
4. boundary/survey law 2;

d. notwithstanding subdivision (c) of this section, if after completion of all four courses or their substantial equivalent set forth in paragraphs (c)(1)-(4)
of this section, the minimum 15 semester hours are not gained, any additional courses or their substantial equivalent from any of the following seven
subject areas shall satisfy the 15 semester hour requirements of this subdivision:
1. cadastral;
2. geodesy;
3. measurement/analysis;
4. remote sensing;
5. digital surveying methods;
6. route surveying; or
7. photogrammetry and aerial photo interpretations.

Part 68, Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology

§68.1 Professional study and experience requirements for professional engineering.
a. Definition. As used in this section, an acceptable accrediting agency shall mean an organization accepted by the department as a reliable authority for the
purpose of accrediting at the postsecondary level and which applies its criteria for granting accreditation in a fair, consistent, and nondiscriminatory manner.
b. Licensure requirement. To meet the professional education and experience requirements for licensure as a professional engineer in this State, the
applicant shall submit evidence of:
1. graduation, including receipt of the bachelor’s degree in engineering, from a professional program in engineering registered by the department,
accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency, or determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent of a registered or accredited
program; and
2. completion of a minimum of four years of professional engineering work experience that meets the requirements of section 68.2 of this Part; or
3. graduation, including receipt of the bachelor’s degree in engineering technology, from an engineering technology program registered by the
department or accredited by an acceptable accrediting agency; or
4. graduation, including receipt of the bachelor’s degree in engineering, from a professional program in engineering determined by the department to
be the substantial equivalent of a registered or accredited engineering program; or
5. graduation, including receipt of the bachelor of science degree, in a field related to engineering, engineering technology, or architecture as
determined to be acceptable by the department, and graduation, including receipt of a master’s or doctoral degree from a professional program in
engineering determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent of a registered or accredited engineering program and that contains 24
graduate-level semester hours of engineering; and
6. completion of a minimum of six years of professional engineering work experience that meets the requirements of section 68.2.
7. For applicants that meet the requirements of paragraphs (1), (3), or (4) of this subdivision, the department shall accept graduation, including receipt
of a master’s or doctoral degree from a professional program in engineering determined by the department to be the substantial equivalent of a
registered or accredited engineering program and that contains 24 graduate-level semester hours of engineering in lieu of not more than one year
of work experience set forth in (b)(2) or (b)(6) of this section.
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