21 NCAC 56 .0608             SURVEYOR INTERN

(a)  General. To obtain the optional certification as a Surveyor Intern, an applicant shall:

(1)           pass the fundamentals of land surveying examination and make application to the Board on a form prescribed and furnished by the Board,

(2)           be of good character and reputation,

(3)           submit three character references to the Board, one of whom is a professional land surveyor,

(4)           comply with the requirements of this rule, and

(5)           satisfy one of the following requirements related to education and experience:

(A)          Have a bachelor of science degree in surveying or other equivalent curricula, approved by the Board and a record satisfactory to the Board of one year of progressive practical experience under a practicing professional land surveyor.

(B)          Have an associate degree in surveying technology approved by the Board and a record satisfactory to the Board of two years of progressive practical experience under a practicing professional land surveyor.

(C)          Have graduated from high school or completed a high school equivalency certificate and a record satisfactory to the Board of five years of progressive practical experience, under a practicing professional land surveyor.

(D)          Graduation from a high school or the completion of a high school equivalency certificate, completion of a Land Surveyor Apprenticeship, and a record satisfactory to the Board of three years of progressive practical experience under a practicing professional land surveyor.

(b)  Request. The application form may be requested from the Board office or obtained from the website.

(c)  Application Form. Surveyor Intern Certificate Application form. After passing the Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination an applicant may make application to the Board to become certified as a "Surveyor Intern." This form requires the applicant to set forth personal history, educational background, surveying experience, character references and exhibit. A passport-type photographic quality portrait that is adequate for current identification purposes is required.

(d)  Reference Forms:

(1)           Persons applying to be certified as a Surveyor Intern shall submit to the Board names of individuals who are familiar with the applicant's work, character and reputation. The names shall be submitted by the applicant on the application form.

(2)           Persons applying for certification as a Surveyor Intern must submit three references, one of whom shall be a professional land surveyor.

(3)           In addition to the applicant submitting names to the Board of such individuals, those individuals in submitting to the Board their evaluations of the applicant shall use the reference forms supplied them by the applicant.

(4)           The reference form requires the individual evaluating the applicant to state the evaluating individual's profession, knowledge of the applicant, and information concerning the applicant's land surveying experience, character, and reputation.

(5)           The Board shall provide the reference forms to the applicant along with the application for licensure. The reference forms shall then be distributed by the applicant to the persons listed on the application as references. The applicant is responsible to have the individuals listed as references return the forms to the Board prior to the filing deadline for the examination applied for by the applicant.

(e)  Personal Interview. During the application process, the applicant may be interviewed by Board members if the members have questions regarding the applicant's education, experience or character, based upon the information submitted in the application.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 89C-2; 89C-10; 89C-13; 89C-14; 89C-15;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022;

Eff. March 1, 2023.