§ 2592. Licensure by examination

(a) Any person shall be eligible for licensure as a land surveyor if the person qualifies under one of the following provisions, as established by the Board by rule:

(1) Bachelor's degree in land surveying, internship, portfolio, and examination. A person who has graduated with a bachelor's degree in land surveying from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), completed a 24-month internship, successfully completed a portfolio, and successfully completed the examinations required by the Board may be granted a license.

(2) Associate's degree in land surveying, internship, portfolio, and examination. A person who has graduated with an associate's degree in land surveying from a program accredited by the ABET, completed a 36-month internship, successfully completed a portfolio, and successfully completed the examinations required by the Board may be granted a license.

(3) Internship, portfolio, and examinations. An applicant who has completed a 72-month internship, successfully completed a portfolio, and passed the examinations required by the Board may be granted a license.

(b) License examinations may consist of a national surveying examination selected by the Board plus a Vermont portion. The Vermont portion shall be limited to those subjects and skills necessary to perform land surveying. (Added 1967, No. 364 (Adj. Sess.), § 14, eff. Jan. 1, 1969; amended 1969, No. 207 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. March 24, 1970; 1971, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1985, No. 245 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1991, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 38; 2009, No. 103 (Adj. Sess.), § 19; 2011, No. 66, § 7, eff. June 1, 2011; 2011, No. 116 (Adj. Sess.), § 31.)