23. (1) A person shall not be issued a licence or a certificate of registration unless he or she has successfully completed the term of articles prescribed by this section.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (1). (1.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 509/99, s. 3 (2). (2) An application for a term of articles shall be made to the Registrar.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (2). (3) An applicant for a term of articles must provide proof of, (a)  successful completion of a program at the baccalaureate level in professional surveying approved by the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee; (b)  successful completion of a program that, in the opinion of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee, is equivalent in content and level of difficulty to a program approved under clause (a); or (c)  experience or knowledge or a combination thereof that, in the opinion of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee, provides equivalent competencies to a program approved under clause (a). O. Reg. 327/12, s. 6 (1). (4) The term of articles shall include, (a)  at least 225 working days of practical experience in the student’s chosen branch of professional surveying in Ontario of which period at least 150 working days is field experience at the Party Chief level or higher in cadastral surveying, or its equivalent in another branch; and (b)  at least 113 working days experience in the management and administration of professional surveying, completed to the satisfaction of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (4); O. Reg. 327/12, s. 6 (2, 3). (5) Where an articling student has received working experience in professional surveying prior to the commencement of his or her term of articles that is comparable to the working experience required under subsection (4), the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee may reduce the time of the required working experience by the lesser of the period of prior experience and six months. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (5); O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (1); O. Reg. 327/12, s. 6 (4). (6) A term of articles shall be under the direction of, (a)  if the applicant is applying for a licence, a member who became a licensed member at least three years before the beginning of the term; or (b)  if the applicant is applying for a certificate of registration, a member who has held a certificate of registration for at least three years before the beginning of the term or a person who in the opinion of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee is competent to provide and direct the approved professional experience.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (6). (7) An articling student shall complete the assignments and examinations that are required by the policies of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee as approved by the Council.  O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (2). (8) An articling student shall satisfy the requirements of subsections (4) and (7) within four years of the commencement of his or her term of articles or by the end of the period as extended by the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee under subsection (8.1).  O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (2). (8.1) The Academic and Experience Requirements Committee may extend the period of four years for up to one year if the student has taken parental leave during the initial period and applies to the Committee for an extension before the end of the initial period.  O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (2). (8.2) An articling student who fails to complete the requirements within the time period required under subsection (8) may, one year after the expiry of the original term of articles, reapply for articles, at which time the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee shall determine the term and conditions of articles in accordance with its policy.  O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (2). (9) All assignments and examinations shall be marked on a percentage basis and a mark of 65 per cent shall be a passing mark.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (9). (10) The Academic and Experience Requirements Committee shall advise the articling student of the results of each assignment or examination submitted by the student within 45 working days after it is submitted.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (10); O. Reg. 105/98, s. 5 (2). (11) Articling students who do not successfully complete the required assignments and examinations may take two additional opportunities to complete each of them.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (11); O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (3). (12) Each student’s term of articles shall be monitored by a member of the Association who is a member of or an assistant to the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (12). (13) The Academic and Experience Requirements Committee shall prepare and make available to all applicants, articling students and members of the Association a student handbook setting out the academic and experience requirements, including examinations and assignments, that an articling student shall complete before writing the professional entrance examination.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (13). (14) An articling student who has satisfied the requirements of subsections (4) and (7) may apply in accordance with subsection 24 (2) to take the next available professional entrance examination conducted by Council.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1026, s. 23 (14); O. Reg. 218/10, s. 11 (4). (15) The Academic and Experience Requirements Committee may waive or vary the requirements for articles, as set out in this section, for an applicant who, (a)  is a professional surveyor in good standing in another jurisdiction or holds an equivalent professional designation in another jurisdiction; or (b)  has met the requirements of subsection (3) and has recently worked, in Ontario or elsewhere, a minimum of five years in a position that, in the opinion of the Academic and Experience Requirements Committee, provides experience that is equivalent to the experience obtained working as a professional member in Ontario. O. Reg. 327/12, s. 6 (5).