New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING › Chapter 39 - ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING PRACTITIONERS › Part 5 - SURVEYING-APPLICATIONS, EXAMINATIONS, PRACTICE OF SURVEYING, SEAL OF LICENSEE › Section 16.39.5.8 - APPLICATION - SURVEYOR INTERN AND PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. Types of
				application - licensure as aprofessional surveyor or certification as a survey
				intern require that an applicant present his or her qualifications on forms
				prescribed by this board.
B. Any
				application, to be complete, must include acceptable replies from references,
				official transcript(s) provided directly from the university; and if
				applicable, verification(s) of prior examinations taken in other
				state(s).
C. Board members shall
				not be used as references.
D.
				Applications for surveying intern certification will be accepted after an
				applicant has passed the fundamentals of surveying exam and has graduated from
				a board-approved, four year surveying curriculum, or if a graduate of an
				approved four year curriculum in a related science as defined by Subsection E
				of Section
				16.39.5.7
				NMAC and augmented with the required two-year combined office and field board
				approved surveying experience obtained under the direction of a licensed
				professional surveyor. Class time will not be counted in the required years of
				experience, but work prior to or while attending school may be counted toward
				the required experience at the discretion of the board.
E. Applicants for the principles and
				practices of surveying examination having graduated with a board-approved four
				year surveying curriculum of four years or more, or with a related-science
				degree, as determined by the board shall have a minimum of four years of
				experience acceptable to the professional surveying committee at the date of
				application and shall have passed the fundamentals of surveying
				examination.
F. No applicant will
				be eligible to take the professional surveying examination whose application
				for eligibility has not been completed, reviewed and approved by the board, as
				set forth in 16.39.5.8 NMAC.
G.
				Applicants for the professional surveying license will be accepted after
				applicant has passed the professional surveying exam, the New Mexico state
				specific surveying exam, and has fulfilled the education and experience
				requirements. Successful passing of the professional surveying exam does not
				ensure licensure as a professional surveyor. To satisfy the statutory
				requirement for board-approved surveying experience prior to licensure, a
				candidate with a board-approved surveying curriculum of four years or more as
				determined by the board shall have four years of experience acceptable to the
				professional surveying committee. This experience may be acquired before or
				after certification as a surveying intern. A candidate with a related science
				degree shall have four years of surveying experience acceptable to the
				professional surveying committee pursuant to the Engineering and Surveying
				Practice Act, Subsection A of Section
				61-23-27.4
				NMSA 1978. After successfully completing the professional surveying
				examination, an applicant, if necessary to meet the licensing requirements in
				the New Mexico Engineering and Surveying Practice Act, shall update the
				application as provided by Subsection H of 16.39.5.8 NMAC.
H. To update a professional survey (PS)
				application file in relation to experience, the applicant must complete an
				application update form and provide references acceptable to the professional
				surveying committee to verify each additional experience record.
I. Applications for licensure or
				certification by examination, comity or endorsement which have been approved by
				the professional surveying committee shall remain valid for two years from the
				date of approval.
J. An applicant
				with foreign credentials requesting licensure by examination or endorsement
				shall provide to the professional surveying committee's satisfaction, evidence
				that the applicant's qualifications are equal to or exceed the qualifications
				for licensure in effect in New Mexico at the time of application.
K. All applicants for professional surveyor
				license shall show proficiency in the English language and shall have a minimum
				of four years of experience if a graduate of a board approved, four year
				surveying curriculum or eight years if a graduate of a board approved related
				science curriculum, working in the United States, or for a United States
				corporation, under the direction of a licensed professional surveyor who can
				attest to the applicant's ability and knowledge as a competent
				surveyor.
L. When considering
				surveying applicants who are graduates of educational programs from a school,
				college or university outside of the United States and its jurisdictions, or
				considering applicants from related science programs, the board will evaluate
				and approve the degrees on an individual basis. The board may require an
				independent evaluation of the education and such evaluation shall be done
				through an organization approved by the board and at the expense of the
				applicant.