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12 AAC 36.064. ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF LAND SURVEYING EXAMINATION.

  1. To be eligible for the fundamentals of land surveying examination, an applicant must have
  1. Successfully completed at least 75 percent of the required credit hours leading to an undergraduate degree in a surveying curriculum approved by the board; the completed credit hours must be documented by the educational institution; or
  2. Submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following tables of education and work experience requirements for fundamentals of land surveying examination; acceptable experience must be derived from office or field work involving the activities listed in the definition of the '~practice of land surveying" in AS 08.48.341 or other work experience that meets the requirements in 12 AAC 36.065:

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TABLE A OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF LAND SURVEYING EXAMINATION
Classification Education Credit Allowed in Years Work Experience Credit Allowed in Years Total Years of Education and Experience
B.S. degree in an ABET accredited curriculum in land surveying 4 0 0
Board approved A.S. degree in land surveying 2 3 5
ABET accredited or board approved B.S. degree in civil engineering 2 3 5
Course work in board approved curriculum in land surveying - no degree (minimum of two years of credit hours) 2-3 3-4 6

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  1. Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.
  2. Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, an applicant authorized by the board to take the examination before November 13, 1999 may continue to qualify for the examination under 12 AAC 36.040.

12 AAC 36.065. ELIGIBILITY FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR EXAMINATION.

  1. To be eligible for the professional land surveyor examination, an applicant must
    1. Have been approved for or have passed the fundamentals of land surveying examination; and
    2. Submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following tables of education and work experience requirements for professional land surveyors; the board will evaluate the applicant's education and work experience that meets the requirements of AS 08.48 and this chapter and give credit as appropriate:

TABLE OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYORS

Classification Education Credit Allowed in Years Work Experience Allowed in Years Responsible Charge Under PLS In a Land Surveying Capacity in Years Total Years of Education and Work Experience
Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved curriculum with a B.S. degree in land surveying and a master's or doctorate degree in land surveying 5 3 3 8
Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved land surveying curriculum 4-year course 4 4 3 8
Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved land surveying curriculum 2-year course 2 6 3 8
Graduate of an ABET accredited or board approved curriculum in civil engineering or related engineering sciences 2 6 3 8
Course work in board approved curriculum in surveying - no degree (Minimum of two years credit hours) 2-3 5-6 3 8

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  1. “Responsible charge of professional land surveying (P.L.S.)” means work as a supervisor under the responsible control of a land surveyor registered in the United States, and working in the “practice of land surveying” as described in AS 08.48.341(13). The remainder of the required work experience listed in (a) of this section must be derived from office or fieldwork involving the activities listed in AS 08.48.341(13). Partial completion of a curriculum leading to a degree in land surveying will be considered by the board in determining applicable work experience. The board will determine the amount of credit given for responsible charge experience gained under the responsible control of a professional in engineering based on applicability to professional land surveying.
  2. The board will accept up to a maximum of two years of credit for professional work experience used in securing registration in civil or mining engineering as experience in securing registration in land surveying based on its applicability to professional land surveying.
  3. The board will accept up to a maximum of two years of subprofessional work experience for up to one half of the work experience required for registration based on its applicability to professional land surveying.
  4. An applicant with a foreign degree shall submit
    1. a transcript of the applicant's education and if the transcript is not in English, submit a translation into English and a signed and notarized affidavit by the translator of the accuracy of translation; and
    2. an evaluation of the applicant's education from an agency approved by the board unless the applicant's education has been earned at a school accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the board.
  5. Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.
  6. Notwithstanding (a) - (e) of this section, an applicant authorized by the board to take the examination before November 13, 1999 may continue to qualify for the examination under 12 AAC 36.040.

12 AAC 36.066. VERIFICTION OF LAND SURVEYOR WORK EXPERIENCE.

  1. In support of an application for examination or registration as a land surveyor, an applicant shall arrange for verification of the work experience required in 12 AC 36.064 and 12 AAC 36.065 to be submitted to the board. Verification of work experience must be on a form prescribed by the board and must be completed and submitted directly to the board by the employer who is verifying the applicant’s experience.
  2. Department staff shall open a file for retention of completed work verification forms for an individual who has not yet submitted an application for examination or registration as a land surveyor if the individual
    1. submits a written request to open a work verification file; and
    2. attaches the file opening fee established in 12 AAC 02.110.
  3. Department staff shall maintain a work verification file for five years from the date that an individual completes the requirements of (b) of this section. Before end of that five years, an individual may request that the department maintain a work verification file for an additional five years by again completing the requirements of (b) of this section.
  4. A work verification form received for an individual will be reviewed by the board or the department only after that individual submits an application for registration as a land surveyor.

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12 AAC 36.067. DATE OF EXPERIENCE.

Computation of qualifying experience for admission to the examination as an architect, engineer, land surveyor, or landscape architect is up to the date of the examination.

12 AAC 36.107. LAND SURVEYOR REGISTRATION BY COMITY.

  1. Under AS 08.48.191(c), the board will, in its discretion, issue a land surveyor registration, without examination, to an applicant who
    1. must have at least 36 months of responsible charge experience verified by a registered land surveyor who has supervised the applicant; or
    2. documents work experience that satisfies the requirements of (c) of this section; and
    3. has passed the state land surveyor examination identified in 12 AAC 36.100(d)(3).
  2. An applicant for land surveyor registration by comity must submit verification of current registration to practice land surveying in another licensing jurisdiction which was based upon education, experience, and examination requirements that, in the opinion of the board, were at least comparable to the requirements of AS 08.48 and this chapter at the time the applicant’s out of state registration was issued.
  3. An applicant for land surveyor registration by comity
    1. must have at least 36 months of responsible charge experience verified by a registered land surveyor who has supervised the applicant; or
    2. must, if the applicant is registered and has been practicing land surveying for five years or more, provide two current letters of reference from registered land surveyors

Professional Engineers

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12 AAC 36.062. ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION.

  1. To be eligible for the fundamentals of engineering examination, an applicant must
    1. have successfully completed at least 75 percent of the required credit hours leading to an undergraduate degree in an engineering curriculum accredited by ABET; the completed credit hours must be documented by the applicant’s educational institution; or
    2. submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant’s education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following table of education and experience requirements for the fundamentals of engineering examination; acceptable experience must be derived from office or field work involving the activities listed in the definition of the “practice of engineering” in AS 08.48.341 or other work experience that meets the requirements in 12 AAC 36.063:

TABLE A OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

Description of Training Equivalent Education in Years Minimum Work Experience in Years Total Years of Education and Work Experience
ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering 4 0 4
ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering technology in a branch of engineering listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17) 3 1 4
Master’s degree in engineering acceptable to the board of engineering identical or substantially similar to a branch listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17) 4 0 4
Doctorate degree in engineering acceptable to the board in a branch of engineering identical or substantially similar to a branch listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17 4 0 4
Non-ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering 3 1 4
Course work in ABET accredited engineering curriculum - no degree (course work must include a minimum of three years of credit hours ina an engineering curriculum) 2 3 5

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  1. Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.
  2. Notwithstanding (a) and (b) of this section, an applicant authorized by the board to take the examination before November 20, 1999 may continue to qualify for the examination under 12 AAC 36.040.

12 AAC 36.063. ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCEREQUIREMENTS.

  1. To be eligible for a professional engineering examination, an applicant must
    1. Have been approved for or have passed the fundamentals of engineering examination or had these requirements waived under 12 AAC 36.090(a);
    2. Apply for examination in a branch of engineering recognized by 12 AAC 36.990(17); and
    3. Submit to the board satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education or work experience or both are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following tables of education and work experience requirements for a professional engineering examination:

TABLE OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING EXAMINATION

Description of Training Equivalent Education in Years Minimum Work Experience in Years Total Years of Education and Work Experience
ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering in the branch of engineering applied for listed in 12 AAC 36.990(17), and a master’s or doctorate in engineering acceptable to the board 5 3 8
ABET accredited B.S. degree in branch of engineering applied for listed in 12 AAC 36.990(17), and a master’s or doctorate in the branch of engineering applied for listed in 12 AAC 36.990(17) that is acceptable to the board 4 4 8
ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering in the branch of engineering applied for listed in 12 AAC 36.990(17) 4 4 8
ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering technology 3 5 8
ABET accredited B.S. degree in a branch of engineering that is not the branch for which the applicant has applied 3 5 8
Master’s degree in engineering acceptable to the board in the branch (listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17)) for which the applicant has applied or in a discipline substantially similar to the branch for which the applicant has applied 2 6 8
Doctorate degree in engineering acceptable to the board in the branch (listed in 12 AAC 36.990 (17)) for which the applicant has applied or in a discipline substantially similar to the branch for which the applicant has applied 3 5 8
Master’s or Doctorate degree in engineering acceptable to the board from a school which has an ABET accredited undergraduate engineering program in the branch for which the applicant has applied 3 5 8
Non-ABET accredited B.S. degree in engineering in the branch applied for 3 6 9
Course work in ABET accredited engineering degree curriculum - no degree (course work must include a minimum of three years of credit hours in an engineering curriculum) 2 8 10

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  1. Education for initial registration must be in the branch of engineering in which the applicant seeks registration for full credit to be given. If the education is not in the branch of engineering in which the applicant seeks registration, the board will determine the amount of credit to be given based on comparability with the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied for registration. An applicant with a foreign degree shall submit
    1. a transcript of the applicant's education and if the transcript is not in English, submit a translation into English and a signed and notarized affidavit by the translator of the accuracy of the translation; and
    2. an evaluation of the applicant's education from an agency approved by the board unless the applicant's education has been earned at a school accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the board.
  2. The minimum work experience required for registration must include
    1. two years of responsible charge experience or successful completion of a four-year responsible charge mentoring system, as defined in 12 AAC 36.990 and this section. To receive full credit for responsible charge experience, an applicant must gain responsible charge experience while under the responsible control of a professional engineer registered in the United States in the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied. The board will determine the amount of credit given for responsible charge experience gained under the responsible control of a professional engineer registered in the United States in another branch of engineering based on the comparability with the branch of engineering to which the applicant has applied;
    2. responsible charge experience or successful completion of four years of responsible charge obtained within a mentoring system will be considered for credit only if it is gained after the applicant has completed education or work experience or both that are equivalent to the requirements set out in the applicable tables of education and work experience requirements for fundamentals of engineering examination in 12 AAC 36.062(2).

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  3. For registration in more than one branch of professional engineering listed in 12 AAC 36.990, professional work experience used to qualify for registration in one branch of engineering will be evaluated by the board in considering an application for registration in another branch of engineering. Except as provided in (c) of this section, responsible charge or mentored experience must be entirely in the branch of engineering applied for and may not be counted as responsible charge experience in another branch of engineering or in land surveying.
  4. Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.
  5. The board will accept a maximum of two years of credit for professional work experience used in securing registration in land surveying as experience in securing registration in civil or mining engineering based on its comparability with the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied for registration.
  6. Work experience for initial registration must be in the branch of engineering in which the applicant seeks registration for full credit to be given. If the work experience is not in the branch of engineering in which the applicant seeks registration, the board will determine the amount of credit to be given based on comparability with the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied for registration.
  7. The board will accept up to a maximum of two years of subprofessional work experience for up to one half of the work experience required for registration based on its comparability with the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied for registration.
  8. Notwithstanding (a) - (h) of this section, an applicant authorized by the board to take the examination before November 20, 1999 may continue to qualify for the examination under 12 AAC 36.040.
  9. To meet the mentoring requirements of this section, an applicant must complete four years of quarterly face-to-face meetings with a professional engineer registered In the United States and registered in the same discipline that the applicant is applying for.

An applicant shall:

  1. Prepare a report for each meeting on a form provided by the department, which includes:
    1. A description of what topics were covered during the meeting;
    2. A statement indicating whether or not it was responsible charge work and if the work was performed according to industry standards;
    3. The professional engineer's seal and signature and
  2. Submit as part of the final report a statement from the professional engineer, who served as the mentor, recommending the applicant for registration.

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