Professional Land Surveyor

Requirements for Registration

• the FLS (LSI) exam +
• completion of approved courses* +
• 3 years of qualifying surveying experience +
• the PPLS (PLS) exam +
• the Mississippi Section exam

OR

• the FLS (LSI) exam +
• 7 years** of qualifying surveying experience +
• the PPLS (PLS) exam +
• the Mississippi Section exam

*Approved Courses are:

Surveying	9 Hours
Math: Algebra, Trig., Calculus	9 hours
Physics	8 hours
Graphics	3 hours
Computer Science	6 Hours
English/Writing	9 Hours
Electives	18 hours
Total	62 Hours

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A grade point average of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 point scale is required in the technical courses of surveying, math, physics, graphics, and computer sciences.

Recommended electives: accounting, real estate, land law, astronomy, general business, business law.

**May be a combination of experience plus education in the approved courses listed above.

Requirements for Comity Registration

Rule 4.02 states, "Registration as a Professional Land Surveyor by comity will be granted only to applicants who are registered by fourteen (14) hours of NCEES examinations, or its equivalency as determined by the Board. The Mississippi Section examination (2 hours) will be required of all applicants for registration by comity."

In summary, comity PLS applicants must meet the same requirements as the initial requirements listed above.

Professional Engineers

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Requirements for Registration

• the FE (EI) exam +
• an ABET accredited B.S. engineering degree (or an acceptable equivalent) (or a B.S. degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related science that is not ABET accredited plus a graduate degree in a curriculum that is ABET accredited at the undergraduate level) +
• 4 full years of qualifying engineering experience subsequent to graduation +
• the PPE (PE) exam

BOTH exams are required regardless of extensive education or experience or being registered without exam(s) in another state. This has been a requirement of state law since 1970.

We do not offer temporary registration. At the end of each month all completely documented comity applications are reviewed by a committee; those that meet all the requirements are approved for licensure. Therefore it is entirely possible to receive a license within a month, depending upon date of application and if one actively pursues the necessary paperwork.

Rule 4.04 states, "The certificate of registration for a Professional Engineer comity registrant will bear the date the application is approved by the Board in accordance with Board procedures." Therefore, an applicant is not allowed to offer services, respond to a request for proposals, or begin a project until he has been issued a license to practice in the state of Mississippi.

• the FE (EI) exam +
• an ABET accredited B.S. engineering degree (or an acceptable equivalent) (or a BS degree in engineering, engineering technology, or a related science that is not ABET accredited plus a graduate degree in a curriculum that is ABET accredited at the undergraduate level) +
• 4 full years of qualifying engineering experience +
• the PPE (PE) exam

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http://www.pepls.state.ms.us/index.html