Tex. Occ. Code Section 1071.253
Surveyor-in-training Certificate


(a)

An applicant for a surveyor-in-training certificate must:

(1)

have earned a bachelor of science degree in surveying from an accredited institution of higher education;

(2)

have:

(A)

earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education that included at least 32 semester hours in a combination of courses acceptable to the board in:
(i)
civil engineering;
(ii)
land surveying;
(iii)
mathematics;
(iv)
photogrammetry;
(v)
forestry;
(vi)
land law; or
(vii)
the physical sciences; and

(B)

completed at least one year of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying;

(3)

have:

(A)

earned an associate degree in surveying from an accredited institution of higher education; and

(B)

completed at least two years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying;

(4)

have:

(A)

successfully completed a course of instruction consisting of 32 semester hours in land surveying or the equivalent number of semester hours in board-approved courses related to surveying; and

(B)

completed at least two years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying; or

(5)

have:

(A)

graduated from an accredited high school;

(B)

completed at least four years of experience acceptable to the board in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in professional surveying; and

(C)

provided evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is self-educated in professional surveying.

(b)

On proof that an applicant has the qualifications required by Subsection (a), the board shall allow the applicant to take an examination consisting of parts of the examination under Section 1071.256 (Examination), the contents of which are as determined or approved by the board.

(c)

The board shall issue a surveyor-in-training certificate to an applicant who passes the applicable parts of the examination taken under Subsection (b). The certificate is valid for eight years.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (S.B. 1340), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2007.

Source: Section 1071.253 — Surveyor-in-training Certificate, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­1071.­htm#1071.­253 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

1071.001
Short Title
1071.002
Definitions
1071.004
Application of Chapter
1071.251
Registration, License, or Certificate Required
1071.252
Application Requirements
1071.253
Surveyor-in-training Certificate
1071.254
Qualifications for Registration as Registered Professional Land Surveyor
1071.255
Qualifications for Licensing as Licensed State Land Surveyor
1071.256
Examination
1071.259
Registration of Out-of-state Surveyors
1071.260
Registration Number
1071.261
Display of Certificate and License
1071.262
Replacement of Revoked, Lost, or Destroyed Certificate or License
1071.301
License Term and Renewal
1071.304
Notice of Failure to Renew State Land Surveyor License
1071.305
Continuing Professional Education
1071.351
Performance of Land Surveying
1071.352
Surveying by Business Entity
1071.353
Practice Under Assumed Name
1071.354
Jurisdiction of Licensed State Land Surveyors
1071.355
Licensed State Land Surveyor as Agent of State
1071.356
Resignation of Licensed State Land Surveyor
1071.357
County Surveyors
1071.358
Court Order for Licensed State Land Surveyor to Cross Land
1071.359
Licensed State Land Surveyor Field Notes
1071.360
Discovery of Undisclosed Land
1071.361
Access to County Surveyor Records
1071.401
Disciplinary Powers of Board
1071.402
Disciplinary Proceedings
1071.403
Right to Hearing
1071.404
Probation
1071.405
Reissuance of Certificate or License
1071.503
Civil Penalty
1071.504
Criminal Penalty
1071.3585
Court Order for Registered Professional Land Surveyor to Cross Land
1071.4035
Informal Settlement Conference

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 1071.253’s source at texas​.gov