All applicants are required to have original transcripts submitted to the board by the school registrar in order to obtain maximum educational experience credit. Applicants enrolled in a school or college that have achieved senior standing in a baccalaureate curriculum in land surveying approved by the board are eligible to take the fundamentals-of-land surveying examination without having college transcripts submitted.

Qualifying educational experience may be:

(1) A baccalaureate degree in land surveying from a board approved curriculum for up to four years; or

(2) An associate degree in land surveying from a board approved curriculum for up to two years; or

(3) Each year of qualifying board approved coursework in land surveying, without a degree, that will be evaluated for relevancy and equivalency to a structured curriculum for up to one year;

(4) A postgraduate degree approved by the board for up to one year.