Professional Land Surveyors

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR EXAMINATION APPLICANTS

Requirements for Licensure by Examination

Taken and passed the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and the NCEES Principles of Surveying (PS) examinations,

Must be enrolled as an LSI.

Acquired the necessary professional field and office experience in land surveying under the immediate supervision of a professional land surveyor as defined in Board Rule 20 CSR 2030-5.110.

Must have a minimum of 15 hours of land surveying coursework. (Refer to the "Acceptable Coursework for Licensure" from the previous page for a partial listing of surveying coursework that has been found to be acceptable by past and/or current Professional Land Surveyor Board Members).

Upon submitting a Professional Land Surveying Examination application and receiving Board approval it will then be necessary for you to take and pass both sections of the Missouri Specific examination before licensure will be granted. A form to schedule the Missouri Specific examinations will be forwarded to you with your approval email. Time constraints and/or exam availability may not allow your exam selection. You may not be set until the next available date.

The Missouri Specific Examination will be administered at the Professional Registration building, 3605 Missouri Boulevard, Jefferson City, Missouri.

The Missouri Specific Examination is a two-part open-book examination designed to test the applicant's knowledge of Missouri surveying practice and Missouri statutes and rules relating to the practice of land surveying. The testing time for Part I of the exam is 1 hour and 15 minutes and Part II of the exam is 1 hour and 15 minutes in length.

If, for any reason, you fail to appear for the Missouri Specific Examination for which you have been approved and you wish to be rescheduled for a future examination, it will be necessary for you to submit the $75 rescheduling fee along with a reexamination/rescheduling application.

1. An applicant shall be a high school graduate or hold a certificate of high school equivalence (GED), and either;
1. Has graduated and received a baccalaureate degree in an approved curriculum, as defined by the board, which shall include at least fifteen semester hours of approved surveying course work, as defined by the board, of which at least six semester hours shall be in the legal aspects of boundary surveying; or
2. Has passed at least sixty hours of college credit which shall include at least fifteen semester hours of approved surveying course work, as defined by the board, of which at least six semester hours shall be in legal aspects of boundary surveying; or
3. Has passed at least fifteen semester hours of approved surveying coursework, as defined by the board, of which at least six semester hours shall be in legal aspects of land surveying;
4. An applicant meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall have acquired at least four years of satisfactory field and office experience in land surveying under the immediate personal supervision of a professional land surveyor;
5. An applicant meeting the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subdivision shall have acquired at least five years of satisfactory field and office experience in land surveying under the immediate personal supervision of a professional land surveyor;
6. An applicant meeting the requirements of paragraph © of this subdivision shall have acquired at least six years of satisfactory field and office experience in land surveying under the immediate personal supervision of a professional land surveyor. Pursuant to this provision, up to one year of postsecondary education, approved by the board, may count as equivalent work experience;
2. An applicant shall pass any examinations required by the board pursuant to section 327.331;
3. Any person enrolled as a land surveyor-intern prior to January 1, 2024 shall only be required to meet the requirements in place pursuant to their enrollment.

Examination Application Form

Revised December 02, 2022