R156-22-302j. Qualifications for Licensure -- Examination Requirements for Professional Land Surveyor

  In accordance with Subsection 58-22-302(3)(e), the examination requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor are defined, clarified, or established as the following:

  (1) the NCEES FS examination with a passing score as established by the NCEES;

  (2) the NCEES PS examination with a passing score as established by the NCEES; and

  (3) the Utah Professional Land Surveyor Examination, with a passing score of at least 75%.

  (4) An applicant who fails the Utah Professional Land Surveyor Examination may retake the examination:

  (a) no sooner than 30 days following any failure, up to three failures; and

  (b) no sooner than six months following any failure thereafter.

  (5) Prior to registering directly with NCEES to sit for the NCEES PS examination, an applicant shall:

  (a) complete the education requirement set forth in Section R156-22-302c; and

  (b) provide verification to NCEES of passing the NCEES FS examination.

  (6) An applicant for licensure as a professional land surveyor by endorsement shall comply with the examination requirements in Section R156-22-302j, except that the Board may waive either the NCEES FS examination or the NCEES PS examination, or both, for an applicant who:

  (a) has been a principal for five of the last seven years preceding the date of the license application; and

  (b) was not required to pass the NCEES FS examination or the NCEES PS examination for initial licensure from the recognized jurisdiction the applicant was originally licensed.