37-67-326. Qualifications of applicant for examination and certification as land surveyor intern. (1) An applicant who meets any of the following sets of requirements must be admitted to the fundamentals of surveying examination:

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Terms Used In Montana Code 37-67-326

  • Board: means the board of professional engineers and professional land surveyors provided for in 2-15-1763. See Montana Code 37-67-101
  • Land surveyor intern: means a person who has qualified for, taken, and passed an examination on the basic disciplines of land surveying, as provided in this chapter. See Montana Code 37-67-101
  • Professional land surveyor: means a person who:

    (a)has been licensed as a land surveyor by the board;

    (b)is a professional specialist in the technique, analysis, and application of measuring land;

    (c)is skilled and educated in the principles of mathematically related physical and applied sciences, relevant requirements of law for adequate evidence, and all requisites to the surveying of real property; and

    (d)is engaged in the practice of land surveying. See Montana Code 37-67-101

(a)a baccalaureate degree in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, and references as required by the board;

(b)an associate degree in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, and references as required by the board;

(c)a baccalaureate degree with a minor in land surveying that meets the board-approved land surveying curriculum, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, and references as required by the board; or

(d)before October 1, 2022, passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, at least 6 years of combined office and field experience in land surveying under the direct supervision of a licensed professional land surveyor of which at least 4 1/2 years must be progressive experience in charge of land surveying projects, and references and exhibits as required by the board.

(2)Upon passage of the fundamentals of surveying examination, an applicant must be granted a certificate as a Montana land surveyor intern.

(3)Certification as a land surveyor intern does not authorize the holder to practice as a professional land surveyor.