Sec. 1071.254. QUALIFICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION AS REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR. (a) An applicant for registration as a registered professional land surveyor must: (1) hold a certificate as a surveyor-in-training; (2) have passed the principles and practice of surveying examination prescribed by the board under Section 1071.256 ; (3) have at least two years of experience satisfactory to the board as a surveyor-in-training in performing surveying in delegated responsible charge as a subordinate to a surveyor registered or licensed to engage in the practice of surveying in this state or in another state having registration or licensing requirements equivalent to the requirements of this state; and (4) have earned an associate or 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: (A) land surveying; (B) civil engineering; (C) mathematics; (D) photogrammetry; (E) forestry; (F) land law; or (G) the physical sciences. (b) An applicant is entitled to registration as a registered professional land surveyor if the applicant meets the qualifications prescribed by Subsection (a) and is approved to take and passes the required sections of the Texas specific surveying examination prescribed under Section 1071.256 . (c) The board by rule may authorize the waiver of the requirement that an applicant for registration as a registered professional land surveyor have a bachelor's degree if the board determines: (1) the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications to justify the waiver; and (2) the applicant's registration does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.
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