Surveying Technicians

1.    An applicant who has graduated from, or is enrolled in, a surveying or surveying technology curriculum of four years or more approved by the board and is within 12 months of completion of degree requirements shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, and providing evidence of graduation, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. For those applicants who are within 12 months of completion of degree requirements, their application must be accompanied by a certificate of good standing from the dean of the school;

 

2.    An applicant who has graduated from a curriculum related to surveying of four years or more approved by the board and with a minimum of one year of approved land surveying experience shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified;

 

3.    An applicant who has earned at least a four-year bachelor’s degree in a field unrelated to surveying approved by the board and with a minimum of three years of approved land surveying experience shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified;

 

4.    An applicant who has graduated from a surveying curriculum of two years or more approved by the board with a minimum of four years of approved land surveying experience shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified;

 

5.    An applicant who has successfully completed a survey apprenticeship program approved by the board with a minimum of 480 hours of surveying-related classroom instruction with a minimum of six years of approved land surveying experience shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified; or

 

6.    An applicant who has graduated from high school and who has evidence of successful completion of courses in algebra, geometry and trigonometry with a minimum of eight years of approved land surveying experience shall be admitted to an examination in the Fundamentals of Land Surveying, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified. Upon passing such examination, the applicant shall receive the SIT designation, provided the applicant is otherwise qualified.

 

7.    Applicants who have accumulated college credits may apply credit hours approved by the board to help meet the experience requirement. A maximum of one year of experience credit will be given for each 40 semester hours of approved college credit.

 

 

1.    The Fundamentals of Land Surveying examination consists of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) examination on the fundamentals of land surveying.

 

2.    The Principles and Practice of Land Surveying examination consists of an NCEES examination on applied land surveying, or a board-approved surveyor photogrammetrist examination, and a Virginia state-specific examination.

 

3.    The examination for land surveying shall be given at times designated by the board.

 

4.    Unless otherwise stated, applicants approved to sit for an examination must register and submit the required examination fee to be received in the board office, or by the board’s designee, at a time designated by the board. Applicants not properly registered will not be allowed into the examination site.

 

5.    Applicants shall be notified by the board of passing or failing the examination but shall not be notified of actual scores. Only the board and its staff shall have access to examination papers, scores, and answer sheets. Examinations may not be reviewed.

 

6.    Should the applicant fail to pass an examination within three years after being authorized to take the examination, the applicant must reapply and meet all current entry requirements at the time of reapplication.

·         Application for Fundamentals of Surveying $ 60

·         Application for Principles and Practice of Land Surveying $ 90

·         Application for Surveyor Photogrammetrist $ 90

·         Application for Land Surveyor B $ 90

·         Renewal $ 90

·         Comity $ 90

·         Out-of-state proctor $ 100