A-E 6.05(1)(1)
Land surveyor examination required. Applicants for licensure as a professional land surveyor shall take and pass 3 examinations. The examinations include the national fundamentals of surveying examination, the national principles and practice of surveying examination, and the state jurisdictional examination, which is relative to specific practice in this state. Each of the 3 required examinations is scored separately.
A-E 6.05(2)(a)
(a) The fundamentals of land surveying examination requires an understanding of mathematics, physics, surveying methods for measuring horizontal, vertical and angular values, topographic and photogrammetric mapping, notekeeping, property surveys, computations, descriptions and plats.
A-E 6.05(2)(b)
(b) The national principles and practice examination and the state jurisdictional examination require an ability to apply principles and judgment to problems involving the U.S. system of public land surveys, Wisconsin plane coordinate surveys, the relocation of lost and obliterated corners, the legal essentials of resurveys, disputed boundaries, defective deed descriptions, riparian rights, adverse possession, the Wisconsin statutes relating to land surveying including the preparation and filing of plats, the writing and interpreting of land descriptions, the technical essentials of professional land surveying and subdivision of lands including practical problems requiring a knowledge of the basic theory and fundamental concepts of field astronomy, geometry of curves, topography and photogrammetry.
A-E 6.05(3)
(3)
Time period for examination. Applicants for licensure as a land surveyor must take and pass the fundamentals of surveying examination, the national principles and practice surveying examination
, and the state jurisdictional examination within 4 years of applying for licensure.
A-E 6.05(6)
(6)
Examination and refund fees. The fee for land surveyor examinations and requirements for refund of fees are specified in s.
440.05, Stats., and ch.
SPS 4.
A-E 6.05(7)
(7)
Examination grading. The passing scores set by the professional land surveyor section represent the minimum competency required to protect public health and safety. Experience rating may not be weighed as part of the examination grade.
A-E 6.05(8)
(8)
Reexamination procedure. An applicant for a land surveyor examination who fails an examination, or any part of an examination may retake any part of the examination failed at a regularly-scheduled administration of the examination. If an applicant fails to pass on reexamination of the parts failed, or the current examination parts equivalent to the parts failed, within 4 years from the date of receipt of the results of the first failure of the examination or any part of the examination, the applicant is required to take and pass the entire examination. If the applicant retakes the entire examination, the applicant shall pay the original examination fee under s.
440.05 (1), Stats. The professional land surveyor section shall determine which parts of a current examination are equivalent to the examination parts failed by an applicant.
A-E 6.05 Note
Note: Examination fees are available on the website at dsps.wi.gov or by calling (608) 266-2112.
A-E 6.05(10)
(10)
Cheating. Any applicant for licensure who receives aid or cheats in any other manner in connection with the examination shall be barred from completing the examination or shall not be given a passing grade, or both.
A-E 6.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; am. (1) and (6),
Register, January, 1993, No. 445, eff. 2-1-93; am. (8),
Register, June, 1994, No. 462, eff. 7-1-94; am. (9) (b),
Register, March, 1996, No. 483, eff. 4-1-96; am. (9) (a),
Register, October, 1996, No. 490, eff. 11-1-96; rn. (7) (a) to be (7) and am., r. (7) (b), cr. (10),
Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99; am. (1), (3) (a) and (b), cr. (3) (c) and (d),
Register, November, 2000, No. 539, eff. 12-1-00;
CR 04-118: am. (1) and (2) (b)
Register December 2005 No. 600, eff. 1-1-06; correction in (6) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register November 2011 No. 671;
CR 15-036: am. (1) (intro.), (2) (b), (10)
Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16;
CR 15-040: r. and recr. (3), r. (4), (5), (9)
Register May 2016 No. 725, eff. 6-1-16;
CR 20-009: am. (1), (7), (8)
Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21.
A-E 6.06
A-E 6.06
Application for licensure as a professional land surveyor. An application for licensure shall include all of the following:
A-E 6.06(1)
(1) Transcripts verifying the applicant's education.
A-E 6.06(1g)
(1g) Verification of successful completion of all examinations required under s.
A-E 6.05.
A-E 6.06(2)
(2) References from at least 5 individuals having personal knowledge of the applicant's experience in land surveying, 3 of whom are professional land surveyors.
A-E 6.06(3)
(3) A chronological history of the applicant's employment.
A-E 6.06(4)
(4) Any additional data, exhibits or references indicating the extent and quality of the applicant's experience that the professional land surveyor section may require.
A-E 6.06 History
History: Cr.
Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-87; renum. and am. (2),
Register, January, 1993, No. 445, eff. 2-1-93; correction made under s. 13.93, (2m) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register, March, 1993, No. 447; am. (intro.) to (3),
Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99;
CR 15-036: am. (intro.)
Register January 2016 No. 721, eff. 2-1-16;
CR 20-009: am. (title), cr. (1g), (1r), am. (2), (4)
Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21.
A-E 6.07
A-E 6.07
Application for reciprocity. A-E 6.07(1)(1)
An application for licensure by reciprocity shall include all of the following:
A-E 6.07(1)(c)
(c) Notice of whether the applicant has been disciplined in any state in which the applicant has held a license and any pending complaints against the applicant or investigations of the applicant relating to the practice of professional land surveying.
A-E 6.07(1)(d)
(d) A certified transcript of qualifying coursework completed by the applicant.
A-E 6.07(1)(e)
(e) Verification of the applicant's licensure submitted directly to the professional land surveyor section by all states in which the applicant has ever held a license.
A-E 6.07(2)
(2) Reciprocity may be granted, in accordance with s.
443.06 (2) (d), Stats., to a person who holds an unexpired license issued by the proper authority in any state or territory or possession of the United States or in any country where the requirements for licensure meet or exceed the standards required by the professional land surveyor section.
A-E 6.07 History
History: CR 20-009: cr.
Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6-1-21.
