Section 73-13-77 - Qualifications of applicant as land surveyor or land surveyor-in-training(1) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for licensure as a professional surveyor: (a)(i) A bachelor's degree in geomatics, surveying or surveying technology approved by the board consisting of a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) semester hours, or the equivalent, in surveying curriculum subjects and a specific record of four (4) years of qualifying surveying experience; or(ii) A bachelor's degree in a related science curriculum defined by board rule, consisting of sixty-two (62) semester hours in surveying curriculum subjects as defined by board rule, and a specific record of five (5) years of qualifying surveying experience; or(iii) A bachelor's degree in a related science curriculum defined by board rule, and a specific record of six (6) years of qualifying surveying experience; or(iv) An associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board consisting of sixty-two (62) semester hours in surveying curriculum subjects as defined by board rule, and a specific record of seven (7) years or more of qualifying surveying experience; or(v) A high school diploma, or its equivalent, and a specific record of twelve (12) years or more of qualifying surveying experience; and(b) Successfully passing examinations in surveying prescribed by the board.(2) The following shall be considered as minimum evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is qualified for enrollment as a surveyor intern:(a)(i) A bachelor's degree in geomatics, surveying or surveying technology approved by the board consisting of a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) semester hours, or the equivalent, in surveying curriculum subjects; or(ii) A bachelor's degree in a related science curriculum defined by board rule consisting of sixty-two (62) semester hours in surveying curriculum subjects as defined by board rule; or(iii) A bachelor's degree in a related science curriculum defined by board rule; or(iv) An associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board consisting of sixty-two (62) semester hours in surveying curriculum subjects as defined by board rule; or(v) A high school diploma, or its equivalent, and a specific record of eight (8) years or more of qualifying surveying experience; and(b) Successfully passing examinations in surveying fundamentals prescribed by the board.(3) No person shall be eligible for licensure as a professional surveyor who is not of good character and reputation, as defined in the board's Code of Professional Conduct.Codes, 1942, § 8792-04; Laws, 1962, ch. 505, § 4; Laws, 1980, ch. 515, § 2; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 450, § 27; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1991, ch. 470, § 27; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 416, § 27; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 534, § 27; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2004, ch. 586, § 27; Laws, 2009, ch. 360, § 1, eff. 7/1/2009.