# Title 28 — Engineers and Land Surveyors, Board of Registration for Professional

## Article 28-02.1 — Engineer and Land Surveyor Registration

## Chapter 28-02.1-06 — Qualifications and Requirements for Professional Land Surveyors

### § 28-02.1-06-01. Qualifications and requirements - Land surveyor intern.

1. Land surveyor intern applicants applying before July 1, 2028, must satisfy the requirements
located in North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-16.1.
2. Land surveyor intern applicants applying after June 30, 2028, must satisfy the requirements
located in North Dakota Century Code section 43-19.1-16.2.
a. A board-approved accredited program must consist of a minimum of twenty-four
semester credits in surveying science and surveying practice courses consisting of a
minimum of:
(1) Four semester credits in drafting/CAD/GIS;
(2) Ten semester credits in basic land surveying; and
(3) Ten semester credits in principles and practices of land surveying.
b. A board-approved accredited program also must consist of a minimum of six semester
credits of oral and written communication.
c. Credits will be determined as follows:
(1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of
out-of-class student work each week for a minimum of fifteen weeks equals one
semester of credit.
(2) One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of
out-of-class student work each week for a minimum of ten weeks equals one
quarter of credit.
(3) One quarter of credit equals two-thirds of one semester of credit.
History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective August 1, 1994; April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004;
October 1, 2010; October 1, 2021.
General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-16.1, 43-19.1-16.2
### § 28-02.1-06-02. Qualifications and requirements - Professional land surveyor by examination.

A person applying for registration as a professional land surveyor by examination must have a land
surveyor intern certificate, the appropriate experience as required by North Dakota Century Code
section 43-19.1-16, and must have passed the principles and practice of surveying examination.
Upon successful completion of the principles and practice of surveying examination, professional
land surveyor applicants must pass an examination pertaining to land procedures and practices in
North Dakota.

History: Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective August 1, 1994; April 1, 1999; October 1, 2004;
October 1, 2010; October 1, 2014; January 1, 2024.
General Authority: NDCC 43-19.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-19.1-16, 43-19.1-16.1
