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How to Be a Professional Licensed Surveyor in Texas
Introduction
Survey is a profession, science, and technique of determining three-dimensional relative points, positions, distances, angles between the relative points of terrestrial kind. The respective points and positions are usually or in most cases on earth’s surface and are normally used to establish boundaries and land maps for locations, ownerships, or surface features. In addition, building corners, purposes as required by civil law, government functionalities including sales of properties use the profession. Several elements of mathematics, engineering, physics, and legal measures are used in the career. Land surveying is distinct as it details steps and processes of inspection and study from information obtained through measurements, observations, research with appropriate legal documents as well as data analysis through support and designs for property boundaries. In the human development environment, survey has played a crucial role throughout history and has been required in almost all forms of construction. In the modern era, it is used in land ownership, building, transport, construction, mapping, and communication. In the United States, survey profession has standardized requirements and differential criteria according to all the states.
Summary
As recognized distinct profession, the similar components of education, examinations, and experience are relatively similar across all the states. In the past periods, there was provision of apprenticeship and successive licensing together with examination administration (Parks 9). Presently, basic examination qualification and experience from the key components before the licensing. Licensing follows procedures of two phases after completion of the basic education requirements and field attachments for a specified time. A licensing board and regulations commission is tasked with setting the appropriate mandates and standard practices for each state and professional surveyor. The Texas board of Professional land Surveying is mandated with regulation of the practice in Texas as requirement for safeguarding the life, health, and or property of the public at all times. The bard ensures this by following Professional Land Surveying Act. In addition, all other related activities are enabled by the same.
In order to qualify for the land surveying profession examination in Texas, there are five different ways involved. An individual should have attained a minimum of Bachelor of Science degree from the academic institutions. Alternatively, having a Bachelor’s degree with thirty-two hours of civil engineering, math, photogrammetry, land surveying, as well as a full year of experience with the Registered Professional land Surveyor qualifies for the same. The third avenue includes having an associate degree in surveying as well as attained two years experience with RPLS. The fourth criteria includes thirty two hours of land surveying courses together with two years of experience under RPLS is also accepted. The fifth measure is enabled for graduation from high school, four-year experience under RPLS together with proof of self-education measure in land surveying (Parks 16).
Once the individual has obtained the above minimal requirements, the candidates have to pass the mandatory Fundamentals of Land Surveying hours as required. The standard set hours are eight before facing the section prepared by National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. The NCEES develops the examinations in order to distinguish licensure for professional land surveyors and or professional engineers. The candidate then faces the examination between the months of April and October after the preparation from the committee is approved. Once the appropriate sections as required are passed, the candidate obtains a certification to show the title of surveyor-in-training. The subsequent steps that follow are vital before attainment of the license as a full pledged surveyor. It is in these steps that the board validates candidates based on academic and experience requirements according to the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act.
The first phase of registration is characterized by passing the eight-hour fundamentals of land surveying examination followed by the second phase of attaining two years additional experience (Texas State 27). The second phase entails the degree course verification with ideal 32 semester hours in dealing with courses related to survey. After the second requirement, an eight-hour developed exam by the board must be passed before application for the practicing license. Upon the presentation of satisfactory evidence to the board, considerations are made accordingly. Completed certificates of seminars or courses are scrutinized. The certified transcripts of successful college courses are filed, report of covered books and materials studied are presented. A signed statement from RPLS supervisor of the applicant on self-guided curriculum is vetted on the self-educated basis.
In
the final presentation of the application, the candidate has to certify
understanding of the legal requirements of the profession as well as it
relevance in Texas
State mandate. A broad
understanding and reading of court opinions is judged, the PLSP Act, preparation
of metes and Bounds description have all to be verified (Texas State 39). The
Natural Resources Code of Texas has to be enabled by the applicant, Legal Unit
of Measure in Texas
and the relevant surveying terms. The Texas Board of Professional land surveying
holds the final process of awarding the practicing license to the successful
candidates after all steps and phases have been certified as satisfactory
according to standard requirements.
Works Cited
Parks, Wesley. “Surveying and Land Information Sciences.” National Society of Professional Surveyors. Vol. 66. Issue No. 2. (2006): 1-75. Print.
Texas State. “General Rules of Procedures, Practices, and Requirements.” Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying. (2013): 1-63. Print.