Minnesota Administrative Rules

1800.3750 PROCEDURES.

Subpart 1.

Request for admission to the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) examination.

An applicant shall submit an application for admission to the FS examination explained in part 1800.3600, subpart 2, accompanied by payment of the application fee specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 326.105. For applicants who have not yet graduated, an unofficial transcript of grades from all institutions attended showing the applicant's name, the name of the college or university, and the number of credits completed shall accompany the application. A final official transcript of grades showing the degree awarded and date of graduation shall be submitted before the applicant may be certified as a Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT). For applicants who have graduated, a final official transcript of grades showing the degree awarded and date of graduation shall accompany the application.

Subp. 2.

Request for admission to the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) examination.

An applicant shall submit an application for admission to the PS examination explained in part 1800.3600, subpart 3, accompanied by payment of the application fee specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 326.105. The application shall be made on a form provided by the board and shall include a detailed listing of surveying experience gained. The experience listing shall include the name and mailing address of the applicant's supervisor for each period of employment. The board shall provide the applicant with an employment reference form which shall be signed and certified. This form shall be submitted to the board by the employer. A final official transcript of grades showing the degree awarded and date of graduation shall accompany the completed form, unless previously submitted. Upon approval of the application by the board, the applicant will be so notified in writing. The applicant shall submit one signed copy of a statement that the applicant has read the Board Rules of Professional Conduct prior to receipt of the license.

Subp. 3.

Request for admission to the Minnesota Land Surveying (MNLS) examination.

Upon approval of an application for licensure as a land surveyor by comity under part 1800.0800, item G, or an application for examination under subpart 2, the applicant will be notified by the board in writing of the examination registration procedures and applicable fees for the MNLS examination. Applicants failing the MNLS examination shall submit a new application under subpart 2 accompanied by the application fee to retake the examination.

Subp. 4.

Examination administration and application deadline.

An applicant may not sit for an examination until an application has been submitted, the board has determined that the applicant has met the qualifications to take the examination, and the applicant has been notified of the applicant's eligibility.

The FS, PS, and MNLS examinations shall be administered at least twice annually at a time and place determined by the board or examination delivery vendor to those applicants determined by the board to meet the requirements for admission to the examination.

The deadline for application for an examination that is administered on a specific date and time shall be 75 days prior to the date set for the examination. Applications must be postmarked on or before the deadline to be considered on time.

For an examination that is administered on multiple dates and times within an examination window, an application may be submitted at any time.

The board, if necessary, shall forward notification of the applicant's eligibility to the examination delivery vendor. Following the board's determination that an applicant is eligible to sit for an examination, the applicant shall independently contact the examination delivery vendor to schedule the time and place for the examination at an approved test site.

The board or examination delivery vendor shall report to the applicant the results of each examination. In order to pass the examination, the applicant shall attain the uniform passing grade established by the board through a psychometrically acceptable standard-setting procedure.

Subp. 5.

Examination windows.

The examination windows are determined by the applicable national testing agency. An application for examination is for one examination attempt. An applicant who has been approved by the board for examination and does not take the examination within one year shall submit a new application for examination. Upon notification of failure of an examination, an applicant may submit a new application for examination. An applicant may not retake a failed examination within the same examination window and may not attempt the same examination more than three times in a rolling 12-month period.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 326.06

History:

38 SR 59

Published Electronically:

July 22, 2013