These instructions apply to applicants who are filing for an original license as a professional land surveyor license by examination. If you hold a current license in another state, see the instructions for applying by reciprocity.

Requirements for All Applicants

Submit all of the following items:

• Completed, signed and notarized Professional Land Surveyor Application following instructions on the form
• Processing fee by check or money order, made payable to "State of Delaware". This fee is non-refundable.
• Official transcript sent directly from the college or university to the Board office ( 24 Del. C. §2708)
• Experience Verification Forms completed by two professional land surveyors attesting to the applicant's experience.

If you have already passed the NCEES examination, arrange for the Board office to receive your exam scores, sent directly to the Board Office from either NCEES (see www.ncees.org) or the State jurisdiction where the exam was taken.

When the above documentation is submitted, the Board will review the application at its next meeting.

Scheduling the Examination

If you have not already passed, you must take the NCEES Principles and Practices of Surveyors and Fundamentals of Surveying Examination. For details about the exam, see www.ncees.org. You must also take the Delaware State Drainage Examination.

The Division of Professional Regulation offers the examinations listed above annually in April and October. The application, all required documentation and processing fee must be received no later than 60 days before the examination date.

If the Board approves you to sit for the examination(s), the Board office will notify you of the test date(s) and the examination fee due. The examination fees must be paid prior to the test date(s).

Note: Temporary licenses are not available.

Notification of Examination Results