HOW TO APPLY FOR A PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY WITH SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILIAR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for All Applicants

Please submit the following items directly to the Delaware Board of Professional Land Surveyors (The Board") office at the following address:

• Completed, signed and notarized Professional Land Surveyor Application (please follow instructions on form).


• Pro-rated 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. For information about educational requirements, See 24 Del. C. '2708


• Experience Verification Forms completed by two (2) professional land surveyors attesting to the applicant's experience.


• Verification of licensure from each state or jurisdiction in which the applicant is now or has ever been licensed, and


• Scores on the NCEES examination, sent directly to the Board office from either NCEES (see www.ncees.org) or the state/jurisdiction where the exam was taken.

See 24 Del. C. § 2709 and Section 15.0 in the Board's Rules and Regulations for details about reciprocity requirements.

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

Scheduling the Examination

Applicants for a license by reciprocity must take the Delaware State Drainage Examination. The Division of Professional Regulation offers the examination annually in April and October. The application, all required documentation and the appropriate pro-rated processing fee must be received no later than 60 days before the examination date.

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

Note: Temporary licenses are not available.

Notification of Examination Results

The Board office will notify the applicant of the examination results in writing.

The written notification of a passing score is not a license to practice. If the applicant passes the examination, the Board will consider the application for licensure during its next meeting. If approved, the Board office will issue the license.

If the applicant fails the examination, the applicant may re-take the examination. The instructions for re-testing are sent with the notification that the applicant failed.