Idaho PLS Requirements

I am licensed in Idaho (1993 when a four year degree wasn't required), and live in Oregon, and not sure if there are any exceptions now to the four year degree? If there are, I don't see them listed:

"(2) As a professional land surveyor:
(a) Graduation from an approved surveying program of four (4) years or more in a school or college approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, passage of an examination on the fundamentals of surveying acceptable to the board, and a specific record of an additional four (4) years or more of progressive combined office and field experience in land surveying work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice professional land surveying; or
(b) Graduation with a bachelor's degree in a related science from a school or college approved by the board as being of satisfactory standing, and evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant possesses knowledge and skill approximating that attained through graduation from an approved four (4) year surveying program, passage of an examination on the fundamentals of surveying acceptable to the board, and a specific record of an additional four (4) years or more of progressive combined office and field experience in land surveying work of a grade and character satisfactory to the board and indicating that the applicant is competent to practice land surveying."

Some states allow reciprocity if your first license was in a state with similar requirements as the new state at the time of licensure, BUT since you are NOT licensed yet I don't see that as helping you.

I would contact the board, they have always been pretty responsive to any questions I had.

SHG

Scott Haggai, post: 383951, member: 9487 wrote: Greetings from California! The thought of maybe moving out of state has been a topic discussed between my wife and I.

I just passed the National Exam this past April and the CA State Exam back in 2014. I have my Associates of Science degree in Surveying and have been surveying here in CA for 12 years. I am curious about Idaho PLS requirements. Would I still need a 4 year degree to become licensed in the state of Idaho? (Assuming I have a few years experience in the state before taking the test.)

Thank you,

Scott

Scott,
We now have an '8 year rule' for license holders with no 4 year degree. If you practice 8 years without discipline you qualify.
For Professionals with a 2 year degree that's got to be a hard pill to swallow. I would like to see a narrow door opened that gives folks better options. As Shelby says, write the Board and ask what options you may have. Send your questions to the Executive Director and not individual board members. The last thing you need to do is convince one of the members and force them out of the discussion...
Good luck, Tom

thebionicman, post: 386628, member: 8136 wrote: Scott,
We now have an '8 year rule' for license holders with no 4 year degree. If you practice 8 years without discipline you qualify.
For Professionals with a 2 year degree that's got to be a hard pill to swallow. I would like to see a narrow door opened that gives folks better options. As Shelby says, write the Board and ask what options you may have. Send your questions to the Executive Director and not individual board members. The last thing you need to do is convince one of the members and force them out of the discussion...
Good luck, Tom

Tom,
Can you point me in the right direction to find this statute or rule? I looked in the board rules and still only saw the four year requirement. I also looked at the current board newsletter and saw that the requirement for boundary experience may have changed but saw nothing regarding an education change. Thank you.

Check out 54-1219 Comity Licensure Fee. The heading is misleading. It lays out our last path without a 4 year degree...
Good luck, Tom