Land Surveying Licensure

Land Surveying Licensure

To achieve licensure as a professional land surveyor, states and U.S. territories require that individuals meet certain educational and work-related requirements and pass the necessary examinations. For surveying, the necessary examinations are the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and the Principles and Practices of Surveying (PS) exams.   

Each U.S. state and territory has its own requirements to meet licensure requirements. In general, individuals must complete necessary coursework to be eligible to take the Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam.  In the State of Ohio, students who complete a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Ohio University and who complete at least 16 hours of Board-approved surveying courses satisfy the educational requirements for surveying licensure (https://peps.ohio.gov/education-and-verification/exams/fs-exam,  https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4733.11 ).

Per the Ohio State Board of Engineers and Surveyors, “Applicants with an EAC/ABET accredited Civil Engineering degree that are applying to take the NCEES FS and PS examination must complete 16 semester hours of Board-approved surveying coursework, including one course in each of the following categories: Boundary Surveying, Control Surveying, Historical Development of Ohio Surveying, Route or Construction Surveying, and Ohio Minimum Standards and Laws and Ethics.”

For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science program in Civil Engineering at Ohio University, the following Ohio University courses are Board-approved.    

As well as the following GIS course: