PS — Comity/Reciprocity Pathway
Detailed licensing requirements and pathways
LICENSE GRADE
Professional Surveyor
STATUS
current
EFFECTIVE DATE
2025-02-01
BASELINE MAPPING
comity_ps
SOURCE SUMMARY
Section 34-11-4(3)b - Comity for applicants licensed in other jurisdictions with comparable education, experience, and examination qualifications
Requirements at a Glance
Visual summary of what this pathway requires
Exams
FS LAW
References
3
References
Additional
• Comity Available
Comity Requirements
NOTE: As of December 31, 2005, the law no longer accepts degrees in related sciences for land surveyors unless the applicant was originally licensed in another state prior to December 31, 2005, and can verify at least 8 years of experience prior to that date by licensed land surveyors.
Type Parameters Required Source Citation Notes
COMITY
accepts_ncees_record: True
requires_comparable_standards: True
accepts_out_of_state_license: True
Required
Alabama Code Title 34, Chapter 11 - Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 34-11-4(3)b
The education, experience, and examination qualifications of the applicant are, in the judgment of the board, of a standard not lower than that specified in the applicable licensure act in effect in Alabama at the time such certificate was issued. NOTE: As of December 31, 2005, the law no longer accepts degrees in related sciences for land surveyors unless the applicant was originally licensed in another state prior to December 31, 2005, and can verify at least 8 years of experience prior to that date by licensed land surveyors.
100% confidence
EXAM
exam: FS
accepts_other_jurisdiction: True
Optional
Alabama Code Title 34, Chapter 11 - Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 34-11-4(3)b
The board may accept fundamentals of land surveying examinations of comparable character taken and passed in another jurisdiction
100% confidence
EXAM
exam: LAW
jurisdiction_specific: True
Required
Alabama Code Title 34, Chapter 11 - Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 34-11-4(3)b and Section 34-11-6
Alabama Land Surveying Standards, History, and Law Examination - Alabama-specific examination of laws, procedures, and practices applicable to the licensed practice of land surveying in Alabama
95% confidence
REFERENCES
count: 3
from_pe_ps_only: True
Required
Alabama Code Title 34, Chapter 11 - Engineers and Land Surveyors
Section 34-11-5
Three or more of the references contained in an application for professional land surveyor shall be professional land surveyors having personal knowledge of the land surveying experience of the applicant
100% confidence