Becoming a licensed land surveyor in Delaware
Routes to surveyor intern status include being a college senior or graduate of a four-year surveying program, or having 11,000 hours of experience (24 Del. C. §2708(a)(1)).
Getting licensed in Delaware
A professional land surveyor license requires 8,000 hours of combined office and field experience in responsible charge while serving as a surveyor intern (24 Del. C. §2708(a)(1)).
Applicants by examination must pass the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) and Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exams.
Every applicant, including those licensed in another state, must pass a written two-hour exam on drainage and Delaware law (24 Del. C. §2706(a)(4)).
A surveyor intern license is issued for four calendar years (Regulation 2700, 9.7.1).
Professional land surveyor licenses and certificates of authorization expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years and renew every two years.
Renewal requires 24 hours of professional development in the preceding two-year period, and extra hours do not carry over (Regulation 2700, 10.1).
Sources: Surveyor intern routes; FS and PS exams; Delaware drainage and law exam; Intern licenses last 4 years; Licenses expire June 30 of odd years
Common questions
Who licenses land surveyors in Delaware?
Delaware's State Board of Professional Land Surveyors licenses land surveyors in Delaware.