Becoming a licensed land surveyor in New Mexico
Surveyor intern certification starts with at least senior status in a board-approved four-year surveying curriculum, three references and the intern exam (61-23-27.3).
Getting licensed in New Mexico
A professional surveyor license requires surveyor intern certification, at least four years of board-approved experience after a four-year surveying degree, and five references (61-23-27.4).
That experience must include at least three years of increasingly responsible boundary surveying.
Licensure by exam requires the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying exam and the New Mexico State Specific exam.
Licensees need 30 professional development hours each two-year period, at least two in ethics or business topics (16.39.2 NMAC).
A license not renewed is expired after December 31, and the surveyor must stop practicing at once.
Sources: Surveyor intern from senior year; PS exam and New Mexico State Specific exam; 30 PDH every two years, 2 in ethics; Licenses expire after December 31
Common questions
Who licenses land surveyors in New Mexico?
New Mexico's State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors licenses land surveyors in New Mexico.