Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, § 1270.5 - Application for Enrollment as a Surveyor Intern by Acceptance of Examination
a) An applicant who
is in the senior year of an approved baccalaureate degree program as set forth
in Section 1270.14, shall sit for the
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam as specified in Section
1270.20 and then submit the
application provided by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division), required fee as
specified in Section 1270.52, certification of
passage of the FS exam, and an official transcript showing conferral of the
degree within 12 months after sitting for the exam.
b) An applicant who is a graduate of an
approved baccalaureate degree program as set forth in Section
1270.14 or a graduate of a
non-approved program as set forth in Section
1270.15 shall sit for FS exam
and then submit the application provided by the Division, required fee as
specified in Section 1270.52, certification of
passage of the FS exam, and an official transcript showing conferral of the
degree.
c) Applicants who graduated
from a program outside the United States or its territories and whose first
language is not English must provide the Division proof of passage of the Test
of English as a Foreign Language Internet Based Test (TOEFL-iBT) with a minimum
score of 26 on the speaking module and a total minimum integrated score of 88.
In order to determine applicants whose first language is English, the applicant
shall submit verification from the school that the program from which the
applicant graduated was taught in English.
d) Applicants who received their
baccalaureate education in a foreign country other than Canada shall have the
education evaluated on a course-by-course basis at their expense. Applicants
shall obtain the forms from the NCEES Credentials Evaluations, 200 Verdae
Boulevard, Greenville, SC 29607. The Land Surveyors Licensing Board (the Board)
will review all transcripts and the evaluation submitted to the Division to
determine if the education meets the requirements set forth in this Section and
Section 1270.15.
e) Upon receipt of the application and all
supporting documentation in complete order:
1)
An applicant with a degree from an approved program will be enrolled as an
Illinois Surveyor Intern.
2) An
applicant with a degree from a non-approved program whose education is reviewed
and approved by the Board, based on the criteria specified in Section
1270.15, shall be enrolled as an
Illinois Surveyor Intern.
f) Applicants will be deferred enrollment as
an Illinois Surveyor Intern if:
1) An
applicant with a degree from an approved program as specified in Section
1270.14, sat for the FS exam
during his or her senior year and who did not have the baccalaureate degree
conferred within 12 months after passage of the FS exam will be required to
re-take the exam in order to be enrolled as an Illinois Surveyor
Intern.
2) An applicant with a
degree from a non-approved program whose education is reviewed and not approved
by the Board, based on the criteria specified in Section
1270.15, shall be deferred
enrollment as an Illinois Surveyor Intern until their education meets the
requirements.
3) If an applicant
fails to submit all required items for enrollment under the Act within 3 years
after filing an application, the application shall expire and be denied. The
applicant may, however, make a new application for enrollment accompanied by
the required fee, and furnish proof of meeting the qualifications for
enrollment in effect at the time of new application.
Notes
Amended at 36 Ill. Reg. 4818, effective May 1, 2012
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