In Illinois, land surveyors are licensed by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. In order to become a Professional Land Surveyor, you must first be licensed as a Land Surveyor-in-Training. Licensure requirements for a Land Surveyor-in-Training include:

• a baccalaureate degree in land surveying from an accredited college or university; or
• a baccalaureate degree in a related science including at least 24 semester hours of land surveying courses from a board-approved curriculum of an accredited institution;
• passage of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Fundamentals of Land Surveying Examination; and,
• payment of fees.

A Land Surveyor-in-Training license is good for ten years and may not be renewed.

Applicants for Professional Land Surveyor must meet the following requirements:

• be licensed as a Land Surveyor-in-Training;
• have completed a minimum of four years experience, subsequent to licensure as a Land Surveyor-in-Training, in responsible charge of land surveying operations under the direct supervision and control of a Professional Land Surveyor;
• have a baccalaureate degree in a related science including at least 24 semester hours of land surveying courses from a board-approved curriculum at an accredited institution; and,
• pass the Principals and Practice of Land Surveying Examination and the Illinois Jurisdictional Examination.

Licensure must be renewed every two years and requires 20 hours of continuing education.

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