(a)
The first division of the examination shall test the applicant’s fundamental knowledge of surveying, mathematics, and basic science. The board may prescribe by regulation reasonable educational or experience requirements including two years of postsecondary education in land surveying, two years of experience in land surveying, or a combination of postsecondary education and experience in land surveying totaling two years for admission to the first division of the examination. Applicants registered by the board as a California civil engineer are exempt from this division of the examination.
The second division of the examination shall test the applicant’s ability to apply his or her knowledge and
experience and to assume responsible charge in the professional practice of land surveying.
(b)
The applicant for the second division examination shall have successfully passed the first division examination, or shall be exempt therefrom. The applicant shall be thoroughly familiar with (1) the procedure and rules governing the survey of public lands as set forth in Manual of Surveying Instructions (2009), published by the federal Bureau of Land Management and (2) the principles of real property relating to boundaries and conveyancing.
(c)
The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the first division of the examination for applicants whose education and experience qualifications substantially exceed the requirements of Section 8742.
(d)
The board may by rule provide for a waiver of the second division of the
examination and the assignment to a special examination for those applicants whose educational qualifications are equal to, and whose experience qualifications substantially exceed, those qualifications established under subdivision (c). The special examination may be either written or oral, or a combination of both.