PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR LICENSE BY COMITY/RECIPROCITY
All comity/reciprocity applications must be complete in the Board office no later than 30 days prior to the next scheduled meeting of the Board.  Tentative Board meeting dates are available on this web site under "About Us".  The application fee for a Professional Surveyor by Reciprocity in Kansas is $250.

Applicants are required to pass the 2 sections of the KANSAS STATE SPECIFIC EXAM before a license will be issued.  This exam is administered by NCEES on the same dates as other Surveying Exams.  See application for more information.

Fundamentals of Surveying EXAM Application
This application is to determine eligibility for the Fundamentals of Surveying Examination and Certification as an Intern Surveyor.  The fee for this examination is paid directly to NCEES.

Information on the upcoming CBT (Computer Based Testing) is available at NCEES (www.ncees.org).

PROFESSIONAL SURVEYOR LICENSE BY EXAM
This application is to determine eligibility for the Professional Surveying Examination.  The fee for this examination is paid directly to NCEES.  

Information on the Closed Book exam and the upcoming CBT (Computer Based Testing) is available at NCEES (www.ncees.org).  Beginning with the April 2013 exam, the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) will become a closed-book exam.  Examinees will use the NCEES-Supplied references during the exam and will no longer be allowed to bring other reference material into the exam room.  

Reinstatement Application
If your Kansas Professional Surveyor license has lapsed or been cancelled, you must complete the Reinstatement Application.  The fee is $100.

Return to Practice Application
If your Professional Surveyor license has been on Retired status, you must complete the Return to Practice Application to change your license to Active status.  Continuing education is required for Active status.

Please note: To download applications, Adobe Acrobat Reader for your version of Windows is required. If you do not have this reader, click here and follow directions for installation. After form has downloaded, complete the forms and print.

SURVEYING EXAM FEES are payable to NCEES.  You MUST be approved by the Kansas Board of Technical Professions BEFORE you register and pay with NCEES.  You may lose any fees paid to NCEES if not approved by KSBTP first.

Exam candidates will receive official notice with exact location and reporting time from NCEES.  If you are an exam candidate and do not receive the admittance notice within two weeks of the exam date, contact NCEES through your NCEES e-mail account or at 864-654-6824 and ask for the Kansas Coordinator.  Posted exam dates and locations are subject to change.

Examination study materials are available through NCEES.  Kansas State Specific exam study materials are available through KSLS (Kansas Society of Land Surveyors).  (See link below.)

Exam RETAKE or NO-SHOW Information:  Any applicant who is admitted to an examination and who either does not appear for the exam or who fails the exam, must again pay the fee to take the exam in another exam administration.  Kansas law does not provide for refunds of any application fees.