Licensed Land Surveyor Application

Streamline Your Professional Land Surveyor License Application

Applying for your Professional Surveyor (PS) license is a significant milestone in your surveying career. Whether you're a recent graduate completing your education requirements or an experienced surveyor-in-training ready to sit for your PS exam, this Licensed Land Surveyor Application template makes the entire process straightforward and professional.

Built with Paperform, this template helps surveyors, engineering firms, and state licensing boards handle the complex documentation requirements of professional certification—without the back-and-forth of PDFs, email chains, and missing paperwork.

Why use Paperform for land surveyor applications?

For aspiring surveyors, this form guides you through every requirement: verifying your surveying education credentials, documenting your supervised field experience under a licensed surveyor, and registering for the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam. Everything is collected in one place, with conditional logic ensuring you only see fields relevant to your specific pathway.

For state licensing boards and professional associations, Paperform eliminates manual data entry and incomplete applications. Submissions arrive with all supporting documentation attached, automatically organized and ready for review. You can integrate with your existing CRM or database using Stepper (stepper.io) to route applications through multi-step approval workflows, track review status, and notify applicants of next steps—all without writing a line of code.

For surveying firms supporting junior staff, this template provides a clear checklist of what's needed for licensure, helping mentors and supervisors document the required experience hours and training elements accurately.

What makes this template work

This application captures everything required for professional land surveyor certification:

• Personal and contact information with current address and professional details
• Educational background verification including degree type, institution, graduation date, and ABET accreditation status
• Official transcript upload for academic credential review
• Supervised field experience documentation including total hours, supervising licensed surveyor details, and experience breakdown by surveying discipline
• Work experience verification forms for each supervising surveyor
• PS exam registration with preferred test date and exam center selection
• Supporting documentation uploads for licenses, certifications, and additional credentials
• Professional references from licensed surveyors who can attest to your competency
• Compliance declarations regarding ethics, professional conduct, and exam eligibility

The form uses conditional logic to adapt based on your pathway—whether you're applying through education, reciprocity, or comity—so you only answer relevant questions.

Built for surveying professionals

The template includes industry-specific validation: field experience is broken down by surveying type (boundary, topographic, construction, ALTA, etc.), education verification checks for ABET-accredited programs, and supervisory documentation follows NCEES Model Law requirements.

For firms managing multiple applicants, Paperform's Agency+ plan lets you create branded versions of this form for different state boards or internal tracking purposes, all managed from one dashboard.

Automate what comes next with Stepper

Once an application is submitted, Stepper can take over:

• Send confirmation emails with application tracking numbers
• Route submissions to review committees based on application type
• Update applicant status in your database or CRM
• Schedule follow-up reminders for missing documentation
• Trigger approval workflows when all requirements are met
• Generate official correspondence and certificates when licenses are granted

This means licensing boards can process applications faster, surveyors get clearer communication about their status, and nothing falls through the cracks.

Secure, compliant, and trusted

Surveying applications contain sensitive personal information, education records, and professional credentials. Paperform is SOC 2 Type II compliant with data residency controls, SSL encryption, and role-based permissions to ensure only authorized reviewers access submitted applications.

For surveyors, this means your information is protected. For licensing boards, this means you meet data security standards required for professional credentialing.

Who this template is for

This Licensed Land Surveyor Application template is designed for:

• State surveying licensing boards processing PS license applications
• Professional surveying associations managing member certifications
• Engineering and surveying firms supporting staff through the licensure process
• Individual surveyors-in-training preparing for professional certification
• Colleges and universities advising surveying students on licensure pathways

Whether you're processing hundreds of applications annually or helping a handful of surveyors achieve licensure, this template provides the structure and professionalism expected in professional credentialing.

Get started in minutes

With Paperform's doc-style editor, you can customize this template to match your state's specific requirements, add your board's branding, and launch your application portal in minutes—no coding required. And with 30,000+ templates and trusted by 500K+ teams worldwide, you're in good company.

Start collecting complete, organized surveyor license applications today with Paperform.