Applications for Professional Land Surveyor Licensure

PLS Initial License Application Process

Applicants for Initial Licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor are NOT required to file an application with this office until such time as they have completed all education, examination, and experience requirements.  Once a candidate has completed their qualifying degree and passed the Fundamental of Engineering or Fundamentals of Surveying, respectively, they may register directly with NCEES at NCEES.org to take their professional exam.

Choose one of the following forms to pursue licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor

ALL APPLICATION FORMS MUST BE TYPEWRITTEN OR COMPUTER GENERATED

Form A - Comity Applicants and Re-Licensure Applicants who are NCEES Record Holders 

Form B - Comity Applicants and Re-Licensure Applicants who ARE NOT NCEES Record Holders 

Form C - Initial Licensure Applicants 

  Form D, Part Two - for NCEES RECORD HOLDERS

After completing an approved education program curriculum, passing both the FS and PS Exams, and obtaining the required experience, you will submit Form D, Part Two to complete the licensure process.

  Form D, Part Two - for NON-NCEES Record Holders

Use this application if you will NOT be requesting that NCEES transmit a NCEES Record to the Oklahoma Board as part of your initial licensure application.

  Examination Dates

      2024 OLS Exam dates

• January 18
• March 28
• July 25
• October 24

  PLS - Four Paths to Licensure

 Core Curriculum

  OLS Exam Specifications

 OLS Study References

  Oklahoma State Statute 11, Platting and Zoning Sections 41.101-115 and 42.101-106

 CCR Instruction Manual

  Topographic and Planimetric Mapping Instruction Manual

  Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act. For questions, please email taizenman@pels.ok.gov.

  Criminal Disqualifications

  Fee Waiver for Low-Income Individual

 To order official preparation material produced by the exam professionals of NCEES, contact:

NCEES
200 Verdae Boulevard
Greenville, SC 29607
1-800-250-3196
www.ncees.org
 

 Special testing accommodations:

Religious and ADA accommodation requests must be received 60 days prior to the exam administration date.
For forms and guidelines, go to http://ncees.org/exams/special-accommodations/ 
 

 Firm Practice:

If you plan to practice engineering and/or land surveying through a firm, you must download the Certificate of Authorization Application and submit it along with your PLS application.
 

 Once you have filled out the application form, proof-read all information.  PRINT THE COMPLETED FORM (SINGLE SIDED) and MAIL to: