Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR APPLICATIONS
(Applications by Exam, by Comity)

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR BY EXAM
    Professional Land Surveyor by Exam (First PLS Licensure) - ASAC Geomatics degree

  • Pass the NCEES FS (you may sit for the NCEES PLS exam with an active LAPELS LSI)
  • Pass the oral/mentoring interview
  • Pass the Louisiana Laws of Surveying Exam
  • Obtain 4 years of acceptable/verified progressive surveying experience - please see Rule 1515.B, 1517.B, and 1519.B. for more information
  • Obtain 5 Personal References of which 3 must have an active PLS license
  • Licensure after notifying LAPELS of a passing PLS score and all of the above

PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR BY COMITY
    Professional Land Surveyor by Comity (Model Law Surveyor) - ASAC Geomatics degree

  • Pass the NCEES FS and PLS
  • Pass the Louisiana Laws of Surveying Exam
  • Obtain 5 Personal References of which 3 must have an active PLS license
  • Obtain 4 years of acceptable/verified progressive surveying experience. Please see Rule 1515.B, 1517.B, and 1519.B. for more information


APPLY ONLINE FOR PLS APPLICATION BY EXAM OR COMITY
Click the above link to go to the online portal. If you are already registered, use your User ID/Password. If you are not registered, click "Register" to set up an account. If you are unable to sign in, and unable to perform a password reset request at https://lola.lapels.com, contact accountrecovery@lapels.com. You will receive a response within 1-2 business days.


LSI/PLS FORMS
   Schedule/Re-Schedule the Louisiana State-Specific Surveyor Exam
Download/complete a CC or ACH payment form
   Experience Record Form Extra Pages (Surveyors) (PDF)
   Surveyor Course Evaluation Form (PDF)
   Approved Surveying Courses (Searchable Grid)
   Compendium of LA and Federal Laws Relating to Land Surveying (PDF)
   Suggested References for the LA Laws & Procedures Exam (online)