Mo. Code Regs. tit. 20 § 2030-14.020

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 24, December 16, 2024

Section 20 CSR 2030-14.020 - Definition of Baccalaureate Degree From Approved Curriculum as Used in Section 327.314.2(1) (a), RSMo

PURPOSE: This amendment complies with a statutory amendment via HB 2149 regarding changes that went into effect on January 1, 2024, and clarifies approved course work toward licensure as a Professional Land Surveyor.

PURPOSE: This rule provides a clear definition of the words baccalaureate degree from an approved curriculum as those words are used in section 327.314.2(1)(a), RSMo.

(1) The approved curriculum for a baccalaureate degree as it applies toward licensure as a professional land surveyor will be deemed acceptable if the candidate holding the degree has achieved all of the credits in college-level courses in accordance with the following table:

General Title	Representative Course Titles	Semester Hours
Mathematics	Trigonometry, Algebra, Analytic Geometry, Calculus, Statistics	12
Communications	Technical Writing, Speech	3
Legal Aspects of Boundary Survey	Legal Principles of Surveying, Missouri Surveying Law, Legal Principles and Boundary Control, Legal Aspects of Surveying, United States Public Land Surveying System (UPLSS)	6
Science	Physics, Geophysics, Astronomy, Computer Science, Remote Sensing	12
Surveying (A)	Surveying I, Surveying II, Land Surveying, Fundamentals of Surveying, Advanced Surveying, Surveying Calculations	6
Surveying (B)	Subdivision Design, Route and Construction Surveying, Geomatics, Introduction to GIS, Geodesy and Geodeic Positioning, Geospatial Technologies, Photogrammetry, UAS Mapping	3

(2) Course work will be considered as college-level courses only if they have been accepted for credit toward a degree by an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-approved curriculum or as approved by the board.

20 CSR 2030-14.020

AUTHORITY: sections 327.041, RSMo Supp. 2005 and 327.312, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 30-14.020. Original rule filed Jan. 12, 1984, effective April 12, 1984. Amended: Filed Dec. 1, 2005, effective June 30, 2006. Moved to 20 CSR 2030-14.020, effective Aug. 28, 2006.

Amended by Missouri Register August 15, 2018/Volume 43, Number 16, effective 10/1/2018

Amended by Missouri Register March 15, 2023/Volume 48, Number 6, effective 4/30/2023

Amended by Missouri Register February 1, 2024/volume 49, Number 03, effective 3/31/2024.

Amended by Missouri Register September 3, 2024/volume 49, Number 17, effective 10/31/2024.

*Original authority: 327.041, RSMo 1969, amended 1981, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001 and 327.312, RSMo 1983, amended 1999.