The Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board was created by the General Assembly in 1919. A person cannot practice professional engineering or land surveying without first being registered with the board.
The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Three members must be professional engineers, two members must be a land surveyor/or a professional engineer who is also a land surveyor, and two members who are not licensed who represent the general public.
For more information about the board, visit the Iowa Talent Bank.
Below are the dates on which the Engineering & Land Surveying Board has scheduled meetings, teleconferences, or hearings. Note: Meeting dates are subject to change.
Meeting and hearing agendas will be posted to the DIAL Public Meeting Calendar approximately one (1) week before the meeting date.
All applicants for the Fundamentals of Land Surveying and Professional Land Surveyor exam needs to submit an application with the Engineering and Land Surveying Board. The application must be approved before registering for the exam with the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). Note: Applications will be reviewed at the next regularly-scheduled board meeting.
The Fundamentals of Land Surveying exam is a computer-based exam administered throughout the year by the NCEES.
The national portion of the Professional Land Surveyor exam is computer-based and administered throughout the year by the NCEES.
The Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination is administered by the Iowa Board twice a year (April/October) for initial licensees, and throughout the year for comity applicants.
For fundamentals of land surveying examination applicants with an experience requirement.
All applicants for a professional land surveyor license by comity must submit an application with the Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Note: Applications will be reviewed at the next regularly-scheduled board meeting.
Required when applying for a professional engineering or professional land surveying on the basis of license by verification pursuant to Iowa Code section 272C.12.
Use this form in conjunction with the online application. The form may be completed electronically and does not need to be mailed.
The following chapters from Iowa Administrative Code 841 apply to professional licensing boards within the Department of Inspections, Appeals, Inspections, and Licensing.
Rulemaking notices, along with adopted rule changes, are published in the Iowa Administrative Bulletin.
The preamble for each notice includes a summary of the proposed rule changes. The notice includes information about how to submit public comment when applicable. All comments are forwarded to the board for review prior to making a final decision on the outcome of rule change proposals.
The process for seeking a waiver from an administrative rule and the standards under which the petition will be evaluated are described in IAC 481 — Chapter 6.
