Engineering and Surveying Forms

Engineer Forms

• Engineer Reference Form - to be used for PE exam and comity applicants 
• Unlicensed Supervisor Form - to be used if direct supervisor is not a licensee
• PE Project Statement Form - to be used for PE application
• Ethics Questionnaire - to be used for PE exam and comity applicants

• Iowa Rules 193C

Land Surveyor Forms

FLS and PLS Exam Applicants

Requirements for PLS licensure can be found in Chapter 5 of Iowa's rules found here: IAC193C

All FLS and PLS exam applicants must apply to the Iowa Board and be approved before registering for the exam with NCEES. Applications must be sent to the Iowa Engineering and Land Surveying Examining Board and will be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting. 

• The FLS is a computer-based exam administered year-round by NCEES.
• The national portion of the PLS exam is computer-based and administered year-round by NCEES.
• The Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination is administered by the Iowa Board twice a year (April/October) for initial licensees, and year-round for comity applicants. 
• The syllabus for the Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination can be found here.

Comity Applicants

ALL PLS comity applicants must apply to the Iowa Board. Applications will be reviewed at the next regularly scheduled board meeting. 

• PLS Reference Form - to be used for PLS exam, and comity applications
• FLS Reference Form - to be used for FLS exam applicants with an experience requirement
• Unlicensed Supervisor Form - to be used if direct supervisor is not a licensee
• PLS Project Statement Form - to be used for PLS exam application
• Ethics Questionnaire - to be used for PLS exam and comity applicants
• Syllabus - to be used in preparation for the Iowa State Specific Land Surveying Examination
• Verification of Record - link for information regarding NCEES online verification