To become licensed as a professional surveyor in Michigan applicants must verify that they meet requirements in the following areas:

Education

Work Experience

Examination

All applicants for the professional surveyors license must successfully complete the three-part licensing examination. FLS/Part I of the examination can be written by an applicant within six months of completing an acceptable bachelors degree in surveying. PLS/Part IIA and Part IIB can be written after education and work experience requirements have been successfully completed.

While there is no requirement that a firm offering professional surveying services be licensed in Michigan, the occupational code does require that at least two-thirds of the principals of a company contracting to provide surveying services be licensed in Michigan.

FIRMS OFFERING PROFESSIONAL SURVEYING SERVICES

While Michigan only licenses individuals to practice professional surveying, Section 2010 of the Occupational Code requires that if a a firm contracts to provide professional surveying services in Michigan, at least two-thirds of the principals of the firm need to be licensed in Michigan.

If the firm will include principals who are not licensed, each of those unlicensed principals must file for approval with the board office. Forms may be obtained from this site, requested in writing or by telephone.