NYS Professional Engineering & Land Surveying: Continuing Education Self Study Educational Activity for Land Surveyors

Introduction

As a licensed professional in New York State, it is your professional responsibility to know the legal and ethical requirements governing the practice of your profession and to be alert to changes in those requirements. The New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology, in an effort to help you stay abreast of your professional responsibilities, has developed this short, self-study educational activity in ethics.

This educational activity is based on the New York State Education Law Articles 130 and 145, the Rules of the Board of Regents Parts 1, 3, 17, 18, 28, 29, 31, and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Parts 59 and 68. It is strongly recommended that, prior to taking the self test, you review these foundational materials on the Office of the Professions' web site.

Once you have reviewed the foundational materials, proceed to complete the self test below. When you have completed the self test, click the "Get your score" button at the bottom of the page. You should print this screen and save it as evidence of satisfactory completion of this educational activity. A score of 90% or greater will allow you to claim 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) of educational activity credit in ethics ONCE in each three-year registration period. Retain your printed screen for no less than 6 years from the date of completion.

For any questions or concerns, please contact the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying, and Geology Office at Survey@nysed.gov for assistance.

Questions

Select the appropriate answer for each of the following questions

To qualify for a license as a professional engineer, land surveyor or professional geologist in New York State, an applicant must fulfill all of the following criteria except:
a. File an application with the New York State Education Department (NYSED), Office of the Professions

b. Obtain an education that fulfills the Commissioner’s requirements and gain the required years of work experience acceptable to the Board

c. Pay the appropriate fee to the NYSED, including all fees applicable for admission to a Department required examination(s)

d. Be of good moral character

e. Be a New York State resident
Unprofessional conduct in professional practice includes:
a. Willful or grossly negligent failure to comply with substantial provisions of Federal, State or local laws, rules and regulations governing practice of the profession

b. Exercising undue influence on the client, including promoting the sale of services/goods for financial gain

c. Permitting any person to share in fees for professional services other than a partner, employee, associate in a professional firm or corporation, subcontractor or consultant.

d. Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating the responsibilities knows or has reason to know that such person is not qualified

e. All of the above

Please read the following advertisements for professional engineering, land surveying and geology services. Please select the responses that indicate whether the use of the advertisement could be construed as "unprofessional conduct" and the appropriate reason for the determination.

"Smith Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology PC employs the brightest and most innovative professional engineers, land surveyors and professional geologists in New York State"
a. Yes , it is unprofessional conduct because it is misleading

b. No, it is not unprofessional conduct because their engineers, land surveyors and geologists hold New York State professional engineering, land surveying and professional geology licenses

c. Yes, it is unprofessional conduct because it claims superiority which cannot be substantiated

d. No, it is not unprofessional conduct because it does not guarantee an outcome

e. Yes, it is professional misconduct because it offers a bonus other than a discount or price reduction for professional services
"If you select Brown Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology, PLLC for your transmission tower project, we’ll guarantee your project will be approved by your county public utilities commission"
a. No, it is not unprofessional conduct because their engineers, land surveyors and geologists hold New York State professional engineering, land surveying and professional geology licenses

b. Yes, it is unprofessional conduct because it guarantees an outcome

c. No, it is not professional misconduct because it does not offer a bonus other than a discount or price reduction for professional services

d. Yes , it is unprofessional conduct because it is misleading

e. Yes, it is unprofessional conduct because it claims superiority which cannot be substantiated

As a licensed professional engineer, land surveyor or professional geologist in New York State, would you be considered as having committed unprofessional conduct for:

Being in arrears on child or spousal support payments?
a. Yes

b. No
Not returning or providing copies of records to the client upon request?
a. No

b. Yes
Retention of all project records for a period of at least 6 years in a CAD file or other electronic version and providing only the electronic version to the client who has requested a paper copy of the file?
a. Yes

b. No
Unprofessional conduct in the profession of engineering, land surveying or geology includes all of the following except:
a. Being associated, in a professional capacity, with a project or practice known by the licensee to be fraudulent

b. Having a substantial financial interest in a product or supplier on work for which the professional has responsibility with the consent of the client

c. Failure of a licensee to maintain all preliminary and final plans, documents, computations, records and professional evaluations (s)he has signed and sealed for a period of at least 6 years

d. Signing and sealing documents for professional services which the licensee has not personally created or reviewed

e. Receiving compensation from more than one party for services on the same project, without disclosing the arrangement and seeking approval from all parties
Which of the following scenarios may support an exemption for the continuing education requirement for New York State licensed engineers, land surveyors or geologists?
a. A licensee’s first registration date following January 1, 2022, occurs prior to March 1, 2023.

b. A licensee is not engaged in the practice of engineering, land surveying or geology as evidenced by not being registered to practice in New York State.

c. A licensee was first licensed to practice engineering, land surveying and/or geology in New York State pursuant to an endorsement of a license in another jurisdiction.

d. There are no exemptions to the continuing education requirement.

e. ii & iv

f. iii & iv
Is a New York State licensed professional engineer, land surveyor or professional geologist who provides evidence to the Board that he/she is in active military service to the United States required to complete continuing education?
a. Yes

b. No
Which of the following categories of licensees is NOT required to complete continuing education under New York State Education Law?
a. New licensees in their first registration period

b. Licensees who have filed a document to make their registration status inactive in New York State

c. Both of the above

d. Neither of the above
At the end of your current registration period, you realize that you are 6 credits short of meeting the continuing education requirement for your professional engineering, land surveying or professional geology registration. Which action(s) can you legally take in order to re-register your license?
1. Cease practicing and upon completing the 6 credits needed, re-register
2. While continuing to practice, schedule a course for 6 credits in the near future and complete your re-registration documents as though you have already earned the credits
3. Contact the Board Office to request a conditional registration so that you may continue to practice while completing additional continuing education credits
4. Count extra credits you earned in your last registration period toward the current one, continue to practice, and work diligently to earn all credits required within the next registration period
a. i or ii

b. i or iii

c. i or iv

d. ii or iii

e. ii or iv

f. iii or iv

g. i only

h. ii only

i. iii only

j. iv only
Except for businesses owned by individual practitioners, all businesses performing engineering, land surveying and/or geology services in New York State must obtain and maintain a Certificate of Authorization from the NY State Education Department (NYSED).
a. True

b. False
Courses acceptable for continuing education credit must be taken from which of the following providers?
a. a New York State approved sponsor

b. Approved entities recognized by the New York State Education Department

c. Colleges and universities that have ABET accredited programs

d. All of the above

e. None of the above
Documentation of accrued acceptable continuing education credit must be in the form of certificates of completion or transcripts and must be submitted at the time of registration renewal.
a. True

b. False
Fee splitting consisting of directly contracting with a contractor to perform professional services for a third party on a project that is not authorized under the Infrastructure Investment Act or special legislation is an acceptable business practice relationship, and not subject to professional misconduct .
a. True

b. False
A professional engineer land surveyor or professional geologist charged with misconduct is entitled to a hearing with a panel consisting solely of practitioners from their individual profession.
a. True

b. False
A "delegatee" in the design delegation process need not be licensed in New York State to perform engineering, land surveying or geology services.
a. True

b. False
Professional engineer, land surveyor and/or professional geologist licensees returning to the practice of their profession in New York State after a lapse in their registration must provide evidence of continuing education credits earned during the lapsed registration period(s).
a. True

b. False
Affixing an electronic signature and seal to an engineering, land surveying or geology document is an acceptable form of certification in New York State if permitted by the municipality or New York State agency that has review and approval authority over the project.
a. True

b. False

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