To be eligible for certification as a land surveyor-in-training, an applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:

(1)(A) Earn a bachelor's degree in a curriculum approved by the board; or

(B) Earn an associate degree, or its equivalent, in a curriculum approved by the board and acquire not less than two years of combined office and field experience in land surveying of a nature satisfactory to the board; or

(C) Earn a high school diploma, or its equivalent and acquire not less than four years' experience in land surveying of a nature satisfactory to the board; and

(2) Acquire a minimum of 15 quarter hours' credit, or its equivalent, in land surveying subjects in a course of study approved by the board; provided, however, that on and after January 1, 1995, the minimum requirement shall be 20 quarter hours' credit, five of which shall be in hydrology; and

(3) Subsequently pass the board's written examination in the fundamentals of land surveying (land surveyor-in-training examination).