PS Surveying Exam Guide 2026: Boundary Law, Standards, and Practice
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Which state agency regulates professional land surveyors in Alabama?
Al Ls Regulations
Question · Easy
Prepare for the 2026 NCEES PS exam with July 2026 pass rates, the current five-domain blueprint, official reference rules, test policies, and the July 2027 transition.
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Original monument
Boundary Law and Evidence
Flashcard
What three examinations must an applicant pass to become a licensed Professional Land Surveyor in Alabama?
State agency that administers Title 34, Chapter 11 and adopts the rules in Administrative Code Chapter 330-X.
Conduct and credentials
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PS Exam Framework and Boundary Evidence
1.1 Current NCEES Format and Blueprint
Study guide
Under the Alabama Standards of Practice effective January 1, 2025, what is the minimum length requirement for a typical boundary monument?
Al Ls Standards Practice
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Controlling elements in a deed
What is the minimum diameter required for a boundary monument set under Alabama's Standards of Practice?
Alabama's 2025 governing document for boundary and mapping work, whose Rule 1.03 requires a signed certification on every map.
What must be placed on a boundary monument cap in Alabama to identify the surveyor?
Parol evidence in boundary work
Under Alabama Code Section 34-11-1, which activity is specifically excluded from the practice of engineering?
Question · Medium
Alabama's statutory unit, four of which must cover its surveying standards every two years and one ethics every year.
1.2 Legal Evidence Framework
What certification statement must appear on each Alabama map of survey according to the Standards of Practice?
Swap tiles to line up three of the same term.
Term Match
Adverse possession
What is the minimum size for any map of survey in Alabama?
One of five numbered standards of conduct in Alabama's professional ethics code, such as the one on conflicts of interest.
What note is required on an Alabama map of survey when a property boundary survey was NOT performed?
Prescriptive easement
Under what title and chapter of the Code of Alabama is the practice of land surveying regulated?
Point in the federal rectangular surveys whose position is fixed by operation of law, whether set with a monument or only protracted on the plat.
Boundary control
1.3 Parol Evidence, Prescription, Adverse Possession, and Acquiescence
What is the education requirement for the standard path to PLS licensure in Alabama?
Flip two cards at a time to find matching terms.
Term Pairs
Boundary by acquiescence
Which university is the only ABET-accredited surveying program in Alabama?
Kind of corner in the federal rectangular surveys whose original position cannot be recovered from traces or testimony, so it is restored by proportionate measurement.
How often must Alabama professional land surveyors complete continuing professional education on the Standards of Practice?
Riparian vs. littoral rights
How many continuing education credit hours on ethics are required annually for Alabama professional land surveyors?
Element of a written boundary description, such as a monument, course or distance, weighed under the rule that monuments outrank measurements.
1.4 Legal Descriptions and Conveyance Types
Within what timeframe must a new Alabama professional land surveyor complete Standards of Practice credits?
Find five hidden terms in a grid of letters.
Term Search
Accretion vs. avulsion
Under Alabama Administrative Code Rule 330-X-14-.06 (Canon V), what procurement practice is prohibited for land surveyors?
Question · Hard
Gap left between two official surveys, leaving the land unsurveyed and subject to identification by a later survey.
What exception exists to the prohibition against competitive bidding for surveying services in Alabama?
Senior and junior rights
When a parcel of land in Alabama has an irregular natural boundary such as a river or lake, what must the surveyor establish?
Al Ls Boundary Law
Acronym for the township-and-range grid established by the ordinance of May 20, 1785.
Grids and descriptions
Professional Practice and Standards
2.1 Records, Field, GNSS, and Computations
Which of the following is classified as a Property Boundary Survey under Alabama's Standards of Practice?
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