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Mississippi Professional Land Surveyor
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Mississippi Land Surveyor License: Complete Roadmap
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GLO/BLM: Meridians, Cessions & Corner RestorationYou are here
Learn the five Mississippi meridians with BLM adoption dates, the treaty cessions and private claims, section subdivision rules, and single and double proportion arithmetic.
Chapter 7 Standards of Practice
Memorize the Rule 7.5 table for Classes A, B, and C, the 1/2-inch by 18-inch monument rule, witness-corner rules, and all nineteen Rule 7.3 plat items.
Part 901 Rules and Regulations
Study applications and residency, the Mississippi Section exam rule, seals and digital signatures, Rule 6.3 conduct and qualifications-based selection, 24-PDH CPC, the Certificate of Authority, and Chapter 9 procedures.
General Knowledge: Boundary, Water & Trust Lands
Review hierarchy of calls, senior rights, § 15-1-13 adverse possession and its 1998 notice rule, non-tidal bed ownership, Phillips Petroleum tidelands, easements, and sixteenth section lands.
Licensure Law after HB 1150
Read §§ 73-13-1 to -49 as amended July 1, 2026, including the § 73-13-23 routes, § 73-13-37 penalties and appeals, § 73-13-47 right of entry, and § 73-13-49 exemptions.
Mississippi Coordinate System
Master the MCS'83 East (300,000 m) and West (700,000 m) zone definitions, § 89-6-11 recording rule, combined factor, and convergence angle.
Can You Take the Mississippi Land Surveyor Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •Pass the NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) exam
- •Pass the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam
- •For first licensure in any state, at least 50% of the required experience must be boundary line surveying (Part 901, Rule 5.2)
- •Pass the two-hour, closed-book Mississippi Section exam (also required of every comity applicant)
- •After licensure, earn 24 PDH per biennial renewal period, including 1 PDH of ethics and Mississippi Standards of Practice training
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What You'll Study
12 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide
Chapter 1: The Mississippi Section Exam, Licensure Law & the Board
5 sections
Chapter 2: Conduct, Seals, Discipline & Unlicensed Practice
4 sections
Chapter 3: Mississippi Standards of Practice: Scope, Classification & Accuracy
4 sections
Chapter 4: Mississippi Standards of Practice: Plat Contents & Monumentation
3 sections
Chapter 5: The Public Land Survey System in Mississippi: Meridians, Cessions & Private Claims
3 sections
Chapter 6: PLSS Township Subdivisions, Section Fractionalization & Retracements
3 sections
Chapter 7: Lost Corner Restoration & Retracement in Mississippi
3 sections
Chapter 8: Mississippi Boundary Law: Hierarchy of Calls & Deed Interpretation
3 sections
Chapter 9: Adverse Possession, Acquiescence, and Boundary Agreements in Mississippi
3 sections
Chapter 10: Water Boundaries, Riparian Rights & Public Trust Tidelands in Mississippi
3 sections
Chapter 11: Easements, Rights-of-Way, and Sixteenth Section School Trust Lands
3 sections
Chapter 12: Geodetic Control, State Plane Coordinates & Professional Practice
3 sections
Mississippi Land Surveyor Exam Details
Mississippi Professional Land Surveyor
Administered by Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official Mississippi Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Surveyors content outline
Mississippi's five principal meridians, Indian cessions and private land claims, township and section subdivision, GLO field evidence, and lost-corner restoration by the BLM Manual
Part 901 Chapter 7: survey types, Class A/B/C classification, Rule 7.5 closure and tolerance table, monumentation, and the nineteen Rule 7.3 plat requirements
Part 901 Board rules: definitions, applications and exams, seals, Code of Professional Conduct, continuing professional competency, Certificate of Authority, and discipline
Boundary evidence and senior rights, legal descriptions, adverse possession (§ 15-1-13), water boundaries and public trust tidelands, easements, rights-of-way, and sixteenth section lands
Miss. Code Ann. Title 73, Chapter 13 as rewritten by HB 1150 (effective July 1, 2026): definitions, the Board, qualifications, discipline, penalties, right of entry, and exemptions
Mississippi Coordinate System law (§§ 89-6-1 to -19): East and West Zone definitions, recording requirements, and grid-to-ground conversion
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What's Next After the Mississippi Land Surveyor?
After passing the Mississippi Land Surveyor, you can pursue these career paths
Mississippi Professional Surveyor (PS)
A Mississippi PS license authorizes boundary, route, easement, lease, and subdivision surveys statewide and the sealing of plats under Part 901 Chapter 7.
Managing agent for a surveying firm's Certificate of Authority
Firms offering surveying in Mississippi must designate a Mississippi-licensed managing agent with management responsibility, and a licensee may serve only one firm (Rule 8.2).
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