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NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam
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Lock In Legal PrinciplesYou are here
Build a durable base in boundary law, evidence, conveyance order, and legal-description interpretation.
Rebuild Technical Survey Practice
Refresh records research, field procedures, GNSS, computations, monumentation, and reporting workflows.
Master Standards and Applied Practice
Drill ALTA/NSPS, FEMA, BLM, accuracy standards, and real project scenarios such as boundary, construction, and subdivision work.
Finish With Timed Mixed Sets
Run full mixed sessions to sharpen pace and switching between legal, business, and field-practice decisions.
Can You Take the PS Surveying Exam?
Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements
- •State board approval is usually required before scheduling.
- •Some jurisdictions require additional state-specific surveying or jurisprudence exams after the national PS exam.
- •The exam is administered year-round at Pearson VUE test centers.
PS Surveying Quick Facts
Time to Get Licensed
8-16 weeks is a common prep window for working surveyors, depending on recent boundary and standards experience
From start to license in hand
Retake Policy
NCEES allows one attempt per testing window and no more than three attempts in a 12-month period; some boards can impose stricter rules.
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The official pass rate is NCEES updated the PS pass-rate table in January 2026 to 56% for first-time takers and 39% for repeat takers.. Our students do better.
200 Practice Questions
Practice across all five current PS blueprint domains with boundary, standards, and applied project scenarios.
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What You'll Study
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PS Surveying Exam Details
NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam
Administered by NCEES
Exam Content Breakdown
Based on the official NCEES content outline
Boundary law, evidence, conveyance concepts, legal descriptions, easements, and PLSS evidence.
Records, field procedures, GNSS, computations, monumentation, maps, reports, and GIS.
BLM Manual, ALTA/NSPS 2021, FEMA requirements, and related accuracy standards.
Project management, scope, contracts, QA/QC, safety, liability, insurance, and communication.
Applied surveying in ALTA/NSPS, control, construction, boundary, route, topographic, subdivision, as-built, and consultation work.
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3 Chapters
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What's Next After the PS Surveying?
After passing the PS Surveying, you can pursue these career paths
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Use FE-style engineering fundamentals to strengthen multidisciplinary site and infrastructure coordination.
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Pair surveying licensure with civil design knowledge for heavier site-development and construction coordination roles.
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Add planning-side context for subdivision, zoning, and land-development consulting work.
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