Keith W. Spencer, PLS, CFedS

PO Box 1149 - 4825 2nd Street
Empire, Ca., 95319
209-988-5834

Information about the Exams and Introduction

Western Federation of Professional Surveyors Materials

FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING (FS) VIDEO STUDY COURSE & MANUAL

Approximately 16 hours of videos and manual. Manual will be shipped to your address. Video links will be emailed and provided as an annual subscription. Subscriptions are not prorated. Link will expire on December 31, 2022.

Topics: Topics included are based on the current NCEES Fundaments of Surveying (FS) exam specifications and recommended knowledge.

Presenters: Dane Courville, PLS and Knud Hermansen, PLS, PE, Ph.D.

California Land Surveyors Association Materials

The LS Review sessions at the 2012 CLSA/NALS Conference were videotaped and are available as the "LS Instructional Series on Flash Drive" at the CLSA Store.

The 2021 Conference – Complete LS Review (22 Hours) were also recorded and are available at the CLSA Store.

Also available are recordings of the rest of 2021 Conference, copies of the 2009 Manual of Instructions, the CLSA Exam Guide, California Coordinate Projection Tables, the Subdivision Map Act and the LS Act.

The 2012 Test Plan & Strategies class was taught by Debbie Naves, PLS

• Debbie's Handout

BPELSG

• http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/
• http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/applicants/
• http://www.bpelsg.ca.gov/laws/index.shtml
• Land Surveying Examination Reference List
• California State-Specific Professional Land Surveying examination: Test Plan
• Professional Land Surveyor Exam (from Prometrics site)
• Ric Moore 2012 Article
• Ray Mathe's 2014 Powerpoint PDF

NCEES

• NCEES Youtube Video page
• National (6-hour) Professional Land Surveyor Examination
• National Fundamentals of Surveying Examination

References

• National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy
• Professional Land Surveyors' Act (Business and Professions Code sections 8700-8805)
• 2019 Subdivision Map Act (California Government Code Section 66410-66499.58)
• Board Rules (Title 16, California Code of Regulations sections 400-476)

NCEES Videos

• Have you read your NCEES Candidate Agreement?
• Pearson VUE exam-day experience

Calculator Programs

• NCEES Calculator Policy
• HP33s Program Manual, Rich Brown
• http://www.hp33ssurveyor.com/

CBT tips from Rob McMillan

Previous PLS Exams

Email: keith@keithwspencer.net