1/2

9/2

02

11

Prin

cip

les a

nd

practic

es o

f su

rveyin

g(P

S) E

xam

Prep

.ABO

UT T

HE E

XAM

Ho

w d

o I sig

n

up

for th

e

exa

m?

NC

EE

S (Na

tion

al C

ou

ncil o

f E

xam

ine

rs for E

ng

ine

erin

g a

nd

Su

rveyin

g)

http

s://nce

es.o

rg/su

rveyin

g/

54

55

1/2

9/2

02

12

Ho

w d

o I sig

n u

p fo

r the

exa

m?

•O

nce

reg

istere

d fo

r the

exa

m th

rou

gh

you

r MyN

CE

ES

acco

un

t

•Yo

u w

ill be

ab

le to

sele

ct you

r exa

m lo

catio

n

•O

nce

you

sele

ct you

r exa

m lo

catio

n

•Yo

u w

ill be

pro

mp

ted

with

the

ava

ilab

le e

xam

da

tes

Pe

arso

n V

UE

Test

Ce

nte

rs•

WI e

xam

locatio

ns in

clud

e:

•G

ree

n B

ay

•M

ad

ison

•E

au

Cla

ire

•B

roo

kfield

•K

en

osh

a

•P

lattville

56

57

1/2

9/2

02

13

Ho

w d

o I sig

n

up

for th

e

exa

m?

•T

he

Wisco

nsin

Bo

ard

do

es n

ot re

qu

ire

exa

min

ee

s to su

bm

it an

ap

plica

tion

or

an

ad

ditio

na

l fee

prio

r to re

giste

ring

w

ith N

CE

ES a

nd

sche

du

ling

an

exa

m.

•E

xam

ine

es w

ill be

pro

vide

d o

ne

a

ttem

pt p

er te

sting

win

do

w a

nd

no

m

ore

tha

n th

ree

atte

mp

ts in a

12

m

on

th p

erio

d.

Ho

w d

o I k

no

w if I

pa

ssed

?•

Typica

lly, ava

ilab

le w

ithin

7–

10

bu

sine

ss d

ays.

•Yo

u w

ill rece

ive a

n e

ma

il no

tificatio

n

from

NC

EE

S

•R

esu

lts will in

clud

e a

link to

yo

ur

licen

sing

bo

ard

for a

dd

ition

al sta

te-

spe

cific info

rma

tion

or in

structio

ns.

•A

ll resu

lts are

rep

orte

d a

s pa

ss or fa

il.

58

59

1/2

9/2

02

14

Ho

w d

o I k

no

w if I p

asse

d?

Wh

at h

ap

pe

ns if I

fail?

•If yo

u fa

il the

exa

min

atio

n, yo

u w

ill rece

ive a

dia

gn

ostic re

po

rt sh

ow

ing

you

r pe

rform

an

ce fo

r ea

ch o

f the

ma

jor to

pics co

vere

d

on

the

exa

m.

•T

he

PP

S exa

m is o

ffere

d in

testin

g w

ind

ow

s thro

ug

ho

ut th

e ye

ar

du

ring

the

follo

win

g m

on

ths:

•Ja

nu

ary–

Ma

rch

•A

pril–

Jun

e

•Ju

ly–Se

pte

mb

er

•O

ctob

er–

De

cem

be

r

•R

eg

istratio

n is o

pe

n ye

ar-ro

un

d.

•Yo

u ca

n o

nly ta

ke th

e e

xam

on

e tim

e p

er te

sting

win

do

w a

nd

no

m

ore

tha

n th

ree

time

s in a

12

-mo

nth

pe

riod

.

60

61

1/2

9/2

02

15

Wh

at a

re th

e

pa

ss rate

s?

First time

test ta

kers

•2

36

pe

op

le

•P

ass R

ate

: 69

%

Re

pe

at te

st take

rs•

12

0 p

eo

ple

•4

3%

Sta

tistics po

sted

Jan

ua

ry 20

20

(Test w

ind

ow

July –

Jan

ua

ry)

Ho

w m

uch

will it co

st?

•C

ost: $

30

0.0

0

•C

om

pu

ter B

ase

d Te

st (CB

T)

•C

lose

d b

oo

k

62

63

1/2

9/2

02

16

Wh

at a

re a

ccep

tab

le

calcu

lato

rs?

•T

he

on

ly calcu

lato

r mo

de

ls acce

pta

ble

for

use

du

ring

the

20

18

exa

ms a

re a

s follo

ws.

•C

asio

:A

ll fx-11

5 a

nd

fx-99

1 m

od

els

(An

y Ca

sio ca

lcula

tor m

ust h

ave

“fx-1

15

” or “fx-9

91

” in its m

od

el n

am

e.)

•H

ew

lett P

acka

rd:

Th

e H

P 3

3s a

nd

HP

3

5s m

od

els, b

ut n

o o

the

rs

•Te

xas In

strum

en

ts:A

ll TI-3

0X

an

d T

I-3

6X

mo

de

ls (An

y Texa

s Instru

me

nts

calcu

lato

r mu

st ha

ve “

TI-3

0X

” or “

TI-

36

X” in

its mo

de

l na

me

.)

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

•1

00

qu

estio

n e

xam

(AIT

Form

at)

•A

IT –

Alte

rna

tive Ite

m Typ

es

•M

ultip

le C

ho

ice•

Po

int a

nd

Click

•D

rag

an

d D

rop

•Fill in

the

bla

nk

•7

ho

urs lo

ng

•2

min

ute

s –N

on

disclo

sure

ag

ree

me

nt

•8

min

ute

s –Tu

toria

l•

50

min

ute

s –sch

ed

ule

d b

rea

k•

36

0 m

inu

tes(6

ho

urs) –

Actu

al E

xam

•A

bo

ut 3

min

ute

s 36

seco

nd

s pe

r qu

estio

n

64

65

1/2

9/2

02

17

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Wh

at to

pics d

oe

s the

exa

m co

ver?

•Le

gal P

rincip

les

•P

rofe

ssion

al Su

rvey P

ractice

s

•Sta

nd

ard

s an

d Sp

ecifica

tion

s

•B

usin

ess P

ractice

s

•A

rea

s of P

ractice

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Leg

al P

rincip

les

•P

rincip

les o

f Evid

en

ce

•C

om

mo

n La

w B

ou

nd

ary P

rincip

les

•Se

qu

en

tial a

nd

Simu

ltan

eo

us C

on

veya

nce

Co

nce

pts

•Le

gal D

escrip

tion

s for R

ea

l Pro

pe

rty Tran

sactio

ns

•E

vide

nce

for th

e P

erp

etu

atio

n o

f the

U.S. P

LSS

18

-27

qu

estio

ns (1

8 -

27

% o

f the

exa

m)

66

67

1/2

9/2

02

18

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Pro

fessio

na

l Su

rve

y P

ractice

s

•P

ub

lic/Priva

te R

eco

rd So

urce

s

•D

ocu

me

nta

tion

, Sup

ervisio

n, a

nd

Cle

ar C

om

mu

nica

tion

of

Field

Pro

ced

ure

s

•G

PS/G

NSS in

clud

ing

sate

llite co

nste

llatio

ns, sta

tic GP

S, R

TK

, PP

P, an

d V

irtua

l Ne

two

rks

•Su

rveyin

g P

rincip

les a

nd

Co

mp

uta

tion

s

•M

on

um

en

tatio

n Sta

nd

ard

s

•La

nd

De

velo

pm

en

t Solu

tion

s

•Su

rvey M

ap

s/Pla

ts/Re

po

rts

•G

IS

22

-33

qu

estio

ns (2

2-3

3%

of th

e e

xam

)

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Sta

nd

ard

s an

d S

pe

cificatio

ns

•B

LM M

an

ua

l of Su

rveyin

g

Instru

ction

s

•A

LTA/N

SPS La

nd

Title

Surve

y Sta

nd

ard

s

•FE

MA

Re

qu

irem

en

ts

8-1

2 q

ue

stion

s (8-1

2%

of th

e e

xam

)

68

69

1/2

9/2

02

19

Ab

ou

t the

exa

mB

usin

ess P

ractice

s

•G

en

era

l Bu

sine

ss P

ractice

s an

d

Pro

ced

ure

s

•R

isk Ma

na

gem

en

t P

roce

du

res

•P

rofe

ssion

al C

on

du

ct

•C

om

mu

nica

tion

with

C

lien

ts, Staff, R

ela

ted

P

rofe

ssion

s, an

d th

e

Pu

blic

13

-19

qu

estio

ns (1

3-1

9%

of

the

exa

m)

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Are

as o

f Pra

ctice

•A

LTA/N

SPS La

nd

Title

Surve

ys

•C

on

trol N

etw

orks a

nd

Ge

od

etic N

etw

ork

Surve

ys

•C

on

structio

n Su

rveys

•B

ou

nd

ary Su

rveys

•R

ou

te Su

rveys fo

r Alig

nm

en

ts an

d U

tilities

•To

po

gra

ph

ic

•Su

rveys to

Esta

blish

Ne

w P

arce

ls, Lots, a

nd

U

nits

•A

s-bu

ilt/Re

cord

Dra

win

g Su

rveys

•C

on

sulta

tion

Service

s

24

-36

qu

estio

ns (2

4-3

6%

of th

e e

xam

)

70

71

1/2

9/2

02

1

10

Su

mm

ary

•M

ake

up

of th

e e

xam

•Le

gal P

rincip

les (1

8-2

7%

)

•P

rofe

ssion

al Su

rvey P

ractice

s (22

-33

%)

•A

rea

s of P

ractice

(24

-36

%)

•T

he

se 3

sub

ject a

rea

s ma

ke u

p ro

ug

hly 8

0%

of

the

exa

m

Stu

dyin

g fo

r the

Exa

m

•H

ow

mu

ch tim

e?

•W

he

n d

o I sta

rt?

•W

he

re d

o I stu

dy?

72

73

1/2

9/2

02

1

11

Re

sou

rces

•Te

xt bo

oks, e

tc

Cite

d S

ou

rces

“NC

EE

S surve

ying

.”N

CE

ES, n

cee

s.org

/surve

ying

/.

74

75

1/2

9/2

02

1

12

Wis

co

nsin

Ju

ris

dic

tion

al

Exam

Prep

.

ABO

UT T

HE E

XAM

76

77

1/2

9/2

02

1

13

Ho

w d

o I sig

n

up

for th

e

exa

m?

•D

SP

S (D

ep

artm

en

t of S

afe

ty an

d

Pro

fessio

na

l Se

rvice)

•h

ttps://d

sps.w

i.go

v/Pa

ge

s/Pro

fessio

ns/

Lan

dS

urve

yorP

rofe

ssion

al/E

xam

s.asp

x

Ho

w d

o I sig

n

up

for th

e

exa

m?

•D

SPS

req

uire

s Form

29

73

be

filled

ou

t prio

r to

ap

pro

val to

take

the

Wisco

nsin

Jurisd

iction

al

Exa

min

atio

n.

•O

nce

the

de

pa

rtme

nt re

ceive

s the

ap

plica

tion

, a

n e

ma

il will b

e se

nt w

ith co

nfirm

atio

n.

•E

xam

ine

es w

ill be

pro

vide

d o

ne

atte

mp

t eve

ry six m

on

ths fro

m th

e d

ate

of la

st exa

min

atio

n.

78

79

1/2

9/2

02

1

14

Fo

rm #

29

73

Fo

rm #

29

73

80

81

1/2

9/2

02

1

15

Fo

rm #

29

73

Ho

w d

o I k

no

w if I p

asse

d?

•O

nce

finish

ed

with

the

on

-line

e

xam

, resu

lts will b

e p

oste

d.

•R

esu

lts will in

clud

e in

a lin

k with

a

dd

ition

al sta

te-sp

ecific

info

rma

tion

or in

structio

ns.

•A

ll resu

lts are

rep

orte

d a

s pa

ss or

fail.

82

83

1/2

9/2

02

1

16

Wh

at h

ap

pe

ns if I fa

il?

•If yo

u fa

il the

exa

min

atio

n, yo

u w

ill re

ceive

a d

iag

no

stic rep

ort sh

ow

ing

yo

ur p

erfo

rma

nce

for e

ach

of th

e

ma

jor to

pics co

vere

d o

n th

e e

xam

.

•R

eg

istratio

n is o

pe

n ye

ar-ro

un

d.

•E

xam

ine

es w

ill be

pro

vide

d o

ne

a

ttem

pt e

very six m

on

ths fro

m th

e

da

te o

f last e

xam

ina

tion

.

Ho

w m

uch

will it co

st?

•C

ost: $

75

.00

•O

n-lin

e co

mp

ute

r ba

sed

test

•O

pe

n b

oo

k

84

85

1/2

9/2

02

1

17

Wh

at a

re a

ccep

tab

le

calcu

lato

rs?

•T

he

on

ly calcu

lato

r mo

de

ls acce

pta

ble

for

use

du

ring

the

20

18

exa

ms a

re a

s follo

ws.

•C

asio

:A

ll fx-11

5 a

nd

fx-99

1 m

od

els

(An

y Ca

sio ca

lcula

tor m

ust h

ave “fx-

11

5” o

r “fx-99

1” in

its mo

de

l na

me

.)

•H

ew

lett P

acka

rd:

Th

e H

P 3

3s a

nd

HP

3

5s m

od

els, b

ut n

o o

the

rs

•Te

xas In

strum

en

ts:All T

I-30

X a

nd

TI-

36

X m

od

els (A

ny Te

xas In

strum

en

ts ca

lcula

tor m

ust h

ave “T

I-30

X” o

r “TI-

36

X” in

its mo

de

l na

me

.)

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

•5

0 q

ue

stion

exa

m (m

ultip

le ch

oice

fo

rma

t)

•2

ho

urs lo

ng

•A

bo

ut 2

min

ute

s 24

seco

nd

s pe

r q

ue

stion

86

87

1/2

9/2

02

1

18

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Wh

at to

pics d

oe

s the

exa

m co

ver?

•U

.S. Pu

blic La

nd

Surve

y an

d R

etra

cem

en

t in

Wisco

nsin

•W

iscon

sin Sta

tute

s Re

latin

g to

Lan

d

Surve

ying

•W

iscon

sin A

dm

inistra

tive C

od

e P

rovisio

ns

Re

latin

g to

Lan

d Su

rveyin

g

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

U.S

. Pu

blic La

nd

Su

rve

y a

nd

Re

trace

me

nt in

Wisco

nsin

•H

istory o

f Loca

l Lan

d Su

rveyin

g Syste

ms a

nd

P

ractice

s in W

iscon

sin

•O

blite

rate

d C

orn

ers a

nd

eva

lua

tion

of e

vide

nce

•D

evia

tion

s from

Fed

era

l Me

tho

d

•Lo

catio

n o

f Ce

nte

r Sectio

n

•Sp

ecia

l Instru

ction

s for O

rigin

al G

ove

rnm

en

t Su

rveys

•So

urce

s of Lo

cal Su

rveyin

g R

eco

rds

15

qu

estio

ns (3

0%

of th

e e

xam

)

88

89

1/2

9/2

02

1

19

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Wisco

nsin

Sta

tute

s Re

latin

g to

Lan

d S

urv

ey

ing

•C

ou

ntie

s

•To

wn

s

•A

ssesso

r’s Pla

ts

•P

lattin

g

•C

ertifie

d Su

rvey M

ap

s

•C

on

do

min

ium

Pla

ts

•E

xam

inin

g B

oa

rd

•O

the

r (Ad

verse

Po

ssessio

n, H

igh

ways, C

em

ete

ry P

lats, Sto

rm W

ate

r Imp

act)

22

qu

estio

ns (4

4%

of th

e e

xam

)

Ab

ou

t the

exa

m

Wisco

nsin

Ad

min

istrativ

e C

od

e P

rov

ision

s

Re

latin

g to

Lan

d S

urv

ey

ing

•R

eg

istratio

n a

nd

Ce

rtificatio

n

•M

inim

um

Stan

da

rds fo

r Pro

pe

rty Surve

ys

•R

ule

s of P

rofe

ssion

al C

on

du

ct

•La

nd

Divisio

n (D

NR

, DO

T, an

d C

ou

rt rulin

gs)

13

qu

estio

ns (2

6%

of th

e e

xam

)

90

91

1/2

9/2

02

1

20

Exa

m m

ate

rial

refe

ren

ces

Sta

tute

s

•C

ha

pte

r 59

(Co

un

ties)

•C

ha

pte

r 70

(Pro

pe

rty Taxe

s)

•C

ha

pte

r 82

(Tow

n

Hig

hw

ays)

•C

ha

pte

r 15

7 (C

em

ete

ries)

•C

h. Tra

ns 2

33

(State

Hw

y)

•C

ha

pte

r 23

6 (P

lattin

g

Lan

ds)

•C

ha

pte

r 70

6 (R

eco

rdin

g)

•C

h. 8

93

(Ad

verse

P

osse

ssion

)

Ad

min

istrativ

e C

od

es

•C

ha

pte

r A-E

2 (Se

als)

•C

ha

pte

r A-E

7 (M

inim

um

sta

nd

ard

for su

rveys)

•C

ha

pte

r A-E

8

(Pro

fessio

na

l Co

nd

uct)

•C

ha

pte

r A-E

10

(C

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