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Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors - Examinations

2011 - 2016

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PS exams

FS exams

2012

  

April 13
October 26

April 14
October 27

2013

  

April 12
October 25

April 13
October 26

2014

  

April 11
October 24

April 12
October 25

2015

  

April 17
October 30

April 18
October 31

2016

  

April 15
October 28

April 16
October 29

Summary of the Parts of the Examination

Part I PLS (NCEES National Exam - Principles and Practice) Is a 6-hour multiple-choice, closed-book NCEES exam to test your competence in the professional aspects of land surveying. This exam may include problems concerning principles of the profession (legal, technical, standards of professional conduct), property surveys, written instruments, monumentation, real property law, field surveying procedures, property survey descriptions, subdivision planning and design, deed descriptions and conveyance, surveying law, photogrammetry, surveying astronomy, cadastre, remote sensing, cartographic surveying, geodetic surveying, hydrographic surveying, construction surveying, architectural surveying and computations and adjustments. The exam is given in the morning. Electronic devices with "QWERTY" key pads may not be used.

Note: The Fundamentals of Surveying Exam and the Principles and Practice of Surveying Exam are administered by NCEES. Candidates will still need to register with the board first by submitting an exam application and application fee. After registering with the board candidates will receive further information regarding dates, locations and fees. Additional information is available at the NCEES web site: http://www.ncees.org

Part II PLS (Maine Specific Multiple Choice) This 2-hour exam is given in the afternoon immediately following the NCEES Principles and Practice Exam. The exam is a multiple-choice exam. Electronic devices with "QWERTY" key pads may not be used. A list of acceptable calculators is available at the NCEES web site: www.ncees.org

Part III PLS (Maine Specific Essay) The final section of the Maine Specific Exam is a take-home essay question which will be mailed to you about 30 days prior to the examination and due back in the office the day of the examination. Candidates must mail their exam to the Board with a post mark of the exam date or before.

APPLICATION DEADLINES:

February 1st for the April exam

August 1st for the October exam

 

Last Updated: October 31, 2012

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  • Board of Licensure for Professional Land Surveyors
  • 35 State House Station
  • Augusta ME 04333-0035
  • phone: (207) 624-8522
  • TTY users call Maine Relay 711
  • fax: (207) 624-8637
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