Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam — NCEES
The NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam is the licensing exam for experienced surveyors, covering legal principles, professional survey practices, standards and specifications, business practices and the areas of practice. The real exam has 100 questions in seven hours, closed book with an electronic reference. SummitCert's portal gives you explained multiple-choice practice questions, flashcards, a timed 100-question mock exam and progress tracking by area.
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Your full practice pool — 350 questions total, written to mirror the real exam blueprint, with full answer explanations for every question.
Including Legal Principles, Professional Survey Practices, Standards and Specifications, and more.
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Covering every key term, concept, and framework you're expected to know.
Hand-picked walkthroughs and explainers organized by topic.
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The exact formulas and calculations you need, ready to review before test day.
A searchable glossary so unfamiliar terminology never slows you down.
See your accuracy by domain, spot weak areas early, and follow a built-in study schedule.
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Topics you'll drill
5 core topics pulled straight from the real question bank.
- Legal Principles
- Professional Survey Practices
- Standards and Specifications
- Business Practices
- Areas of Practice
PS Surveying Exam exam requirements & cost
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The NCEES PS computer-based test specifications describe a 100-question exam taken in 7 hours, which includes a tutorial and an optional scheduled break; the exam is closed book with an electronic reference and uses the U.S. Customary System of units. The portal mock uses 100 questions and 420 minutes. The exam has multiple-choice questions and alternative item types such as multiple correct, point and click, drag and drop and fill in the blank; each item is scored correct or incorrect with no partial credit. The portal practice questions are multiple choice only. The specifications list five areas, each given as a range of questions rather than a fixed share: Legal Principles, Professional Survey Practices, Standards and Specifications, Business Practices and Areas of Practice. NCEES reports pass or fail and does not publish the passing score; your scaled result is compared with a minimum ability level set by subject-matter experts. The portal mock shows a percent score only as a rough self-check. The NCEES PS exam page lists a fee of $375, payable directly to NCEES; confirm the current amount on ncees.org before you register. NCEES designs the PS exam for surveyors with at least four years of professional experience; some state boards require approval before you register with NCEES.
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