What to Expect for the California Professional Land Surveyors Exam Are you interested in becoming a professionally licensed surveyor in California? Once you have passed both the Fundamentals of Surveying Exam and the Principles and Practices of Surveying exam, your next step is to take the California State Specific Land Surveyors Exam.
The California State-Specific Professional Land Surveyors Exam will most definitely test your endurance! This 4-hour, 70 questions exam covers almost every surveying-related topic and each exam is different so you will never know which of those topics will be on your exam. According to the California Board of Professional Surveyors the Functions of a Land Surveyor are as follows: “Professional land surveyors licensed in California are required to have qualifying experience and to pass an examination before the Board licenses them. Land surveyors retrace property lines, perform boundary line adjustments, prepare topographic maps, prepare subdivision maps, and perform construction surveys, among other duties. It is unlawful for anyone to do land surveying or offer to do land surveying unless he or she is currently licensed as a land surveyor. Civil Engineers licensed before January 1, 1982 (or have a license number below C33966) may also perform land surveying services if they are competent.