National FS/PS Exam Information and Prep Guide
13
National FS/PS Exam Information and Prep Guide MSS Fall Conference - 2020 Presented by: Erick R. Quintanilla, PLS David W. Comer, PLS Bill Pugh, PLS David B. Moyle, PLS
Transcript of National FS/PS Exam Information and Prep Guide
National FS/PS Exam Informationand Prep GuideMSS Fall Conference - 2020
Presented by:
Erick R. Quintanilla, PLS
David W. Comer, PLS
Bill Pugh, PLS
David B. Moyle, PLS
CONTACT INFORMATIONS
ERICK QUINTANILLA
Vogel Engineering + Timmons Group
Office: 410-604-7084
DAVE COMER
Kim Engineering
BILL PUGH
Charles P. Johnson & Associates, Inc.
DAVE MOYLE
Wallace Montgomery
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING (FS)
PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF SURVEYING (PS)
ITEMS OF DISCUSSION
1. APPLICATION PROCESS
a. NCEES WEBPAGE
b. DLLR APPLICATION
2. BOOKS + CALCULATOR
3. TESTING CENTERS (PEARSON VUE)
4. TIPS FOR PREPARATION
5. EXAM PREP
a. TEST-TAKING STRATEGIESb. BUILDING A STUDY SCHEDULE
6. Q & A SESSION
FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING (FS)
c. EXAM CONTENTShttps://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/FS-CBT-specs.pdf
Updated: July 2020
Closed book - Computer based – 6 hours - 110 questions.
KNOWLEDGE CATEGORY (NUMBER OF QUESTIONS)
i. SURVEYING PROCESSES AND METHODS (16-24)
ii. MAPPING PROCESSES AND METHODS (14-21)
iii. BOUNDARY LAW AND REAL PROPERTY PRINCIPLES (19-29)
iv. SURVEYING PRINCIPLES (13-20)
v. SURVEY COMPUTATIONS AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (17-26)
vi. BUSINESS CONCEPTS (11-17)
vii. APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS (10-15)
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (PS)
c. EXAM CONTENTShttps://ncees.org/wp-content/uploads/PS-Jan2019_CBT_final.pdf
Updated: January 2019
Closed book - Computer based – 7 hours - 100 questions.
KNOWLEDGE CATEGORY (NUMBER OF QUESTIONS)
i. LEGAL PRINCIPLES (18-27)
ii. PROFESSIONAL SURVEY PRACTICES (22-33)
iii. STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS (8-12)
iv. BUSINESS PRACTICES (13-19)
v. AREAS OF PRACTICE (24-36)
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR FS EXAMNCEES WEBPAGEhttps://ncees.org/surveying/
APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE PS EXAMMD DLLR WEBPAGEhttps://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/ls/lsexamprinc.shtmlhttps://www.dllr.state.md.us/forms/lsexamapp.pdf
FS & PS Exam Material• NCEES - FS Practice Exam• NCEES - PS Practice Exam• VAN SICKLE - 1001 Solved Surveying Fundamentals Problems
• BUCKNER - Land Survey Review Manual
• COLE - Surveyor Reference Manual
• VAN SICKLE – Surveying Solved Problems for the FS and PS Exams• NCEES – FS & PS Reference Handbook
• KHAN ACADEMY (https://www.khanacademy.org/)
Calculator Policy• Casio: All fx-115 and fx-991 models
o Any Casio calculator must have “fx-115” or “fx-991” in its model name.
• Hewlett Packard: The HP 33s and HP 35s models
o But no others
o https://www.easycogo.com/• Texas Instruments: All TI-30X and TI-36X models
o Any Texas Instruments calculator must have “TI-30X” or “TI-36X” in its model name.
NCEES TESTING CENTER LOCATIONSPEARSON VUE – TEST CENTERShttps://ncees.org/exams/test-center-locations/
TIPS & PREPARATION
Before examination• Build a library
• Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, etc…
• Build and commit to a study schedule
• 6-9 hours a per week• Prepare you study area
• Minimize distractions
• Become familiar with Computer Based Testing
• Do some self-testing• pay attention to how much time you spend
on each question
• Reach out to your peers / mentors.
• Create / join a study group• Don’t over exert yourself
• find methods of relaxation
• take breaks
• simple exercise• healthy foods
• sleep well.
• Repeat! Hold on to that dedication
TIPS & PREPARATION
After the exam…• What if you fail?
• DON’T STRESS!!! Learn from it
• FS – as of July 2020
• First time takers passing rate = 54% (47%)
• Repeat takers passing rate = 34% (30%)
• PS – as of July 2020
• First time takers passing rate = 75% (71%)
• Repeat takers passing rate = 65% (41%)
• Recoup• Take time to “catch your breath”
• You will have to get back on the “bandwagon”
• Analyzing your exam results
• Now, you know what you need to work on• Get help if you need it… ASK QUESTIONS
• Schedule for the next exam
Q & A SESSION
