Ohio State-Specific Professional Surveyor Examination — Information & Free Practice
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Ohio State-Specific Professional Surveyor Examination
- Provider
- Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
- Format
- Open-book pencil-and-paper examination: multiple-choice questions and a legal description written from a Board-provided survey plat
- Exam questions
- 35 multiple-choice questions and one legal-description exercise
- Time limit
- 2 hours
- Passing score
- Board-approved standard; modified Angoff procedure for multiple choice. Final score = scaled multiple-choice score × 0.70 + legal-description score (30 points).
Examination outline
- Original Ohio Land Subdivisions
- Ohio Minimum Standards for Boundary Surveys
- Ohio Minimum Standards for Mortgage Location Surveys
- Professional Registration Laws and Board Rules
- Boundaries & Boundary Agreements
- Condominiums
- Conveyances/Title to Property
- Coordinate Systems of Ohio
- County Engineer
- ALTA/ACSM Survey Standards
- Plats and Platting Laws
- Right of Entry/Trespass
- Legal description based on a reference plat supplied by the Board
Examination sources
- OH PS Exam | Ohio Board of Engineers and Surveyors
OH PS Examination Specifications and complete OH PS Test Content table
- OH PS Exam | Ohio Board of Engineers and Surveyors
Exam Format
- OH PS Exam | Ohio Board of Engineers and Surveyors
Grading and scoring formula
- OH PS Exam | Ohio Board of Engineers and Surveyors
OH PS Exam, eligibility and scheduling
- General Guidelines for FS and PS Exam
Page 14, section 4.2(B)-(C)
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.