VA State Specific Land Surveyor Exam (LS) — Information & Free Practice
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VA State Specific Land Surveyor Exam (LS)
- Provider
- PSI
- Format
- Open-book computer examination
- Exam questions
- 50
- Time limit
- 2 hours
- Passing score
- 70% (35 correct)
Examination outline
The authority publishes question-count ranges for each content area. The practice percentages below use the midpoint of each range, normalized to 100%; they are not exact percentages published by the authority. Practice question counts may differ slightly because of rounding.
- Regulations — Official range: 9–9 questions (Practice allocation: 18%)
- Virginia Statutes — Official range: 8–8 questions (Practice allocation: 16%)
- Geometrics — Official range: 6–6 questions (Practice allocation: 12%)
- Land Planning, Design and Drainage — Official range: 5–5 questions (Practice allocation: 10%)
- Construction/Route Location Survey — Official range: 4–4 questions (Practice allocation: 8%)
- Erosion and Sediment Control — Official range: 5–5 questions (Practice allocation: 10%)
- Boundary Survey Law — Official range: 8–8 questions (Practice allocation: 16%)
- Quality — Official range: 3–3 questions (Practice allocation: 6%)
- Hydrographic — Official range: 2–2 questions (Practice allocation: 4%)
Examination sources
- PSI Virginia Land Surveyor Candidate Information Bulletin
Page 8, entire current LS content outline
- PSI Virginia Land Surveyor Candidate Information Bulletin
Page 8, current LS scoring table
- PSI Virginia Land Surveyor Candidate Information Bulletin
Page 8, LS examination boundary and effective date
- APELSCIDLA Board regulations
18VAC10-20-350 B
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.