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Land Surveyor Intern Certificate

Surveying intern certification; does not authorize independent professional practice.

Licensing authority: Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors · Application information

Intern certification — four year education
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Application
Register directly with NCEES for FS; after graduation submit the intern certification application, certified transcripts, examination verification and background release; certification does not authorize professional practice.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Education
A Board-approved four-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits: an accredited surveying/geomatics degree; an ABET/EAC engineering degree plus the specified surveying courses; or another qualifying degree with the surveying courses and specified mathematics, laboratory science and general education. See Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (b).
Reinstatement of intern certification after discipline
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Order
Fulfill disciplinary conditions imposed by the Board; Board may grant or deny reinstatement and modify its original findings.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Intern certification — two year education
Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam
Application
Register directly with NCEES for FS; after graduation submit the intern certification application, certified transcripts, examination verification and background release; certification does not authorize professional practice.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Education
A Board-approved two-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits under Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (c), plus two years of combined office and field surveying experience, including one year in charge of surveying projects under a licensed professional land surveyor. Non-surveying associate degrees must also meet the specified supporting coursework.

Professional Land Surveyor

Individual professional land surveying license, including licenses subject to Board conditions or restrictions.

Licensing authority: Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors · Application information

Licensure by fifteen year comity

All of the following:

Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Eligibility
The Board application page describes this as an alternative for applicants who do not qualify through regular comity.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
A license to practice professional land surveying in another jurisdiction held continuously for the fifteen years immediately preceding application.
National Examinations
W.S. 33-29-406(b) does not impose FS or PS; the Board’s published pre-July 1, 2027 pathway matrix expressly marks them not required statutorily.
Initial licensure by examination — four year education
Application
Complete the prescribed application, supply certified transcripts and experience verification or an NCEES Record, identify immediate supervisors, and pay applicable fees.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Completion Period
An application with no attempt to complete it within six months is canceled without prejudice or refund.
Education
A Board-approved four-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits: an accredited surveying/geomatics degree; an ABET/EAC engineering degree plus the specified surveying courses; or another qualifying degree with the surveying courses and specified mathematics, laboratory science and general education. See Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (b).
Experience
Four years of increasingly responsible land surveying experience, including at least one year of office and one year of field experience, in addition to experience needed for the intern qualification; the Board may consider paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time experience.
Future Exams
The rule also names any NCEES PLSS examination; the Board application page states its administration begins July 1, 2027. It is not a currently offered examination on September 22, 2026 and is not a leaf.
Lawful Presence
Submit evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
References
Provide three licensed professional references with personal knowledge of experience; if unavailable, provide a sworn explanation and three unrelated references with at least one licensed in surveying; the Board may require additional references.
Release
Execute authorization for the Board to investigate education, experience and background.
Timing
The FS and PS examinations may have been passed before applying; the Board permits early PS examination after FS before completion of four years of experience.
Initial licensure by examination — two year education
Application
Complete the prescribed application, supply certified transcripts and experience verification or an NCEES Record, identify immediate supervisors, and pay applicable fees.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Completion Period
An application with no attempt to complete it within six months is canceled without prejudice or refund.
Education
A Board-approved two-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits under Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (c), plus two years of combined office and field surveying experience, including one year in charge of surveying projects under a licensed professional land surveyor. Non-surveying associate degrees must also meet the specified supporting coursework.
Experience
Four years of increasingly responsible land surveying experience, including at least one year of office and one year of field experience, in addition to experience needed for the intern qualification; the Board may consider paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time experience.
Future Exams
The rule also names any NCEES PLSS examination; the Board application page states its administration begins July 1, 2027. It is not a currently offered examination on September 22, 2026 and is not a leaf.
Lawful Presence
Submit evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
References
Provide three licensed professional references with personal knowledge of experience; if unavailable, provide a sworn explanation and three unrelated references with at least one licensed in surveying; the Board may require additional references.
Release
Execute authorization for the Board to investigate education, experience and background.
Timing
The FS and PS examinations may have been passed before applying; the Board permits early PS examination after FS before completion of four years of experience.
Expedited military licensure by completed application
Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Equivalence
Meet education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to Wyoming requirements when the original license was issued, or NCEES requirements the Board determines equivalent.
Exam Waivers
For the recognition route under W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B), the Board shall waive the equivalent examination requirement when the individual has been licensed for more than ten years; Wyoming-law examinations remain permitted under (D). The waiver is an applicant condition.
Expedited Procedure
Submit a complete application and documentation of a relevant active professional land surveying license in good standing from another state.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
Hold a professional land surveying license issued by another jurisdiction.
Military Status
Military service member or qualifying military spouse under W.S. 33-1-117(a); provide military identification or marriage evidence, military orders or honorable-release evidence and submit to Board discipline and continuing-education authority.
Page Education Statement
The Surveyors Applications page states a four-year ABET-EAC degree and at least four years qualifying experience. The controlling statute instead permits equivalent education and experience or Board-recognized NCEES equivalency; applicants should review the Board’s implementing statement.
Expedited military licensure by written request before completed application
Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Equivalence
Meet education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to Wyoming requirements when the original license was issued, or NCEES requirements the Board determines equivalent.
Exam Waivers
For the recognition route under W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B), the Board shall waive the equivalent examination requirement when the individual has been licensed for more than ten years; Wyoming-law examinations remain permitted under (D). The waiver is an applicant condition.
Expedited Procedure
Hold a relevant active professional land surveying license in good standing from another jurisdiction for at least five consecutive years; submit the expedited request in writing and satisfy all other comity requirements.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
Hold a professional land surveying license issued by another jurisdiction.
Military Status
Military service member or qualifying military spouse under W.S. 33-1-117(a); provide military identification or marriage evidence, military orders or honorable-release evidence and submit to Board discipline and continuing-education authority.
Page Education Statement
The Surveyors Applications page states a four-year ABET-EAC degree and at least four years qualifying experience. The controlling statute instead permits equivalent education and experience or Board-recognized NCEES equivalency; applicants should review the Board’s implementing statement.
Reactivation after failure to timely renew
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed reactivation application, applicable renewal and late fees, and thirty qualifying CPC units; the application remains subject to disciplinary review.
Period
Seek reactivation within the subsequent two-year renewal period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Timely reactivation following Board inactivation order
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed reactivation application, payment of applicable fees, and thirty qualifying CPC units; satisfy applicable Board-order terms.
Eligibility
Seek reactivation following a Board order within the subsequent renewal period.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure through recognition of substantially equivalent out of state licensure
Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Board Rule Difference
Chapter 3, Section 6(d) expressly applies its ten-year fundamental-exam waiver to engineering applicants. The broader statutory waiver controls surveying recognition eligibility; the lower-ranked Board language remains an applicant-facing condition.
Competency
Demonstrate competency under Board rules, no acts constituting refusal/suspension/revocation grounds, complete application procedures and pay fees.
Equivalence
Meet education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to Wyoming requirements when the original license was issued, or NCEES requirements the Board determines equivalent.
Exam Waivers
For the recognition route under W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B), the Board shall waive the equivalent examination requirement when the individual has been licensed for more than ten years; Wyoming-law examinations remain permitted under (D). The waiver is an applicant condition.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
A relevant, active land surveying license in good standing from another state with substantially equivalent or more stringent education, training, examination and experience requirements.
Page Education Statement
The Surveyors Applications page states a four-year ABET-EAC degree and at least four years qualifying experience. The controlling statute instead permits equivalent education and experience or Board-recognized NCEES equivalency; applicants should review the Board’s implementing statement.
Statutory Waiver
W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B) requires waiver of equivalent examinations after more than ten years licensed. Wyoming-law examinations may still be required regardless of license duration under (D).
Licensure by regular comity
Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Equivalence
Meet education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to Wyoming requirements when the original license was issued, or NCEES requirements the Board determines equivalent.
Exam Waivers
For the recognition route under W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B), the Board shall waive the equivalent examination requirement when the individual has been licensed for more than ten years; Wyoming-law examinations remain permitted under (D). The waiver is an applicant condition.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
Hold a professional land surveying license issued by another jurisdiction.
Page Education Statement
The Surveyors Applications page states a four-year ABET-EAC degree and at least four years qualifying experience. The controlling statute instead permits equivalent education and experience or Board-recognized NCEES equivalency; applicants should review the Board’s implementing statement.
Reinstatement following discipline or surrender
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Completed reinstatement application, fees, and fifteen CPC units for each year since last renewal where applicable.
Board Order
Demonstrate fulfillment of the previous Board order or correction of the underlying conduct and ability to practice safely, skillfully and competently; Board may grant or deny and modify findings. Any individualized examination order is an applicant condition unless an identifiable examination is specified by official evidence.
Eligibility
A professional license revoked, surrendered, suspended, conditioned or restricted.
Expiration
A separately expired license remains subject to the applicable reactivation or relicensure route.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Relicensure through CPC compliance — Fifteen CPC units for each year since last renewal
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Application
Completed relicensure application and applicable fee.
Continuing Education
Complete fifteen qualifying CPC units for each year since the last renewal.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming professional land surveyor whose license was expired for more than two years.
Reexamination
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) invokes Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), requiring the State Specific exam retake for an expired Wyoming surveying license of two or more years.
Relicensure through CPC compliance — Maintain another license with thirty CPC units
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Application
Completed relicensure application and applicable fee.
Continuing Education
Complete thirty qualifying CPC units within two years of application and maintain a license in another jurisdiction.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming professional land surveyor whose license was expired for more than two years.
Reexamination
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) invokes Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), requiring the State Specific exam retake for an expired Wyoming surveying license of two or more years.
Relicensure through CPC compliance — Satisfy out of jurisdiction CPC renewal requirements
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Application
Completed relicensure application and applicable fee.
Continuing Education
Meet Chapter 4, Section 4: as a nonresident, satisfy Wyoming CPC requirements or those of another jurisdiction requiring at least fifteen CPC annually or thirty biennially.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming professional land surveyor whose license was expired for more than two years.
Reexamination
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) invokes Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), requiring the State Specific exam retake for an expired Wyoming surveying license of two or more years.
Relicensure by original examination qualifications — four year
Additional Board Instruction
The Board License Renewal page states: "Licenses assigned after application approval and successfully passing the Law and Ethics Exam." Chapter 3, Section 5 and W.S. 33-29-403(c) define the original examination route without that added Law and Ethics requirement; the implementing-page demand is recorded as an applicant condition.
Application
Complete the prescribed application, supply certified transcripts and experience verification or an NCEES Record, identify immediate supervisors, and pay applicable fees.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Completion Period
An application with no attempt to complete it within six months is canceled without prejudice or refund.
Education
A Board-approved four-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits: an accredited surveying/geomatics degree; an ABET/EAC engineering degree plus the specified surveying courses; or another qualifying degree with the surveying courses and specified mathematics, laboratory science and general education. See Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (b).
Eligibility
Former Wyoming license expired for more than two years; seeks a new original license under W.S. 33-29-501(d).
Experience
Four years of increasingly responsible land surveying experience, including at least one year of office and one year of field experience, in addition to experience needed for the intern qualification; the Board may consider paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time experience.
Future Exams
The rule also names any NCEES PLSS examination; the Board application page states its administration begins July 1, 2027. It is not a currently offered examination on September 22, 2026 and is not a leaf.
Lawful Presence
Submit evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
References
Provide three licensed professional references with personal knowledge of experience; if unavailable, provide a sworn explanation and three unrelated references with at least one licensed in surveying; the Board may require additional references.
Release
Execute authorization for the Board to investigate education, experience and background.
Timing
The FS and PS examinations may have been passed before applying; the Board permits early PS examination after FS before completion of four years of experience.
Relicensure by original examination qualifications — two year
Additional Board Instruction
The Board License Renewal page states: "Licenses assigned after application approval and successfully passing the Law and Ethics Exam." Chapter 3, Section 5 and W.S. 33-29-403(c) define the original examination route without that added Law and Ethics requirement; the implementing-page demand is recorded as an applicant condition.
Application
Complete the prescribed application, supply certified transcripts and experience verification or an NCEES Record, identify immediate supervisors, and pay applicable fees.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Completion Period
An application with no attempt to complete it within six months is canceled without prejudice or refund.
Education
A Board-approved two-year curriculum containing the required thirty surveying semester credits under Chapter 3, Section 2(a) and (c), plus two years of combined office and field surveying experience, including one year in charge of surveying projects under a licensed professional land surveyor. Non-surveying associate degrees must also meet the specified supporting coursework.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming license expired for more than two years; seeks a new original license under W.S. 33-29-501(d).
Experience
Four years of increasingly responsible land surveying experience, including at least one year of office and one year of field experience, in addition to experience needed for the intern qualification; the Board may consider paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time experience.
Future Exams
The rule also names any NCEES PLSS examination; the Board application page states its administration begins July 1, 2027. It is not a currently offered examination on September 22, 2026 and is not a leaf.
Lawful Presence
Submit evidence of lawful presence in the United States.
References
Provide three licensed professional references with personal knowledge of experience; if unavailable, provide a sworn explanation and three unrelated references with at least one licensed in surveying; the Board may require additional references.
Release
Execute authorization for the Board to investigate education, experience and background.
Timing
The FS and PS examinations may have been passed before applying; the Board permits early PS examination after FS before completion of four years of experience.
Relicensure by original fifteen year comity qualifications

All of the following:

Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming license expired for more than two years; applies for a new license through the specified original comity pathway.
License Held
Hold a professional surveying license from another jurisdiction continuously for the fifteen years immediately preceding application.
Relicensure by original regular comity qualifications
Application
Submit application documents or NCEES Record, investigative release, evidence of lawful presence and fee.
Background
A background that does not evidence conduct adverse to land surveying or the ability to practice; Board Rules Chapter 1, Section 2(a) defines disqualifying conduct and applicable periods.
Eligibility
Former Wyoming license expired for more than two years; applies for a new license through the specified original comity pathway.
Equivalence
Meet education, experience and examination requirements equivalent to Wyoming requirements when the original license was issued, or NCEES requirements the Board determines equivalent.
Exam Waivers
For the recognition route under W.S. 33-1-120(b)(i)(B), the Board shall waive the equivalent examination requirement when the individual has been licensed for more than ten years; Wyoming-law examinations remain permitted under (D). The waiver is an applicant condition.
Law And Ethics Timing
The Law and Ethics examination is emailed after the comity application is submitted and must be passed to complete the application.
License Held
Hold a professional land surveying license issued by another jurisdiction.
Page Education Statement
The Surveyors Applications page states a four-year ABET-EAC degree and at least four years qualifying experience. The controlling statute instead permits equivalent education and experience or Board-recognized NCEES equivalency; applicants should review the Board’s implementing statement.
First renewal after initial licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Renewal application and fee.
Continuing Education
Exempt from CPC requirements for the initial renewal.
Deadline
December 31 of the year following initial issuance.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal for licensee resident outside Wyoming
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Renewal application and fee by December 31.
Continuing Education
Either satisfy Wyoming CPC requirements or provide evidence of compliance with another jurisdiction requiring at least fifteen CPC per year or thirty per biennium.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Biennial renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Renewal application and fee.
Continuing Education
Thirty qualifying CPC units per renewal period; carryover up to fifteen; dual licensees need at least ten units in each discipline; retain records for three years and comply with audit requirements.
Deadline
December 31 of the expiration year.
Exemptions
Military service exemptions are governed by W.S. 19-11-118 and 119; disability, illness or other extenuating circumstances may be grounds for a petition for exemption.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration from retired status with active licensure elsewhere
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Application
Complete the restoration application and pay the fee.
Continuing Education
Provide evidence of satisfying the other jurisdiction’s CPC requirement of at least fifteen per year or thirty per biennium under Chapter 4, Section 4(a)(i).
Eligibility
Retired Wyoming professional land surveyor returning to practice who has an active license in another jurisdiction.
Scope
Chapter 4, Section 3(d) assigns this pathway to Section 4(a)(i), whereas applicants without an active outside license are assigned to Section 7.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Restoration from retired status through relicensure — Fifteen CPC units for each year since last renewal
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Applicability
The maintained-license and nonresident CPC options require the qualifying licensure or residence facts specified in their own provisions; the annual-CPC option remains available without an active outside license.
Application
Completed restoration/relicensure application and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete fifteen qualifying CPC units for each year since the last renewal.
Eligibility
Former retired Wyoming professional land surveyor returning to active practice without an active license in another jurisdiction.
Reexamination Condition
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) refers to Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), which requires the State Specific retest only when a Wyoming license has been expired for two or more years; the exam remains a route leaf with that applicant-specific expiration condition.
Restoration from retired status through relicensure — Maintain another license with thirty CPC units
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Applicability
The maintained-license and nonresident CPC options require the qualifying licensure or residence facts specified in their own provisions; the annual-CPC option remains available without an active outside license.
Application
Completed restoration/relicensure application and fee.
Continuing Education
Complete thirty qualifying CPC units within two years of application and maintain a license in another jurisdiction.
Eligibility
Former retired Wyoming professional land surveyor returning to active practice without an active license in another jurisdiction.
Reexamination Condition
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) refers to Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), which requires the State Specific retest only when a Wyoming license has been expired for two or more years; the exam remains a route leaf with that applicant-specific expiration condition.
Restoration from retired status through relicensure — Satisfy out of jurisdiction CPC renewal requirements
Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam
Applicability
The maintained-license and nonresident CPC options require the qualifying licensure or residence facts specified in their own provisions; the annual-CPC option remains available without an active outside license.
Application
Completed restoration/relicensure application and fee.
Continuing Education
Meet Chapter 4, Section 4: as a nonresident, satisfy Wyoming CPC requirements or those of another jurisdiction requiring at least fifteen CPC annually or thirty biennially.
Eligibility
Former retired Wyoming professional land surveyor returning to active practice without an active license in another jurisdiction.
Reexamination Condition
Chapter 4, Section 7(c) refers to Chapter 3, Section 9(c)(ii), which requires the State Specific retest only when a Wyoming license has been expired for two or more years; the exam remains a route leaf with that applicant-specific expiration condition.

Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round in testing windows at NCEES-approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based test, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES FS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); includes alternative item types (AITs) in addition to traditional multiple-choice questions; uses both SI and U.S. Customary units
Exam questions
110 questions
Time limit
6-hour appointment: nondisclosure agreement (2 minutes), tutorial (8 minutes), exam (5 hours and 20 minutes), scheduled break (25 minutes)
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$225 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Surveying Processes and Methods (16–24 of 110 questions)
    • A. Instrumentation (e.g., GNSS/GPS, levels, total stations, robotic total stations, scanners, UAS)
    • B. GNSS/GPS surveys (e.g., static, kinematic, OPUS, real-time networks)
    • C. Control surveys (e.g., horizontal, vertical, network design, accuracy standards)
    • D. Cadastral (e.g., Public Land Survey System [PLSS], boundary, metes and bounds, land title)
    • E. Topographic surveys
    • F. Construction surveys (e.g., layout, as-built, quantity)
    • G. Land development (e.g., subdivision design/platting, land use, environmental, flood plains, wetlands)
    • H. Field record keeping and documentation (e.g., procedures, field books, raw data files)
  • 2. Mapping Processes and Methods (14–21 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic mapping concepts (e.g., scaling, symbols, features, legend, contours, cartography)
    • B. Types of maps (e.g., plan and profile, cross section, plat, record of survey, ALTA, topographic, planimetric)
    • C. CAD (e.g., 2-D, 3-D, building information modeling [BIM])
    • D. GIS (e.g., feature collection, map projections, coordinate systems, metadata, database design and management, spatial data analysis, GIS applications)
    • E. Digital terrain model (e.g., machine control, triangulated irregular network [TIN], digital surface model, digital elevation model)
    • F. Photogrammetry and remote sensing (e.g., close range, conventional, softcopy, ground control, quality control, flight planning, project planning, UAS, drone, LiDAR, satellite, digital image analysis and processing)
  • 3. Boundary Law and Real Property Principles (19–29 of 110 questions)
    • A. Public records and descriptions (e.g., land descriptions, mineral rights, ownership rights, weighting evidence)
    • B. Common law principles (e.g., controlling elements, unwritten rights, adverse possession)
    • C. Easements (e.g., granted, implied/prescriptive)
    • D. Simultaneous and sequential conveyances
    • E. Metes and bounds
    • F. PLSS
    • G. Water law (e.g., riparian, littoral rights, water marks/levels)
    • H. Sources of law (e.g., federal/state/local, administrative, common, citations, legal research)
    • I. Encumbrances (e.g., restrictive covenants, mortgages, liens)
    • J. Real property law (e.g., deeds, chains of title)
  • 4. Surveying Principles (13–20 of 110 questions)
    • A. Basic surveying (e.g., horizontal surveys, vertical surveys, understanding of historical methods and instruments, route surveying, magnetic declination)
    • B. Geodesy (e.g., spherical trigonometry, geometric, physical, geodetic coordinates, orthometric corrections, convergence, geodetic reductions, gravity modeling, geoid modeling)
    • C. Applied geodesy (e.g., datums and datum conversions, latitude/longitude, coordinate transformations, state plane coordinate system [SPCS], map projections, control networks, reduction of observations, deflection of vertical, satellite coordinate systems)
  • 5. Survey Computations and Computer Applications (17–26 of 110 questions)
    • A. Coordinate geometry
    • B. Traverse closure and adjustments
    • C. Leveling (e.g., differential, trigonometric, reciprocal, precise)
    • D. Least squares adjustments
    • E. Area
    • F. Horizontal curves
    • G. Vertical curves
    • H. Volume (e.g., mass diagrams, earthwork)
    • I. Spreadsheets
    • J. Slopes and grades
  • 6. Business Concepts (11–17 of 110 questions)
    • A. Project planning (e.g., resource management, scheduling, cost estimation, tracking)
    • B. Safety (e.g., signage, basic first aid, safety equipment)
    • C. Liabilities (e.g., negligence, employee behavior, errors and omissions)
    • D. Contracts (e.g., basic elements, scope of work, specifications)
    • E. Supervision (e.g., survey team leadership, personnel management)
    • F. Project documentation and record management
    • G. Ethics
    • H. Communication (e.g., written communication, oral communication, alternate forms of communication, conflict resolution)
  • 7. Applied Mathematics and Statistics (10–15 of 110 questions)
    • A. College mathematics (e.g., trigonometry, analytical geometry and calculus, linear algebra and matrix theory)
    • B. Probability and statistics (e.g., mean, median, mode, hypothesis testing, normal distribution, linear regression)
    • C. Measurement science (e.g., error analysis, error propagation, positional tolerance, positional accuracy, random/systematic/blunder errors, unit conversions)
    • D. Quantitative reasoning (e.g., critical thinking, data analysis and validation, blunder detection, data quality, redundancy)
Examination sources

Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) Exam

Provider
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES); administered year-round via computer-based testing at approved Pearson test centers
Format
Computer-based, closed book with an electronic reference (NCEES PS Reference Handbook and the specified standards); U.S. Customary units; questions require a variety of approaches and methodologies, including design, analysis, and application
Exam questions
100 questions
Time limit
7 hours, including a tutorial and an optional scheduled break
Passing score
Results reported as pass or fail; failing examinees receive a diagnostic report by major topic
Exam fee
$375 exam fee payable directly to NCEES
Examination outline
  • 1. Legal Principles (18–27 of 100 questions)
    • A. Principles of Evidence — 1. How to search for data and for physical evidence to evaluate data; 2. How to evaluate data; 3. Parol evidence; 4. Prescriptive rights; 5. Adverse possession; 6. Acquiescence; 7. Controlling elements; 8. Easement rights
    • B. Common Law Boundary Principles — 1. Historical and current common law principles; 2. Riparian and littoral rights; 3. Sovereign rights, including both navigable waters and eminent domain; 4. Sovereign land grants
    • C. Sequential and Simultaneous Conveyance Concepts — 1. Types of conveyances; 2. Junior/senior rights; 3. Record and physical evidence
    • D. Legal Descriptions for Real Property Transactions — 1. Preparation and interpretation of legal descriptions; 2. Controlling elements and how they impact the description; 3. Unwritten rights and how they impact the description; 4. Encumbrances and how they impact the description; 5. Easements and how they impact the description
    • E. Evidence for the Perpetuation of the U.S. PLSS
  • 2. Professional Survey Practices (22–33 of 100 questions)
    • A. Public/Private Record Sources — 1. Resources for private and public records; 2. Local public records indexing and filing system; 3. Local survey office records
    • B. Documentation, Supervision, and Clear Communication of Field Procedures — 1. Field surveying techniques; 2. Field surveying practices; 3. Data collection protocols
    • C. GPS/GNSS including satellite constellations, static GPS, RTK, PPP, and virtual networks
    • D. Surveying Principles and Computations — 1. Technical computations; 2. Applicable software
    • E. Monumentation Standards — 1. Applicable monumentation criteria; 2. Monument types
    • F. Land Development Solutions — 1. Regulatory land development criteria; 2. Construction criteria; 3. Land development implementation procedures
    • G. Survey Maps/Plats/Reports — 1. Technical communications by schematic, platting, and mapping processes and procedures; 2. Communication options
    • H. GIS — 1. GIS spatial databases and metadata; 2. Datums and projections related to GIS
  • 3. Standards and Specifications (8–12 of 100 questions)
    • A. BLM Manual of Surveying Instructions
    • B. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards — 1. Current ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards; 2. State statutes regarding boundary surveys in conjunction with ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • C. FEMA Requirements — 1. FEMA specifications and instructions; 2. Horizontal and vertical datums related to FEMA flood zones; 3. Current FEMA elevation certificate; 4. FEMA Flood Insurance Study
  • 4. Business Practices (13–19 of 100 questions)
    • A. General Business Practices and Procedures — 1. Project planning and project management; 2. Deliverables; 3. Costs, budgets, and contracts; 4. Types of surveys; 5. Site features and conditions; 6. Scope of services; 7. Appropriate equipment and instruments
    • B. Risk Management Procedures — 1. Safety procedures; 2. QA/QC methods; 3. Risk management in contracts; 4. Insurance needs and requirements; 5. Potential liabilities
    • C. Professional Conduct
    • D. Communication with Clients, Staff, Related Professions, and the Public — 1. Different forms of communications; 2. Appropriate type of communication to convey concepts; 3. Related professions and their impact on client needs and deliverables
  • 5. Areas of Practice (24–36 of 100 questions)
    • A. ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys — 1. Legal documents, such as deeds, easements, and agreements; 2. Zoning information as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys; 3. Title insurance commitment letters and policies; 4. Underground features as applied to ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
    • B. Control Networks and Geodetic Network Surveys — 1. Datums and reference frames relative to control networks; 2. Differences between local datums and geodetic datums; 3. Equipment appropriate for control surveys; 4. The Federal Geographic Data Committee Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards; 5. The National Geospatial Programs (NGP) Standards and Specifications—Digital Data Standards
    • C. Construction Surveys — 1. Construction plan reading; 2. Construction calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 3. Construction techniques and activities; 4. Horizontal and vertical positioning relative to a plan or datum
    • D. Boundary Surveys — 1. Physical boundary evidence; 2. Boundary reconciliations; 3. Historical measurement accuracy, equipment, and techniques; 4. Legal principles related to boundary surveys
    • E. Route Surveys for Alignments and Utilities — 1. Route alignment stationing practices; 2. Reading and interpreting roadway and utility plans
    • F. Topographic — 1. Topographic/planimetric mapping and control standards; 2. Interpretation, reconciliation, and adjustment of topographic survey data; 3. QA/QC procedures as applied to topographic surveys; 4. Ground, hydrographic, and remote sensing equipment; 5. The U.S. National Map Accuracy Standards as applied to topographic surveys; 6. Tools and techniques required to perform hydrographic, bathymetric, and remote sensing surveys; 7. Nomenclature related to utilities
    • G. Surveys to Establish New Parcels, Lots, or Units — 1. Types of subdivisions; 2. Platting; 3. Condominiums and associations; 4. Deed restrictions and restrictive covenants; 5. Zoning and subdivision ordinances
    • H. As-Built/Record Drawing Surveys — 1. As-built/record drawing calculations including slopes, grades, and plan details; 2. As-built/record drawing techniques and activities; 3. Horizontal and vertical as-built/record drawing positions relative to a plan or datum
    • I. Consultation Services — 1. Site topography and slope for development purposes; 2. Site access for development purposes; 3. Zoning standards related to new projects; 4. Floodplains as related to land development
Examination sources

Wyoming licensing laws and professional ethics exam

Provider
Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Format
Written examination emailed after comity application submission
Passing score
Passing the written examination is required; no numerical passing threshold is stated in the cited implementing material.
Examination outline
  • Title 33, Chapter 29—Surveyors and Engineers
  • Board Rules Chapter 1—General Provisions
  • Board Rules Chapter 3—License and Application Requirements
  • Board Rules Chapter 4—License Renewal and Continuing Professional Competency Requirements
  • Board Rules Chapter 5—Practice of Professional Engineering and Professional Land Surveying
  • Board Rules Chapter 6—Procedure for Application, Licensure and Disciplinary Matters
  • Board Rules Chapter 7—Corner Perpetuation and Filing Act
Examination sources

Wyoming Land Surveying State Specific Exam

Provider
Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Format
Two-hour written state-specific examination
Exam questions
50 questions; two points per question
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
70% or above
Exam fee
$100
Examination outline
  • Water Rights
  • Public Land Survey System
  • Corner Records & Monument Perpetuation
  • Monumentation
  • Subdivisions
  • Practice Act
  • Recording & Filing Surveys
  • Research Sources
  • Title Transfer
  • Riparian Boundaries
  • Oil & Gas Well Locations
  • Adverse Possession & Prescriptive Rights
Examination sources

Wyoming Land Surveying Take-Home Exam

Provider
Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors
Format
Take-home written surveying examination
Exam fee
$100
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Wyoming professional statutes, Board rules, and incorporated standards
    • Licensure, responsible charge, seals, conduct, and governing references
  • Public Land Survey System application
    • Retracement, lost or obliterated corners, and section subdivision
  • Wyoming water-right surveying
    • Permits, adjudication, diversion and use mapping, and certified plats
  • Wyoming Plane Coordinate System
    • Zones, coordinates, metadata, conversion, and recording
  • Corner recordation and monument perpetuation
    • Filing triggers, content, rehabilitation, and accessibility
  • Land-description preparation
    • PLSS, metes-and-bounds, title evidence, and description structure
Examination sources