NCEES Exam Schedule

2010	PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF SURVEYING -  April 16 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING -  April 17 PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF  SURVEYING - October 29  FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING - October 30
2011	PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF SURVEYING - April 8 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING - April 9 PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF SURVEYING - October 28 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING - October 29
2012	PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF SURVEYING - April 13 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING - April 14 PRINCIPALS AND PRACTICES OF SURVEYING - October 26 FUNDAMENTALS OF SURVEYING - October 27

WISCONSIN JURISDICTIONAL EXAMINATION
CONTENT OUTLINE EFFECTIVE APRIL 2008

An outline of exam content is printed below. The exam content was determined by a group of Wisconsin  registered surveyors after a comprehensive review of practice in Wisconsin and material covered in the NCEES national examinations.

1. U.S. Public Land Survey and Retracement in Wisconsin-- (30%-15 questions on exam)
   1. History of Local Land Surveying Systems and Practices in Wisconsin--(8%-4 questions on exam)
   2. Obliterated Corners and the Evaluation of Evidence-- (12%-6 questions on exam)
   3. Deviations from Federal Method--(6%-3 questions on exam)
      1. Location of Center Section (1853 to 1869)
      2. Special Instructions for Original Government Surveys
   4. Sources of Local Surveying Records--s.24,59 and 236 (4%-2 question on exam)
2. Wisconsin Statutes Relating to Land Surveying-- (44%-22 questions on exam)
   1. Counties--s.59.45-46 and 59.72-75, s 83.11.-(8%-4 questions on exam)
   2. Towns--s.60.84, s. 82--(4%-2 questions on exam)
   3. Assessor's Plats--s.70.27; --(6%-1 question on exam)
   4. Platting--Ch. 236--(12%-6 questions on exam)
   5. Certified Survey Maps--s.236.34 and 236.45-- (6%-3 questions on exam)
   6. Condominium Plats--s.703.11 through 703.13-- (2%-3 questions on exam)
   7. Examining Board--s.443.01(8), 443.02, 443.06, 443.12, 443.14(8), and 443.14(9)--(2%-1question on exam)
   8. Other--Limitations/Adverse Possession, Ch. 893, Subchapter III;  Highways, s.84.09 and 84.095; Cemetery Plats, s.157.07; Storm Water Concentration and Impact.--(4%-2 questions on exam)
3. Wisconsin Administrative Code Provisions Relating to Land Surveying-- (26%-13 questions on exam)
   1. Registration and Certification--A-E1, A-E2, and A-E6-- (4%-2 questions on exam)
   2. Minimum Standards for Property Surveys--A-E7-- (12%-6 questions on exam)
   3. Rules of Professional Conduct--A-E8-- (4%-2 questions on exam)
   4. Land Divisions--DNR, DOT, and Court rulings--  (6%-3 questions on exam)

References: The following is a partial list of references for use by exam candidates. The list does not attempt to include all acceptable sources of information on surveying, nor is it suggested that questions on this exam are necessarily chosen from the references below. The content and process of this exam are regularly evaluated by the Department and the Land Surveyor Section to assure that this exam fairly and effectively assesses the competencies necessary to practice as a land surveyor in Wisconsin.

REFERENCES

1. Wisconsin Laws Relating to the Practice of Land Surveying, Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors, Current Edition
2. A Manual for Resurvey of Public Land Survey Corners and Sectionalized Subdivision Boundaries within the State of Wisconsin, Onsrud, Harlan J.,1979 Master of Science
3. Elementary Surveying, Ghilani & Wolf, 11th Edition
4. Clark on Surveying and Boundaries, Grimes, J.,Bobbs-Merrill, 7th Ed.
5. Manual of Surveying Instructions, U.S. Dept of Interior, 1973
6. Brown’s Boundary Control and Legal Principles, Robillard, Wilson & Brown, 5th Edition
7. General Instructions and State Laws Governing the Original Government Survey of Wisconsin, P. Sprague, (2007 reprint of 1974)
8. Wisconsin Platting Manual, Wisconsin Dept of Administration, 2007
9. Current Administrative Codes A-E 1,2,6,7, and 8; Trans 233, and NR 115
10. Current Wisconsin State Statutes as indicated in the above content outline.

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Please Note:
WSLS is current in the process of updating the Wisconsin Laws Relating to the Practice of Land Surveying.  One reason is that the Wisconsin Legislature is still in session and is considering changes to laws relating to land surveying.  WSLS has decided to wait until the session is over and or the proposed law changes are published.  In the interim, WSLS has included a page on our website that contains the index of the book with links to the current chapters of the statutes. The Chapters of the statutes are .pdf files and can be downloaded or printed or both.  Click here for the table of contents with links of the Wisconsin Laws Relating to the Practice of Land Surveying.