Ohio-specific PS exam references
The 2-hour, Ohio-specific principles and practice of surveying exam is open book. The exam includes 35 multiple-choice questions and one written legal description. You can find 10 sample Ohio PS exam questions here.
For first-time test takers, Ohio’s PS exam is administered in conjunction with the NCEES Principles and Practice of Surveying exam each April and October. Comity and candidates who've passed the national NCEES exam may take the Ohio two-hour exam in the Board Office by appointment.
Composition of the Ohio-specific PS exam is primarily developed from the references on this page. Reference order is strictly alphabetical by title — except for the Ohio Revised Code and Ohio Administrative Code — and does not indicate relative importance to exam questions. Links to references are provided as a convenience and do not represent Board endorsement. Most references are available from several sources. Prices, when given, are included only as a guide and are subject to change.
References
- Ohio Revised Code
- Ohio Administrative Code
- Definitions of Surveying and Associated Terms 1978
- Manual of Instructions for the Survey of the public Lands of the United States 1973
- Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land and Title Surveys 1999
- Ohio Surveying laws, Annotated 1997. Available from Board Office $18 S & H
- Original Ohio Land Subdivisions OTS.3 1991
- Restoration of Lost or obliterated Corners and Subdivision of Sections 1996
- Writing Legal Descriptions in Conjunction with Survey Boundary Control 1979 (Wattles Publications, P.O. Box 1706, Tustin OH 92681-1706, +1 714 832 5711