AL Land Surveyor study plan

Define and distinguish the legal elements of boundary establishment (monumentation, possession, parol evidence) and write a one-page summary in your own words

Work through 20 boundary retracement scenarios using proportional measurement and record-vs-measured discrepancy resolution, showing each computation

Compute area by coordinate (shoelace), by DMD, and by trapezoidal methods for the same parcel and reconcile differences to under 0.01 acre

Convert between bearings/azimuths, grads, and DMS across 15 practice conversions with no errors

Analyze at least 8 landmark adverse possession, acquiescence, and practical location doctrines and state the holding and surveyor implication for each

Draft a written retracement opinion for a hypothetical conflicting-monument parcel, citing hierarchy of evidence

Explain the surveyor's duty to the public versus client in boundary disputes and identify conflicts of interest

List and explain the canons of professional ethics applicable to boundary opinions

Lay out a 20-lot subdivision from a metes-and-bounds parent tract, computing curve data (R, L, T, LC, chord bearing) for each lot

Check closure on all lots and the overall plat to a stated precision, documenting misclosures

Classify easements (appurtenant, in gross, prescriptive, by necessity) and describe how each appears on a plat

Diagram right-of-way widths, centerline vs. property line relationships, and setback/encroachment implications for 5 scenarios

Set up and reduce a static GPS/GNSS baseline network to State Plane coordinates, showing datum and projection handling

Compute geodetic azimuth, grid azimuth, and convergence/scale corrections for 10 station pairs

Perform a traverse adjustment (compass rule and least squares concept) and report residuals

Explain ellipsoid vs. geoid vs. ground distances and when each applies

Design a topographic survey plan (control, density, breaklines, spot shots) for a 10-acre site and justify each choice

Generate contours from a sample point set and verify against field breaklines

Compute cut/fill volumes by average end area and by prismoidal/borrow-pit method for a grading scenario

Stake out a horizontal curve and a vertical curve, computing all stake offsets and elevations

Outline Alabama licensure requirements, examination, and continuing education rules from the Board's published regulations

Summarize Alabama statutes governing surveyor practice, records retention, and monumentation obligations

Identify ethical violations and the disciplinary process under Board rules for 5 hypothetical fact patterns

List the surveyor's statutory responsibilities regarding plats, corner records, and public records

Re-solve 15 missed or flagged problems from weeks 1-3 without notes

Integrate boundary, subdivision, and easement reasoning into 5 multi-issue case problems

Time yourself on a 40-question mixed set and record per-domain accuracy

Identify the three weakest subtopics and write a targeted remediation list

Complete two full-length timed mock exams under test conditions and score each

Review every missed item, categorizing errors as knowledge, computation, or misreading

Recompute the 10 highest-error computations from memory

Finalize a one-page formula and doctrine card for exam-day reference