KS Land Surveyor study plan

KS Land Surveyor · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Kansas board application and licensure process (KSBTP)

Map every Kansas Board of Technical Professions (KSBTP) surveyor licensure requirement into a personal checklist: education, experience, references, and exam sequence
Download or outline the current KSBTP application forms and note each field, attachment, and notarization or verification step
Identify the exact order of requirements (FS exam, experience, PS exam, Kansas jurisprudence) and where the Kansas board's process differs from NCEES national steps

A one-page KSBTP licensure roadmap with every requirement, form, and deadline annotated

Week 2

Draft the experience-verification narrative describing qualifying land surveying work under a licensed surveyor
Assemble a reference list of licensed surveyors and confirm each is willing and eligible to verify experience
Verify Kansas statutes and rules governing surveying practice, including the land surveyor definition and board jurisdiction

A completed draft experience record and reference contact sheet ready for review

Week 3

Complete a full application packet, including transcripts, fee, and supporting documents
Build a Fundamentals of Surveying (FS) topic inventory listing every NCEES content area and self-rate confidence in each
Schedule the FS exam and confirm the current NCEES computer-based testing window and score-reporting timeline

A submitted or submission-ready application packet plus an FS topic confidence matrix

Week 4

Work through boundary surveying and legal principles problems, including retracement, monuments, and adverse possession
Practice coordinate geometry and traverse computations under timed conditions
Review measurement error theory: precision, accuracy, error propagation, and least squares basics

A timed 25-question boundary and traverse practice set scored and reviewed for errors

Week 5

Solve horizontal and vertical curve problems, including spiral curves and sight distance
Compute earthwork volumes using average end area and prismoidal methods
Review construction layout, as-built surveys, and grade staking calculations

A worked problem notebook with at least 15 solved route and earthwork problems

Week 6

Review geodetic surveying concepts: datums, projections, state plane coordinates, and scale factors
Practice GPS/GNSS positioning fundamentals and network adjustment interpretation
Review photogrammetry, LiDAR, and remote sensing basics as tested on the FS

A summary sheet of geodetic and GNSS formulas with three worked state plane transformation examples

Week 7

Take a full-length FS practice exam under timed conditions and analyze results by topic
Revisit weak FS areas and rework missed problems to mastery
Confirm all KSBTP post-application steps: exam notification, jurisprudence requirement, and license issuance

A full practice exam score report with a remediation plan for the weakest three topics

Week 8

Complete a final mixed review of all FS content areas using spaced repetition
Simulate exam-day logistics: calculator policy, reference materials, and time management
Verify the KSBTP application status and prepare for any board follow-up or interview

A final readiness checklist signed off for both the FS exam and KSBTP application status

Week 2: KSBTP licensure roadmap and draft experience record are complete and reviewed against current board requirements

Week 4: Application packet is submission-ready and FS baseline practice score is recorded

Week 6: All FS computation topics (boundary, curves, earthwork, geodetic, GNSS) have at least one solved example each

Week 8: Full-length practice exam score meets or exceeds the target passing threshold and application status is confirmed