MS Land Surveyor study plan

Rank categories of boundary evidence (monuments, courses and distances, area, coordinates) by legal precedence and write a one-sentence justification for each ranking

Differentiate the required elements of adverse possession, prescription, estoppel, and practical location and state how each alters a record boundary

Classify legal descriptions into metes-and-bounds, PLSS aliquot, lot-and-block, and coordinate types, and list the common failure mode for each

Trace a chain of title for a practice parcel through at least five recorded instruments and flag every break in the chain

Apply retracement rules to resolve ten constructed conflicts between monuments, distances, and calls for adjoining lines

Estimate positional uncertainty of a set monument and state in writing whether it supports or refutes a proposed boundary location

Distinguish accretion from avulsion and summarize boundary-by-water rules for navigable and non-navigable streams

Work 15 mixed boundary-law scenarios under a 60-minute timer and tabulate every miss by error cause

Adjust a closed-loop traverse by compass rule and by least squares, then compare the resulting closures and residuals

Convert among bearings, azimuths, DMS, and decimal degrees with zero errors across a 20-item drill

Compute the area of an irregular parcel by the coordinate method and by double meridian distances, and reconcile the two results

Reduce a differential level loop from raw field notes and compute closure against an acceptable tolerance

Apply PLSS subdivision rules to break a section into aliquot parts and describe each resulting tract unambiguously

Locate and summarize the Mississippi recording requirements and county record-room practices that govern deeds and plats

Draft three original metes-and-bounds descriptions that close mathematically and contain no ambiguous calls

Convert ground distances to grid distances using a combined scale factor and state when the correction becomes significant

Build a plat-review checklist from the required elements of a record plat and apply it to a sample plat to find every deficiency

Design a control network for a 40-acre tract, specifying accuracy standard, monumentation, redundancy, and observation scheme

Explain the difference between geoid and ellipsoid heights and describe how each is used in a boundary or control deliverable

Quantify projection distortion at your latitude and state its effect on a measured boundary line

Write field procedures covering instrument setup, calibration checks, redundant measurement, and note formatting

Classify each anomaly in a supplied set of field data as a blunder, systematic error, or random error and prescribe the corrective action

Document a GNSS-RTK field-to-finish workflow, including localization residuals and independent check shots

Evaluate three adjustment outputs against stated positional tolerances and accept or reject each in writing

Summarize Mississippi licensure, seal, and practice requirements from the current board statutes and rules, citing each source

Resolve eight ethics scenarios using the applicable canons and write a defensible course of action for each

State the continuing education and recordkeeping obligations of a Mississippi licensee and map them to a 12-month compliance calendar

Describe the surveyor's duty when a boundary dispute surfaces and list the documentation that must be preserved

Complete a full-length timed mock exam and score it by domain and by subtopic

Rank your three weakest subtopics and complete 30 targeted review items for each

Reconstruct the evidence hierarchy chart, the ethics sheet, and the closure formulas from memory without notes

Assemble a day-before-exam checklist covering references, computation shortcuts, and time allocation per question