NC Land Surveyor study plan

Outline the NC surveying statutes and board rules that govern licensure, sealing, and practice, and reduce them to a one-page outline of duties and prohibitions

Classify the five common deed/transfer instruments and list the elements each requires to be valid and recordable

Rank the hierarchy of boundary evidence from best to weakest and justify each ranking in writing

Solve 15 metes-and-bounds closure problems, computing latitudes, departures, and misclosure for each

Write one original closed metes-and-bounds description from given bearings and distances and verify its closure

Distinguish prescriptive easement, adverse possession, and boundary-by-agreement, and state the NC elements and time periods for each

Compare riparian and littoral boundary doctrines and determine boundary location under each

Diagram how easements are created, transferred, and extinguished, then apply the rules to four short fact patterns

Compute aliquot-part breakdowns for six PLSS descriptions, down to the smallest legal subdivision

Explain in writing how a recorded plat, a survey, and a deed interact when they conflict

Retrace a described boundary by weighing monument, course, distance, area, and coordinate evidence and documenting the reasoning for each call

Resolve conflicts among overlapping senior and junior conveyances in a multi-parcel scenario

Identify and correct common description errors: omissions, ambiguities, and scrivener's mistakes

Draft the structure of a boundary resolution report, including evidence summary, analysis, and conclusion

Solve 25 boundary-retracement problems under timed conditions

Compare total station, GNSS-RTK, and digital level capabilities and select the correct tool for eight stated field tasks

Compute a closed traverse adjustment using compass rule and transit rule, and compare the results

Classify blunders, systematic errors, and random errors and prescribe a mitigation for each of ten field scenarios

Apply the relevant accuracy standards to horizontal and vertical control and state whether a given survey complies

Perform and document a three-wire differential level loop with closure check

Compute horizontal curve elements, stationing, and deflection angles for eight curve problems

Compute vertical curve elevations, high/low points, and sight distances for six profiles

Set up and check instrument calibration and field procedure for a GNSS base/rover session

Convert field observations into adjusted coordinates and stake-out values for a two-point baseline

Compute cut-and-fill volumes using average end area and prismoidal methods and compare the two results

Prepare a construction stakeout package: offsets, grades, and reference notes for a roadway and a utility line

Differentiate as-built, topographic, and layout surveys and specify the accuracy each demands

Describe machine control and mass-data stakeout workflows and their failure modes

Evaluate a set of site plans and extract the survey data needed for layout

Differentiate NAD83 and NAVD88 datums and identify which one a given coordinate or elevation implies

Compute combined scale factor and grid-to-ground distances for eight problems in the NC State Plane system

Convert between geodetic, grid, and ground coordinates and check the results

Evaluate GIS data quality: assess metadata, positional accuracy, and suitability for a survey-grade use

Read and critique a LIDAR-derived surface for elevation accuracy claims

Review and retest every weak area logged during weeks 1-7

Complete two full-length timed practice exams covering all five domains and score each

Recite from memory the hierarchy of evidence, the accuracy standards, and the scale-factor formulas

Revisit the hardest boundary and legal fact patterns and write out the reasoning without prompts