Oklahoma Land Surveyor (OLS) Exam study plan

Draft a one-page taxonomy of boundary evidence types (monuments, occupation, calls for adjoiners, area) and rank their legal weight from memory before checking references

Compute closure and misclosure for three metes-and-bounds descriptions written in bearings and distances, converting quadrants and DMS to decimal degrees

Diagram the hierarchy of calls in a deed (natural monuments, artificial monuments, courses and distances, area) and annotate one worked example per level

Trace the PLSS township-to-aliquot-part subdivision chain for four parcels and write the full legal description for each

Build a flashcard set of 40 terms spanning boundary principles and PLSS nomenclature with definitions in your own words

Solve five boundary reconstruction problems involving junior-senior rights, excess and deficiency, and proration of a closing corner

Compute prorated distances for a section line with surplus or shortage and document each step arithmetically

Explain in writing how meander lines, water boundaries, and accretion/avulsion differ in effect on title and area

Reconstruct a lost corner using single- and double-proportionate methods and compare the resulting positions

Summarize the rules for monumenting and recording a dependent resurvey under the PLSS manual in your own words

Convert coordinates between geographic, State Plane, and UTM for five points using both forward and inverse formulas

Compute grid scale factor, elevation factor, and combined factor for four stations and apply them to reduce ground distances to grid

Derive a geodetic azimuth from a grid azimuth using convergence of meridians and verify with a sketch

Set up and check a closed traverse using a least-squares or compass-rule adjustment and report residuals

List the differences among NAD27, NAD83, and modern NSRS realizations and how each affects Oklahoma coordinates

Compute state plane coordinates for a control network of six points from observed angles and distances, showing the reduction path

Perform a level loop adjustment and compute misclosure against allowable tolerance for three orders of accuracy

Solve 10 trigonometry and coordinate-geometry problems (bearing-bearing intersection, distance-distance intersection, line-line intersection)

Convert between grid, ground, and ellipsoid distances for a set of observations and tabulate the differences

Explain how GNSS-derived vectors are reduced to the grid and where geoid modeling enters the computation

Compute areas by coordinate method, double meridian distance, and trapezoidal rule for the same parcel and reconcile the results

Calculate curve elements (R, L, T, LC, PC, PT, PI) for five horizontal curves and lay out stations along each

Design a 12-lot subdivision on a provided metes-and-bounds tract, computing lot areas, frontages, and setback compliance

Draft a plat checklist covering boundary, easements, setbacks, monuments, and dedication language

Solve vertical curve problems for grade transitions and compute elevations at specified stations

Write a complete metes-and-bounds legal description for one parcel and a lot-and-block description for another, each closing within acceptable tolerance

Identify the Oklahoma statutes governing plat approval, recording, and monumentation and summarize each requirement in your own words

Outline the professional and ethical duties owed to clients, the public, and adjoining owners in a conflict-of-interest scenario

Draft a written response to a hypothetical boundary dispute describing the surveyor's role and limits

Review Oklahoma board rules on continuing education, seal use, and practice limitations and note the key obligations

Complete a timed 100-question mixed practice set spanning all six domains and log accuracy by domain

Re-solve every missed question and write the underlying principle for each in one sentence

Recompute the three weakest computational topics from scratch without notes

Build a one-page formula sheet covering closures, scale factors, curve elements, and area methods

Rehearse the legal-description and plat-writing tasks under time pressure

Complete two full-length timed mock exams and record scores and time allocation per domain

Drill the five weakest topics identified in week 7 until each reaches 85% accuracy on a fresh set

Recite the boundary evidence hierarchy, PLSS subdivision rules, and Oklahoma statutory requirements from memory

Review the formula sheet and reference sheets daily and correct any errors found

Plan exam-day logistics including allowed references, calculator, and time budgeting per domain