The Fundamentals Exam (First Exam)

The Fundamentals of Surveying Exam (FS) is the first exam for those wanting to become a Professional Surveyor. It is not designed to be a comprehensive test of all the skills necessary to become a successful surveyor. (This despite the extensive list of topics covered.)

This exam is designed to test the your knowledge of the most basic items only. The Principles of Surveying Exam (Second Exam) will build upon the information you were supposed to have learned in order to pass the Fundamentals Exam.

So, what is covered on the FS exam. Turns out the content is not a deep dark secret kept hidden away in a cave near Clemson SC. NCEES publishes an outline that tells you what to expect and in what amounts.

This time I'm going to post the entire list of subjects. In later posts I plan to go into each of the 15 different subject areas and get into more specific detail.

For now, just know that these are the subject areas.


More to come, stay tuned.

Larry P