Georgia (GA) Land Surveyor License Exam
Expanded Original Q&A; Study Guide — 2025/2026 Preparation
Source scope: The requested Stuvia listing is a 17-page Q&A; resource uploaded September 11, 2025. Its public preview
covers boundary surveying, Georgia licensing, metes and bounds, measurement error, land records, easements, education, and
PDHs. This guide expands those public topics with original explanations and current official Georgia rule concepts.
Critical currency warning: Georgia changed portions of Chapter 180-2 effective February 4, 2026. Current rules should take
priority over a 2025 study guide where they differ. The current rules also state that examination contents are confidential and
may not be copied or reproduced without Board permission.
Original educational study guide Page 1
, 1. Georgia Licensing Framework
Focus: Board authority, licensure pathways, examinations, and the distinction between national surveying content and
Georgia-specific requirements.
Core review
Georgia's Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board regulates the profession. Current rules say that, except for
Georgia's locally prepared examinations on hydrology and the legal aspects of land surveying, examinations are administered in
accordance with NCEES. The current rule identifies Fundamentals of Land Surveying, Principles and Practice of Land
Surveying and the Laws of Georgia, the Georgia laws/history examination, and a separate hydrology pathway for certain
authorization.
Exam traps
• Do not confuse a mathematically precise result with a legally controlling boundary.
• Do not memorize a current-law number from a secondary source without checking the rule.
• Keep datum, projection, units, and scale-factor concepts separate.
• Treat blunders differently from random/systematic errors.
Memory cue: Evidence → Measurement → Reference frame → Computation → Check → Document.
Original educational study guide Page 2
, 2. Current Examination Structure
Focus: FLS, PLS, Georgia law/history, hydrology authorization, and confidentiality.
Core review
Current Georgia rules should control over older study guides. The 2026 rules describe the Principles and Practice/Laws pathway
as including a national land surveying examination, a hydrology-focused part, and a Georgia-law part, with a passing score
required in each part. Examination contents are confidential and cannot be copied or reproduced without Board permission.
Exam traps
• Do not confuse a mathematically precise result with a legally controlling boundary.
• Do not memorize a current-law number from a secondary source without checking the rule.
• Keep datum, projection, units, and scale-factor concepts separate.
• Treat blunders differently from random/systematic errors.
Memory cue: Evidence → Measurement → Reference frame → Computation → Check → Document.
Original educational study guide Page 3
Expanded Original Q&A; Study Guide — 2025/2026 Preparation
Source scope: The requested Stuvia listing is a 17-page Q&A; resource uploaded September 11, 2025. Its public preview
covers boundary surveying, Georgia licensing, metes and bounds, measurement error, land records, easements, education, and
PDHs. This guide expands those public topics with original explanations and current official Georgia rule concepts.
Critical currency warning: Georgia changed portions of Chapter 180-2 effective February 4, 2026. Current rules should take
priority over a 2025 study guide where they differ. The current rules also state that examination contents are confidential and
may not be copied or reproduced without Board permission.
Original educational study guide Page 1
, 1. Georgia Licensing Framework
Focus: Board authority, licensure pathways, examinations, and the distinction between national surveying content and
Georgia-specific requirements.
Core review
Georgia's Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Board regulates the profession. Current rules say that, except for
Georgia's locally prepared examinations on hydrology and the legal aspects of land surveying, examinations are administered in
accordance with NCEES. The current rule identifies Fundamentals of Land Surveying, Principles and Practice of Land
Surveying and the Laws of Georgia, the Georgia laws/history examination, and a separate hydrology pathway for certain
authorization.
Exam traps
• Do not confuse a mathematically precise result with a legally controlling boundary.
• Do not memorize a current-law number from a secondary source without checking the rule.
• Keep datum, projection, units, and scale-factor concepts separate.
• Treat blunders differently from random/systematic errors.
Memory cue: Evidence → Measurement → Reference frame → Computation → Check → Document.
Original educational study guide Page 2
, 2. Current Examination Structure
Focus: FLS, PLS, Georgia law/history, hydrology authorization, and confidentiality.
Core review
Current Georgia rules should control over older study guides. The 2026 rules describe the Principles and Practice/Laws pathway
as including a national land surveying examination, a hydrology-focused part, and a Georgia-law part, with a passing score
required in each part. Examination contents are confidential and cannot be copied or reproduced without Board permission.
Exam traps
• Do not confuse a mathematically precise result with a legally controlling boundary.
• Do not memorize a current-law number from a secondary source without checking the rule.
• Keep datum, projection, units, and scale-factor concepts separate.
• Treat blunders differently from random/systematic errors.
Memory cue: Evidence → Measurement → Reference frame → Computation → Check → Document.
Original educational study guide Page 3
