Continuing Education
PSLS is pleased to offer professional land surveyors continuing education opportunities to enhance professional development and maintain certification requirements. Continuing education credits are available through PSLS seminars and the PSLS Annual Surveyors’ Conference. Watch for educational opportunities on the PSLS website as courses become available.
Professional Development Certification
The Professional Development Certification guidelines and forms are tools to walk PSLS members through the process of obtaining sufficient professional development hours to qualify for certification. The program allows a Professional Land Surveyor to be identified as one who is committed to maintaining ones status as a professional in surveying.
Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) Registration Exam Syllabus
For surveyors pursuing PLS certification, this syllabus is intended to supplement the topical syllabus found in the publication titled Professional Land Surveyors Candidate Handbook published by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), P.O. Box 1686, Clemson, S.C. 29633-1686.
Pennsylvania PLS Exam Constituent Parts
This syllabus is to assist candidates who are preparing to take the Pennsylvania state-specific portion of the land surveying registration examination. Categories and sub-categories contain topics for the questions that could appear on the exam.


