NC state specific exam

We look forward to seeing you in Raleigh.

As for the exam, make sure you download and understand all of the rules and regulations from the board website.

Larry P

Get a NC erosion control Manuel or you will have a tough time..

> Get a NC erosion control Manuel or you will have a tough time..

I have not taken the NC Exam in many many years. Mr. James has taken it since I have.

In case he is correct, here is a link.

NC Sediment and Erosion Control Manual.

Larry P

The hydro review class was an excellent review class for the exam. As for the state part just make sure you understand the board rules and the mapping requirements (GS 47-30) and you will be fine. This section to my knowledge is still open book so make a copy and bind it.

Thank you.

How can I get a copy of the hydrology review for the NC specific exam?? I know that Larry P may not be available to put together a review this year but any information could be helpful.
Thanks!
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I think Larry sells a book called practical hydrology. This is the book they used when i took the review class 3 or 4 years ago.

Thanks!

ChevisK, post: 334999, member: 6717 wrote: I think Larry sells a book called practical hydrology. This is the book they used when i took the review class 3 or 4 years ago.

I believe that Larry's webpage is down along with his contact number. I hope he's ok. I'm looking for a copy of the hydrology review if anyone has a copy to spare, I would really appreciate it!
Thanks again.

If you fail either of the State Specific exams, be sure to attend the review session. Despite the inconvenience of a 3.5 hour drive to Raleigh, I attended the review with three others. We were allowed to discuss the problems we got wrong and it turned out that we all missed the same question and with the same answer. We petitioned the the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors to provide us an explanation of their answer and they conceded that we were right and they were wrong and I actually passed and should have received my license a couple of months before the review session. I was mostly happy about it, but one of the fellows in the group had missed out on a big promotion. The Board also sent me a certificate for a licensed engineer instead of surveyor which was an incredibly sloppy mistake.

Be sure to have numerous charts, old and new, showing roughness coefficient values. I'm guessing that the reason the Board had a wrong answer on my drainage exam had to do with evolving coefficient ranges for materials like concrete and HDPE.

Good Luck

Murphy, post: 335535, member: 9787 wrote: If you fail either of the State Specific exams, be sure to attend the review session. Despite the inconvenience of a 3.5 hour drive to Raleigh, I attended the review with three others. We were allowed to discuss the problems we got wrong and it turned out that we all missed the same question and with the same answer. We petitioned the the North Carolina Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors to provide us an explanation of their answer and they conceded that we were right and they were wrong and I actually passed and should have received my license a couple of months before the review session. I was mostly happy about it, but one of the fellows in the group had missed out on a big promotion. The Board also sent me a certificate for a licensed engineer instead of surveyor which was an incredibly sloppy mistake.

Be sure to have numerous charts, old and new, showing roughness coefficient values. I'm guessing that the reason the Board had a wrong answer on my drainage exam had to do with evolving coefficient ranges for materials like concrete and HDPE.

Good Luck

Contesting it probably helped a lot more people than just yourselves in the long run. A lot of people that squeaked by probably got it marked wrong as well, but had enough to still pass. I had heard you could contest a question, but I always wondered, because I had only seen my score and not the specific problems I got wrong on the tests I have taken.

ABEbooks has a copy of the Jack Keen, Practical Hydrology book for $119.00.

Hey Guys, I'm new here and will be taking the state specific in July. Just wanted to see if anyone has currently taken the exam and get a feel for what it is going to be like. Is it basically just studying all the reference material on their site. Can you bring all that material in for all of the test and do they allow your own written notes as long as they are bound? Thanks in advance!

Slight hijack but years ago I had the privilege of taking a couple classes by both Jack and John Keen. They were exceptional I thank Larry Phipps for the honor.

It's open book so go to the Board's website here: https://www.ncbels.org/application/pls-state-specific-exam/ and print out all the reference material they provide and slap it in a three ringed binder with tabs for quick access.  NC is weird about PLS certifications in that they make ton of what I consider to be unnecessary distinctions between surveys.  One to watch out for is the specific disclaimer on legal sized plats.  In addition to this waste of limited space, you still have to have the main cert, "I, Bubba Blazedale, certify that this plat and survey were performed...", but you have to remove the GS 47-30 portion as that pertains to a full size plat that has been signed off by a county review officer.  Basically, if it isn't a full sized plat being recorded, you need to omit GS 47-30 but you still need to certify to "21 NCAC 56 .1600".  The drainage portion is what typically trips applicants up.  You need to own Q = CiA, culvert sizing, trapezoidal ditches, etcetera.  Good luck.