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[civil12]

Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum and jsut wanted to say hello. Also, I am going to be taking the LSIT Exam in April and was wonder if any one else who has taken the exam can give me some pointer (ie. what to study, what books helped, etc.). I am a PE so I am assuming that it will not be as hard as that. Thanks for the help.

[EM_PS]

^ welcome! I took FS / LSIT last April - the problems it will have will be notably more complex than the surveying problems in civil FE. Additionally, there will be some boundary principle, PLSS, priority of calls, photogrammetry, & some geodesy too. I found the NCEES FS book ($15) to be a great primer / practice for the actual test, but my degree was survey engineering too, so I had that advantage for studying. For the price of some of the review materials at PPI, you could probably pick up a used textbook too, but at least with the review materials, they plow through problems and show solutions too, so they should probably be adequate. Let me know if you need any recommended authors on the textbooks -

Feel free to post quests on stuff if needed & good luck!

[Road Guy]

i took it in 2000, the math part was easy compared to the PE, but there is a lot of legal stuff, I would recomend taking a legal aspects of surveying course if your not in a hurry, it was a big help to me

[civil12]

Great thanks

[Desert Engineer]

I am hoping to sit for the april LS exam. I was able to avoid taking the LSIT, by using the PE and EIT.

[civil12]

Here in RI, i don't think the board will allow you to sit for the LS with just a PE and EIT. They make you site for the LSIT first.

[Tark62]

Here in RI, i don't think the board will allow you to sit for the LS with just a PE and EIT. They make you site for the LSIT first.

It varies by state. In California, where Desert Engineer is from, you can qualify for the PLS exam by passing either the LSIT or the EIT. PEs automatically qualify as well. In other words, if you've passed the EIT and/or PE exam, the LSIT is waived.

Edited by Tark62, 10 February 2009 - 02:09 AM.

[Desert Engineer]

I am using the EIT in lieu of the LSIT, and counting the Civil PE for years of education/experience.

[civil12]

I wish that I could do that here in RI (have the PE/EIT count for the LSIT). I have hear that some states are pretty particular about there reguirements.

[Desert Engineer]

I have hear that some states are pretty particular about there reguirements.

California seems to be one of the states that makes it easier to sit for the exams, but they make you take additional exams (i.e., siesmic and surveying for Civil PE, and State specific surveying for LS). I've seen statistics in the past where the State LS exam had less that 10% pass rate.

[seaspider]

Has anyone had success in passing the PLS in California and then getting comity in other states? I'm a civil PE with an EIT and I believe I would qualify to take the CA PLS exam. Eventually I want to get the PLS in Massachusetts.

Thanks!

[Desert Engineer]

Has anyone had success in passing the PLS in California and then getting comity in other states? I'm a civil PE with an EIT and I believe I would qualify to take the CA PLS exam. Eventually I want to get the PLS in Massachusetts.

Thanks!

do you have a CA civil pe? I. Think the CA pe counts toward the LS because of the surveying portion of the pe exam. I might be mistaken, but the person to contact would be Ric Moore; he reviews the applications for the state.

[Road Guy]

I took it a while back (gosh 10 years already?) I wanted to have it under my belt in case I ever wanted to get the RLS,, the only RLS at my work all work for me so I dont know if they can sign off on my experience or not??