The Ultimate California Survey Review Course

This course was built from the ground up to help you ace your California Surveying Exam!

The California Survey Review Course for the PE Exam is a comprehensive program designed to prepare civil engineers for the California Professional Engineer (PE) exam in civil engineering with a focus on surveying. The course covers key topics and concepts relevant to the California exam, including:

  1. California-specific Surveying Laws and Regulations: Detailed study of laws and regulations specific to surveying in California, including the Subdivision Map Act, the Professional Land Surveyors' Act, and other relevant statutes.
  2. Land Surveying Principles and Practices: Review of fundamental principles and practices of land surveying, including legal descriptions, boundary determination, and surveying computations.
  3. Geodetic and Control Surveys: Examination of geodetic surveying methods and techniques, including the use of GPS and other technologies for control surveys.
  4. Topographic and Route Surveys: Study of methods for conducting topographic and route surveys, including data collection, analysis, and mapping.
  5. Construction Surveys: Overview of surveying techniques used in construction projects, including layout and verification surveys.
  6. Surveying Data Analysis: Review of methods for analyzing and interpreting surveying data, including error analysis and adjustment techniques.
  7. Ethics and Professional Practice: Discussion of ethical considerations and professional practices relevant to surveying in California.

The course includes lectures, practice problems, and sample exams to help participants develop a thorough understanding of surveying principles and prepare effectively for the California PE exam.


Course Curriculum


  Module 0 - Welcome and Introduction!
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  Module 1 - Basic Mathematics for Surveying
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  Module 2 - Field Data Acquisition
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Your Instructor


Mark Oakeson, PE, SE
Mark Oakeson, PE, SE

Mark Oakeson, PE, SE has been around the engineering block. With his background in civil engineering, he has also found time to obtain his MBA and dive into the business side of projects. Mark has managed multi-million dollar projects which has been his forte for 20+ years.

Mark practices professionally for a heavy civil and bridge construction firm where he’s involved in designing everything from buildings to bridges.

His vast experience and wealth of knowledge will help any engineer grasp the concepts needed to take and pass the FE and PE exams with flying colors because he practices the concepts daily. Whether it’s geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, project management, or any other civil topic, he’s there to help you ace problems.

Mark is a graduate of civil engineering from the University of Utah and, in his rare spare time, earned his MBA from the University of Phoenix.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. Our current course offering is for six months of access that starts the day you sign up!
How long do I have access to the course?
Our course offering is currently for 6 months of access. Plenty of time to get this exam under your belt!
What if I am unhappy with the course?
We would never want you to be unhappy! If you are unsatisfied with your purchase, contact us in the first 15 days and we will give you a full refund. Simply shoot Isaac an email at [email protected] and we'll get right on it.

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