Today’s surveying technician must have skills in many areas, including mathematics, law, history, methods of measurement, graphics, global positioning and site planning.

A surveying technician assists professional surveyors in performing subdivision design, property and topographic surveys, establishing control for aerial surveying, preparing legal descriptions and controlling construction projects.

In the classroom, laboratory and field, we introduce students to the fundamentals of surveying, equipment usage, graphics (both manual and computerized), subdivision planning, control surveys, global positioning principles, subdivision design and legal principles of boundary location.

The graduate will have theoretical background and strong practical applications experience.

Upon completion of the surveying major, graduates are qualified to work in the following areas: establishing land boundaries, researching deeds, drafting, land development, global positioning surveying, construction layout and control, collection of data for charts and maps, and preparation of legal descriptions.

The civil engineering technology program is accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology TAC of ABET).

A graduate of this program will earn an associate of applied science degree in civil engineering technology.

Suggested Course Sequence

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First Semester		Credit Hours	Prerequisite
ENG124	College Composition	3	ENG105 or Test
MTH125	College Algebra	4	MTH101 or MTH103 or Test
MTH128	Trigonometry	1	Co-MTH125
CET121	Building Materials and Construction Methods	3	-
CET227	Surveying I	3	Co-MTH125
ETD121	Engineering Technology Seminar	1	-
ECA122	Computer Apps for Technical Professionals	3	-
		18
Second Semester
MTH126	Pre-Calculus	4	MTH125, MTH128
MET124	Statics and Strength of Materials	4	Co-PHY121
CET124	Highway and Map Drawing	2	MTH125
CET228	Surveying II	3	CET227
PHY121	Physics I	4	MTH125, MTH128
		17
Third Semester
ENG221	Technical Report Writing	3	ENG124
MTH221	Concepts of Calculus	3	MTH126
CET232	Land Planning and Design	3	CET227 and (CET122 or CET124 or DET125)
CET229	Surveying III	3	CET228, ECA122
CET231	Legal Principles of Surveying	3	-
DET125	Basic AutoCAD	3	-
		18
Fourth Semester
COM121/123	Effective Speaking or Inter-group Communications	3	ENG124
CET226	Estimating	3	CET121, ECA122, MTH125 and (CET122 or DET125 or CET237)
CET222	Concrete and Asphalt Testing	3	MTH125, CET121
CET238	Tech Project – Civil Engineering	3	CET223
CET228		3	-
CET236	Global Positioning System		CET227
	Arts/Humanities/Social Science Elective	3	-
		18
	TOTAL CREDITS	71

Arts/Humanities/Social Science Electives:  ACC130, PHL122, SOC121, SOC225