Land Surveying & Mapping Technology AAS DegreeASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE
Overview
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Two year program
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Credits earned in the Land Surveyor Certificate Level I program may be applied to this degree.
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Full program offered at
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Licensure - Employment in this field requires Texas licensure from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
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Consequences of Criminal Conviction, Notice of Potential Ineligibility for License
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Behavioral Skills
Program Pathway
| First Semester Courses | 15 Credits | |
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| SRVY 1301 | Introduction to Surveying | 3 |
| DFTG 1309 | Basic Computer-aided Drafting | 3 |
| SRVY 1341 | Land Surveying | 3 |
| SRVY 1315 | Surveying Calculations | 3 |
| EDUC 1300 | Learning Framework: 1st Year Experience | 3 |
| Second Semester Courses | 17 Credits | |
| SRVY 1335 | Land Surveying Applications | 3 |
| SRVY 1319 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| SRVY 1349 | Surveying Calculations II | 3 |
| SRVY 1442 | Global Positioning System Techniques for Surveying and Mapping | 4 |
| SRVY 2343 | Surveying - Legal Principles I | 3 |
| SRVY 1171 | Capstone Exam Prep1 | 1 |
| Third Semester Courses | 15 Credits | |
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| SRVY 2344 | Surveying - Legal Principles II | 3 |
| SRVY 2309 | Computer Aided Mapping | 3 |
| MATH 1314 | College Algebra | 3 |
| SRVY 2305 -or- SRVY 1313 | Geographic Information Systems Applications or Plane Survey | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Second Semester Courses | 13 Credits | |
| MATH 1316 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| Elective | Social/Behavioral Science1 | 3 |
| Elective | Creative Arts/Language, Philosophy & Culture1 | 3 |
| SRVY 2440 | Advanced Plane Surveying | 4 |
| Land Surveying & Mapping Technology AAS Degree Program Total | 60 Credits |
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Program Details
The land surveying & mapping technology program prepares students to enter a high-tech profession that uses state-of-the-art equipment to determine the location and measurement of improvements and other physical features above or below the earth’s surface. Surveying is an integral component for land development by civil engineers, municipal planners, and the construction industry. As a land surveying and mapping technician, one may conduct projects that include boundary, control, hydrographic, photogrammetric and engineering design surveys, with a typical client base of engineers, architects, municipalities, real estate and land developers, along with federal, state and local transportation agencies, and the petrochemical industry.
Each level of training prepares a student for different levels of certifications that are becoming highly valued by employers in the surveying industry.
- The Land Surveyor certificate covers the core concepts and prepares a student to take the NSPS Level II and Level III Certification for the Survey Technician.
- The Land Surveying and Mapping Technology Associate of Applied Science degree prepares students to take either the NSPS Level IV Certification for the Survey Technician or with two years of experience acceptable to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS) apply to the Surveyor-in-Training (S.I.T.) examinations.
The general education core courses as well as several individual surveying and drafting courses will transfer to a variety of universities. Contact the division counselor for specific information and to obtain the recommended sequencing of courses at 936-273-7289.
The following website has more information about this program: LoneStar.edu/land-surveying-technology-dept.
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