Surveying and Mapping, BS

Bachelor of Science in Surveying and Mapping (298103BS)

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Program Information and Program Description

The Bachelor of Science in Surveying and Mapping program is an upper level degree program designed to provide the student with additional education beyond the AAS. degree in Land Surveying. This degree is also designed to meet the formal education requirements for registration as a Professional Surveyor in the state of Ohio. The BS in Surveying and Mapping program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Surveying, Geomatics and Similarly Named Programs.

This upper level degree program is defined as follows:

• The first two years are completed as an AAS degree in Land Surveying or similarly based program.
• Two of the remaining three years are for the completion of prescribed course work.
• The remaining year of the three years is devoted to a cooperative work experience in the surveying and mapping field. The student normally enters the co-op segment between the junior and senior years.

The BS in Surveying and Mapping degree program includes classroom, laboratory, and industry experiences which stress the application of established surveying and mapping knowledge.

This degree program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.

Cooperative Work Study Requirement

The required Cooperative Work Study experience of the Surveying and Mapping program consists of 52 weeks of surveying work experience which may begin after the student has completed 34 hours of course work in the Surveying and Mapping program. This program may be satisfied by any one of the following options:

1. One calendar year with appropriate cooperative education course registration.
2. Three semesters (Summer I and II counts as one semester for the co-op) with appropriate cooperative education course registration.
3. Department review of prior or concurrent work experience.

Students having prior or concurrent work experience should submit to the Surveying and Mapping Co-op Review Committee appropriate documentation before signing their program contract. The Surveying and Mapping Co-op Review Committee will determine whether this work experience satisfies the co-op requirement. All students must be cleared through the Cooperative Education Office.

Requirements for Graduation

• Compliance with the requirements of the general education program as outlined in the Bulletin.
• Completion of the requirements for the associate degree in Land Surveying at The University of Akron or an approved associate degree program. Students transferring from another institution must have their transcripts evaluated to ensure that they have the required number of credits in surveying courses. Those found deficient must complete lower level surveying course work before upper level surveying and mapping courses can be taken.
• Successful completion of a minimum of 120 credits in the B.S. in Surveying and Mapping program including the associate degree program, the general education courses, the one-year co-op, and the Year 3, Year 4, and Year 5 course requirements.

The following information has official approval of The Department of Civil Engineering and The College of Engineering and Polymer Science, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor. 

Requirements

Summary

General Education Courses

Courses that are also included in the Associate of Applied Science in Land Surveying

These courses are required for the BS in Surveying and Mapping and are also part of the AAS in Land Surveying.

General Education (beyond the AAS Land Surveying)

Note that the BS General Education requirement for Natural Science with lab is met with PHYS 261 College Physics I, taken for the AAS Land Surveying.

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Students are advised that the General Education classes should be chosen to also meet the Domestic Diversity and Global Diversity Requirements; otherwise, extra General Education classes may be needed to complete these requirements.

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Students entering with associate degrees other than the AAS Land Surveying at UA may have BS General Education requirements to complete beyond those shown.  Students complete the following BS General Education requirements during the AAS Land Surveying:  Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic; Speaking; Writing First Course; Natural Science with lab (7 credits); and three credits of Social Science.

Mathematics for the BS

Geographic Information Systems for the BS

Surveying Core for the BS

Business Practices for the BS

Technical Electives for the BS

A total of six technical elective credits are required, including the two credits of technical elective that were taken as part of the AAS Land Surveying.  Students who took a class that is required for the BS as their AAS Land Surveying elective may not count that class in this category. 

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SURV 325 can be used as a Technical Elective only if not used for the Business Practices requirement.

Cooperative Education or Internship Requirement

The program requires two semester-long work terms. Typically, students will enroll in GNEN 300 in two different summers. Alternatively, they may take GNEN 301 and / or GNEN 302.