Land Surveying Certificate, Credit Certificate
This certificate prepares students for entry-level positions in surveying, government, and engineering firms as members of a surveying crew. This certificate, combined with appropriate field experience, may lead to party/crew chief positions.
Program objectives
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be able to:
- demonstrate standard techniques to locate and determine three dimensional coordinates of points on the ground using surveying instruments;
- describe the topographical features of points on the ground and provide three dimensional coordinates for these points with given precisions as determined by Federal, State, and Local accuracies and specifications;
- apply mathematical methods to interpret and refine field data to determine accuracy and precision of field data; and
- solve problems incurred in conducting field surveys through legal and database searches.
