Geomatics, Surveying Option, BS

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Degree Requirements

A minimum of 180 term hours must be completed for the Surveying option, of which 80 term hours must be in the GIS and geomatics area. A minimum of 180 term hours must be completed for the GIS option, of which 74 term hours must be in the GIS and geomatics area.

Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

Fall

GME 163 - Route Surveying Credit Hours: 4
GME 241 - Boundary Law I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 254 - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 221 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Winter

GME 242 - Land Descrip & Cadastre Credit Hours: 2
PHY 222 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227Z - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 6

Spring

GME 372 - Subdiv’n Planning and Platting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 223 - General Physics w/Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 6

Junior Year

Fall

GIS 306 - Geospatial Raster Analysis Credit Hours: 4
GME 343 - Boundary Surveys Credit Hours: 4
MIS 113 - Intro to Database Systems Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3

Winter

GIS 316 - Geospatial Vector Analysis Credit Hours: 4
GME 466 - Boundary Law II Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
ENV/GIS/GME Elective Credit Hours: 4
Math Elective Credit Hours: 3^a

Spring

BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
GME 351 - Constr/Engr Surveying Credit Hours: 3
MGT 345 - Engineering Economy Credit Hours: 3
GME 444 - Adjustment by Least Squares Credit Hours: 4

Senior Year

Fall

BUS 304 - Engineering Management Credit Hours: 3
GME 425 - Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 4
GME 451 - Geodesy Credit Hours: 4
MIS 118 - Intro to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4

Winter

GME 452 - Map Projections Credit Hours: 3
GME 454 - GNSS Surveying Credit Hours: 4
Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 6

Spring

GME 468 - Geomatics Practicum Credit Hours: 2
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Science Elective Credit Hours: 4^b

Note:

Humanities and Social Science Electives must be approved by the department.

Total for a B.S. in Geomatics, Surveying Option: 180 Credit Hours

^a Students must demonstrate advancement in educational content, courses must not be lower level than courses in the required curriculum. MATH 341 or MATH 362 recommended

^b GEOL 201 recommended