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

Fall

GIS 103 - The Digital Earth Credit Hours: 3
GME 161 - Plane Surveying I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 112 - Trigonometry Credit Hours: 4
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

CE 203 - Engineering Graphics Credit Hours: 3
GIS 134 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
GME 175 - Computations and Platting Credit Hours: 3
MATH 251 - Differential Calculus Credit Hours: 4
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

GIS 205 - GIS Data Integration Credit Hours: 2
GME 162 - Plane Surveying II Credit Hours: 4
MATH 252 - Integral Calculus Credit Hours: 4
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

GME 163 - Route Surveying Credit Hours: 4
GME 241 - Legal Aspects of Land Surveying I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 254 - Vector Calculus I Credit Hours: 4
PHY 221 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

GME 242 - Land Descriptions and Cadastre Credit Hours: 2
GME 264 - Digital Design for Surveying Credit Hours: 2
PHY 222 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

GME 351 - Construction and Engineering Surveying Credit Hours: 3
GME 372 - Subdivision Planning and Platting Credit Hours: 3
PHY 223 - General Physics with Calculus Credit Hours: 4
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 13 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

GIS 306 - Geospatial Raster Analysis Credit Hours: 4
GME 343 - Boundary Surveys Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 113 - Introduction to Database Systems Credit Hours: 3
Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Winter

GIS 316 - Geospatial Vector Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
GME 444 - Adjustment by Least Squares Credit Hours: 4
GME 466 - Legal Aspects of Surveying II Credit Hours: 3
ENV/GIS/GME Elective Credit Hours: 4
Math Elective Credit Hours: 3 ^a

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MGT 345 - Engineering Economy Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group and Team Communication Credit Hours: 3
WRI 327 - Advanced Technical Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

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 - Introduction to Programming in C# Credit Hours: 4

Total: 15 Credit Hours

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: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

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

Total: 12 Credit Hours

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