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About Surveying Engineering

• The largest undergraduate surveying engineering program in the Midwest and one of the largest in the U.S. The B.S. in Surveying Engineering is approved and recognized by the Michigan State Board of Licensing for Professional Surveyors.
• Accredited (B.S. Surveying Engineering) by The Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (EAC/ABET).
• The Surveying Engineering Department has educated surveyors for the State of Michigan and the nation for more than forty years.
• Excellent job opportunities in the field or in the office -100% placement record for graduates every year.
• Diverse employment opportunities with large and small private surveying and mapping firms; federal, state and local governmental agencies nationwide.
• Comprehensive integrated curriculum including courses in field surveying, survey law, GPS, GIS, photogrammetry, geodesy, cartography, remote sensing, hydrology & hydraulics, soil mechanics, and other related courses.
• Integrated field surveying component that links surveying theory to field applications .
• State-of-the-art surveying equipment including the "Field To Finish" computerized systems, Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, and extensive mapping equipment.
• Active student organizations - The Burt and Mullet Student Chapter of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), and the Michigan Society of Professional Surveyors, (MSPS); Mary Feindt Chapter Lambda Sigma (national surveying honor society).
• Over $25,000 in annual scholarships available for students.
• Admission requirements: High school diploma, prefer students with math and science aptitudes.
• Transfer options from other two and four year institutions (particularly to Surveying Engineering). Nearly 50% of students are transfers from other colleges and universities.

Program Objectives and Outcomes

Mission: "To educate a new generation of Surveying Engineers; to promote a sense of scholarship, leadership and service to the community, to disseminate new knowledge and to play a leadership role in fostering interdisciplinary education to help solve the complex problems facing modern society."

The baccalaureate program in surveying engineering is designed to meet the needs of all students in the program. The Program Educational Objectives are as follows:

1. Graduates will be able to analyze and solve surveying engineering problems by applying basic principles of mathematics, science, and engineering. Graduates will be able to use modern surveying engineering techniques, skills, and tools to identify, formulate, and solve surveying engineering problems.

2. Graduates will be able to apply the knowledge and skills from a broad education in order to understand the impact of surveying engineering solutions in a global, societal, and environmental context consistent with the principles of sustainable development.

3. Graduates will be prepared for professional practice in surveying engineering. Graduates will demonstrate an understanding of ethical, societal, and professional responsibilities; will recognize the limits of their knowledge and initiate self-directed learning opportunities; and will be able to function and communicate effectively individually and within multidisciplinary teams.

4. Provide the education needed for the graduates to become qualified as licensed professional surveyors.

Program Outcomes for the B.S. degree in surveying engineering which are related to the Program Educational Objectives are listed below. Further, the relationships to the Program Educational Objectives and the EAC/ABET Criterion 3 (a-k) outcomes are also identified.

1. A broad education and knowledge of contemporary issues necessary to understand the impact of surveying engineering solutions in a global, societal, and environmental context. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3d,c,h,j) (Program Educational Objectives B and C)

2. An ability to solve surveying engineering problems in practice by applying fundamental knowledge of mathematics, statistics, science, and by using modern surveying engineering techniques, skills, and tools. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3a,k, Program Criteria) (Program Educational Objectives A and D)

3. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve surveying engineering problems, particularly the planning, design, establishing horizontal and vertical control, land use design, boundary determination, mapping and field layout of infrastructure that meet standards of accuracy and precision, keeping in mind cost, time, safety and quality needs, and objectives. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3c,e) (Program Educational Objectives A, B and D)

4. An ability to design and conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data in engineering surveying, topographic surveying, geodetic surveying, and boundary surveying. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3b, j, k, Program Criterion) (Program Educational Objectives A and D)

5. An ability to communicate technical material written papers/reports and oral presentations. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3g) (Program Educational Objective C)

6. An ability to function within multidisciplinary teams. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3d) (Program Educational Objective C)

7. An understanding of professional, societal, and ethical practice and responsibilities. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3f, Program Criterion) (Program Educational Objectives B and C)

8. A recognition of the importance of professional licensure and a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning. (EAC/ABET Criterion 3i) (Program Educational Objectives C and D)

EAC/ABET Criterion 3 (a-k) Outcomes

Engineering programs must demonstrate that their students attain:

1. An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.

2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.

3. An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.

4. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.

5. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

6. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

7. An ability to communicate effectively.

8. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

9. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

10. A knowledge of contemporary issues.

11. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.