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Students interested in pursuing a Surveying career through Penn State University can choose from several different options:
Baccalaureate
Degree in Surveying Engineering
Surveying Engineering Vision and Mission Statements, Program objectives and outcomes (pdf file)
The Baccalaureate Degree Program in Surveying Engineering began as a name change in the Surveying Program in the Fall of 2004. It was developed with the help of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, and was created in response to the increasing need for specialist in capturing processing and managing geospatial data. The program combines traditional the components of surveying (Adjustment Computations, Geodesy, Photogrammetry, etc.) with the in-depth study of GPS (Global Positioning System) and GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
Associate
Degree in Surveying Technology
Vision and Mission Statements, Program objectives and outcomes (pdf file)
The Associate Degree Program in Surveying Technology has a long tradition of excellence. For more than 40 years, this program has been providing technical education to a large number of Surveying professionals. This is an Engineering Technology Program and students should expect to complete it in 2 years. Students from this program can complete the BS degree in Surveying Engineering with an additional 2.5 years of study.
Concurrent Major in Surveying Engineering and Civil Engineering
This program requires ten semesters of study with the first six semesters at Wilkes-Barre and the final four semesters at University Park. Upon completion of the program, a B.S. in Surveying Engineering (SUR E) and a B.S. in Civil Engineering (C E) is awarded by the College of Engineering. To be eligible for this program, a student must initially enroll in the Surveying Engineering program at the Wilkes-Barre campus.
Students must apply by the Entrance-to-Major deadline of their pool semester (Spring semester of the second year). They will need to go to eLion before the deadline (sometime before mid-February) and confirm C E as their first choice major. To qualify for the C E major, students must complete the four entrance-to-major courses [MATH 140, MATH 141, CHEM 110 (old CHEM 12), and PHYS 211] with a C or better by the end of their pool semester and have a cumulative GPA that is equal to or higher than the GPA required for admission to C E for the students in their pool. After being notified of conditional admission to C E pending successful completion of the pool semester, students will need to complete the application for the concurrent majors program. The application is available through the following site:
http://www.registrar.psu.edu/student_forms/index.html.
If all approvals are given, they will officially be in the concurrent program with the two major, effective the semester following their pool semester.
2+2.5
Baccalaureate Degree Program
The 2+2½ Baccalaureate Degree Program in Surveying Engineering is available for graduates of our Surveying Technology associate degree who wish to return to Penn State to complete the baccalaureate degree. Completion of the baccalaureate degree through this program takes five semesters. The complete 2+2½ degree tract is also an ideal starting point for returning adults or traditional students who want a 4-year degree but are uncomfortable with their mathematics and rigors of college study skills.
2+3
Baccalaureate Degree for Transfer Students
The 2+3 Baccalaureate Degree Program is also available on a case-by-case basis for students who wish to transfer to Penn State from community colleges or other institutions. In general, the time required to complete the baccalaureate degree in Surveying for a transfer student is four to six semesters, depending on transfer credits. The applicability of transfer credits depends on the accreditation status of the transfer institution, your grades in the courses (C or higher grades are required for transfer), and the equivalency of the courses. The transferability of surveying specific courses is determined by program faculty. All other courses are determined by the admissions office. No discussions on transferability of courses will occur until you have applied to Penn State for a Surveying Engineering or Surveying Technology degree with official transcripts. Please contact Dr. Wes Parks, Chair of Engineering Programs at wwp3@psu.edu (570-675-9213) or our admissions office at 570-675-9229 for more information.
Consider Getting a Minor in
Business
Get value added to your Surveying Engineering degree by obtaining a minor in business. Many of our employers suggest that our B.S. students consider getting more courses in business management. The BS program allows students to us up to nine (9) credits in technical electives towards the Business minor. To learn more about this minor follow the link http://www.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/major/bsbmin.htm. With additional courses, you can easily obtain this minor and strengthen your position in a company. Develop an academic plan in consultation with your advisor.
A possible list of courses for the minor include:
- Required Courses: ACCTG 211(4), ECON 002 GS(3), MGMT 301(3), MKTG 301(3)
- STAT 401 substituted for MS&IS 200
- SUR 465 and SUR 471
All of these courses can be used in the major.
- Measurement Analysis and Least Squares Adjustments
- Geodesy and GPS
If you would like to see some of our other courses on-line, please complete our form. Course availability will be determined by demand, and program resources.
The Penn State Surveying Engineering program offers two certificate programs in surveying. They are Measurement Analysis and Least Squares and Geodesy and GPS. The course content for each certificate program is
Measurement Analysis and Least Squares Adjustments
Geodesy and GPS
To enroll in a course listed below, you must be enrolled as a Penn State student, and register for the classes. The prerequisites for the classes are college level calculus (MATH 140 & 141), statistics (STAT 401), and computer programming (CMPSC 201). The surveying Internet courses and their next offering times are:
The costs of tuition and other charges can be viewed on the bursars
page at http://tuition.psu.edu/.
THE FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Information on the admissions and programs in Penn State can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Programs Bulletin.
The University currently uses a on-line registration system and a phone registration system. Once you become a PSU student, you can use the Penn State eLion home page (http://eLion.psu.edu/) or telephone (814) 863-9000 to register for the course(s).A schedule of other courses offered at the Wilkes-Barre Campus may be found at http://soc.our.psu.edu/soc/. However, the aforementioned courses are the only Internet based course available. If you wish to take other courses, you must be prepared to attend classes. Procedures for registration into courses can be found on the Registrar's web site. For more information you can contact:
How It Is Done
http://aset.its.psu.edu/accounts/accountsforms/aa_agreement.pdf
Be sure to enlarge the photo ID information a good bit and make it very light, otherwise the picture does not come through in the FAX process. Include a phone number on the form of where you can be reached during day-time hours, if necessary.
After they receive the information and it is legible, they will process the request. Access account information will be sent to the home address we have on file, using U.S. Mail. The information will come from the Penn State University Park campus directly to you.
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