Penn State Surveying Program


Baccalaureate Degree in Surveying Engineering

Typical Student Schedule

Freshman Year

SEMESTER I CREDITS
SUR 111 Plane Surveying© 3
MATH 140 Calculus with Analytical Geometry I© 4
ENGL 015 Rhetoric and Composition 3
EDSGN 100 Engineering Design and Graphics 3
GEOG10 or CHEM110 Introduction to Physical Geography
Chemical Principles
3
SUR 100S Freshman Seminar in Surveying 1
Total 17

SEMESTER II CREDITS
SUR 112 Curve Geometry 3
SUR 162 Methods in Large-Scale Mapping© 3
MATH 141 Calculus with Analytical Geometry II© 4
MATH 220 Matrices 2
GA, GH, GS Arts (GA), Humanities (GH), and Social Sciences (GS) 3
GHA Health and Activities 1
Total 16

Sophomore Year
SEMESTER III CREDITS
SUR 241 Surveying Measurement Analysis© 3
STAT 401 Experimental Methods 3
MATH 230 Calculus & Vector Analysis 4
GA/GH/GS Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 3
ECON 2/4/14 Social Science (GS) 3
Total 16


SEMESTER IV CREDITS
SUR 222 Photogrammetry 3
SUR 262 Coordinate Systems in Map Projections 2
MATH 251 Differential Equations 4
PHYS 211 Mechanics 4
CMPSC 201C C Programming for Engineers 3
Total 16


Junior Year
SEMESTER V CREDITS
SUR 272 Cadastral Surveying© 3
SUR 341 Adjustment Computations 3
SUR 351 Geodetic Models 3
CAS 100A Effective Communication: Speech 3
PHYS 212 Electricity and Magnetism 4
Total 16

SEMESTER VI CREDITS
SUR 362 Multipurpose Land Information Systems 3
SUR 372W Legal Aspects of Land Surveying© 3
Tech. Elec. Technical Elective (or SUR 441) 3
PHYS 213/214 Fluids & Thermal Phys./Wave Motion & Quantum Phys. 2
Engl 202C Effective Writing: Technical Writing 3
H & A Health and Activities 1
Total 15

Senior Year
SEMESTER VII CREDITS
SUR 471 Professional Aspects of Land Surveying 3
SUR 490 Seminar in Surveying 1
Tech. Elec. Technical Elective 3
Tech. Elec. Technical Elective 3
GA, GH, GS Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 3
GA, GH, GS Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences 3
Total 16


SEMESTER VIII CREDITS
SUR 441 Data Analysis and Project Design (can be taken in Spring of junior year) 3
SUR 482 Land Development Design 3
Tech. Elec. Technical Elective 3
Tech. Elec. Technical Elective 3
GA, GH, GS Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences 3
H & A

Health and Activities

1
Total 16
  Total Number of Credits 128

 

GA, GH, GS requirements

©C required courses


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