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Term Effective:
Summer 2004
Description:
The Civil and Surveying Technology: Land Surveying major prepares students for technical positions in the land surveying, mapping, land development and land planning professions.
Civil engineering and land surveying are the oldest, largest and most diverse disciplines of the engineering profession. The Civil and Surveying Technician with a land surveying emphasis may help plan, develop, layout, map and maintain: public works, land development, and transportation projects, horizontal and vertical control networks, and land and geographic information systems.
Employment is available in surveying, mapping, land planning, plan checking and review, project administration and management. The land surveying and mapping professions continue to offer excellent employment opportunities. Opportunities are available in both public service and private enterprise, offering a wide range of career opportunities to satisfy individual interests, aptitudes, and goals. Employers generally report that it is very difficult to find applicants who meet their hiring standards. This indicates a very good outlook for qualified job seekers.
The Civil & Surveying Technician may choose a land surveying, planning or mapping occupational path. Regardless of the choice of discipline, the career ladder is very similar. Some firms or agencies have more than one discipline represented.
Students interested in a suggested order for taking classes in this program, can view the recommended course sequence. For students interested in a Certificate of Achievement, a Civil and Surveying Technology: Land Surveying certificate is available.
The following is an example of the career path for the Civil & Surveying Technology Major: Land Surveying Emphasis. Note that some positions require licensing or certification by the state, not just a degree or certificate of completion.
Land Surveying Career Ladder
- Principle Land Surveyor (Owner or Principle in company, Professional Land Surveyor License)
- Land Surveying Coordinator/Manager (Supervisor, PLS License)
- Associate Land Surveyor (Licensed Lead Person, PLS, Office or Field positions)
- Assistant Land Surveyor (Lead Person, Land Surveyor-in-Training (LSIT) Certificate, Office or Field positions)
- Land Surveying Technician I, II, III (Certificate of Completion from SRJC and experience, Office or Field positions)
- Land Surveying Aide (Part time employees without certificate)
Mapping Career Ladder
- GIS Manager (Supervisor, experience and 4 year degree or advanced degree)
- GIS Analyst (Lead person, experience and 4 year degree)
- GIS Technician I, II, III (Certificate of Completion from SRJC and experience)
- Map Drafting Technician (Certificate of Completion from SRJC and experience)
Urban Planning Career Ladder
- Principle Planner
- Associate Planner
- Assistant Planner
- Planning Technician
- Plan Check Technician
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Civil & Surveying Tech: Land Survey (AS) program are:
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Complete 45 units from
- Civil and Surveying Technology Core Requirements
- Land Surveying Emphasis Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
| Civil and Surveying Technology Core Requirements - complete 26.00 units |
| APTECH 54A | Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) | 2.00 |
| APTECH 55 | Basic Drafting Skills | 1.50 |
| APTECH 56 | Introduction to Computer-Aided Drafting | 2.00 |
| CEST 51 | Map Drafting Techniques | 3.00 |
| CEST 192 | Non-Technical Skills for the Civil Engineering Technician | 1.50 |
| CEST 50A | Plane Surveying | 4.00 |
| CEST 50B | Plane Surveying | 4.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| APTECH 90A | Applied Mathematics | 4.00 |
| MATH 155 | Intermediate Algebra | 4.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 4.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| APTECH 90B | Quantitative Reasoning in Applied Technology | 4.00 |
| MATH 27 | College Algebra and Trigonometry | 5.00 |
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| Land Surveying Emphasis Requirements - complete 18.00 units |
| CEST 53 | Route Surveying & Design | 4.00 |
| CEST 55 | Principles and Applications of Control & Astronomic Surveys | 2.00 |
| CEST 59A | Boundary Control & Legal Principles | 3.00 |
| CEST 59B | Boundary Control & Legal Principles | 3.00 |
Complete a combination totaling at least 6.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| APTECH 54B OR | Advanced ArcView | 2.00 |
| APTECH 57 OR | Advanced AutoCAD | 3.00 |
| CEST 63 OR | Subdivision Planning | 3.00 |
| CEST 81 OR | Engineering Construction Design/Drafting | 3.00 |
| CEST 85 OR | Civil Engineering Computer-Aided Design/Drafting | 3.00 |
| CEST 98 OR | Special Studies in Civil & Surveying Technology | 1.00-3.00 |
| CEST 99I OR | Occupational Work Experience-Intern Program | 1.00-8.00 |
CIS 61.31 AND
| Using Microsoft Excel | 3.00 |
| CIS 61.33 OR | More Microsoft Excel | 3.00 |
CIS 69.31 AND
| Microsoft Access | 3.00 |
| CIS 69.33 OR | Advanced Access | 3.00 |
CONS 70A AND
| Introduction to Project Organization and Management | 1.50 |
| CONS 70B OR | Project Organization and Management | 1.50 |
| NRM 52 OR | Park and Woodland Surveying | 3.00 |
| NRM 76 OR | Use of Aerial Photos in Forestry | 3.00 |
| NRM 87 OR | Geographic Information Systems Appl in Natural Resources | 3.00 |
| NRM 280.26 OR | Global Positioning Systems | 1.00 |
| CEST 52 | Photogrammetry | 3.00 |
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| Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
| LIR 30 | Information Literacy for Research Projects | 1.00 |
| LIR 110 | Finding and Using Information | 1.00 |
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Term Effective:
Summer 2004
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Term Inactive:
Spring 2010
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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