1995-1996 Undergraduate Catalog

College of Engineering - Surveying		 NMSU

Professor James P. Reilly, department head

Professor Mueller*; Associate Professor Czerniak*, Wakeman; Assistant Professors Frank, Peters*, Wright*

*Members of the Department of Geography faculty who teach surveying courses.

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Surveying

The surveying degree program is a unique program that follows the guidelines of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping. This program addresses the requirements for a four-year surveying curriculum as mandated by state law in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, and Wyoming. Such laws are under consideration in many additional states. The program provides instruction in both technical and management skills. Students learn to use state-of-the-art systems for computer-supported satellite positioning, geographic information systems, and automated surveying.

Students in the surveying program may choose from two different emphasis areas: surveying professional practice or surveying as an integral part of a civil engineering/construction team. In both emphasis areas, the curriculum integrates material from mathematics, geography, and surveying with the goal of producing graduates capable of incorporating data from multiple sources into a database useful for land-use management.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Surveying (Total credits 129)

Students choosing this curriculum may earn a B.S. in Engineering Technology (Civil Option) in three more semesters.

Freshman Year (30 credits)

ENGR 101, Introduction to Engineering 1 cr.
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition 4 cr.
MATH 235, 236, Mathematics for Technical Students I, II 6 cr.
PHYS 211, General Physics I 3 cr.
PHYS 211L, General Physics I Lab 1 cr.
E T 110, Graphical Communications I 2 cr.
E T 111, Graphical Communications II 2 cr.
E T 120, Computation and Presentation Software 2 cr.
E T 152, Computational Methods I 3 cr.
ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
SUR 222, Plane Surveying 3 cr.

Sophomore Year (35 credits)

COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication 3 cr.
GEOL 111G, Survey of Geology, 4 cr.
MATH 280, Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 cr.
PHYS 212, General Physics II 3 cr.
PHYS 212L, General Physics II Lab 1 cr.
SUR 285, Photogrammetry and Mapping 3 cr.
SUR 312, Legal Principles of Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 354, Advanced Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 381, Cartography 3 cr.
Approved mathematics elective 3 cr.
Basic science elective 3 cr.
Humanities and social science elective* 3 cr.

Junior Year (30 credits)

ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Communication 3 cr.
E ST 311, Statistical Applications 3 cr.
SUR 382, Introduction to Remote Sensing 3 cr.
SUR 451, Survey Measurements, Analysis, and Adjustments 3 cr.
Humanities and social science electives* 6 cr.
SUR 380, Computer Applications of Surveying 3 cr.
Technical or business electives 9 cr.

Senior Year (34 credits)

C E 450, Engineering Economy and Law 3 cr.
SUR 328, Principles and Practices of Construction Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 352, Land Development Design 3 cr.
SUR 361, Introduction to Geodesy 3 cr.
SUR 410, Topics in Mapping Sciences 3 cr.
SUR 450, Senior Seminar 1 cr.
SUR 461, Introduction to Satellite and Inertial Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 464, Land Information Systems Applications 3 cr.
Surveying electives*** 3 cr.
Upper division humanities and social science electives* 6 cr.
Technical or business electives 3 cr.
Technical electives: E T 220, E T 240, E T 241, E T 258, E T 308,
E T 310, SOIL 350.
Business electives: ACCT 201, ACCT 202, FIN 306, B A 317,
MGT 201, MGT 309, ENGL 204.

*Humanities and social science electives must be selected to satisfy the college and university general education requirements.

***Surveying electives: SUR 465, SUR 482

DEGREE: Bachelor of Science in Surveying (Total Credits 129)

Students choosing this curriculum may earn a B.S. in Civil Engineering in three more semesters.

Freshman Year (30 credits)

C E 151, Introduction to Civil Engineering 3 cr.
CHEM 111, General Chemistry I 4 cr.
E T 120, Computation and Presentation Software 2 cr.
ENGR 101, Introduction to Engineering 1 cr.
ENGL 111G, Rhetoric and Composition 4 cr.
MATH 191, 192, Calculus and Analytic Geometry I, II 6 cr.
SUR 222, Plane Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 354, Advanced Surveying 3 cr.
Basic science elective 4 cr.

Sophomore Year (32 credits)

COMM 265G, Principles of Human Communication 3 cr.
GEOL 111G, Survey of Geology 4 cr.
MATH 280, Introduction to Linear Algebra 3 cr.
PHYS 215, Engineering Physics I 3 cr.
PHYS 215L, Engineering Physics I Lab 1 cr.
STAT 371, Statistics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 cr.
SUR 285, Photogrammetry and Mapping 3 cr.
SUR 312, Legal principles of Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 328, Principles and Practices of Construction Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 380, Computer Applications of Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 381, Cartography 3 cr.

Junior Year (33 credits)

ECON 251G, Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
ENGL 318G, Advanced Technical and Professional Communication 3 cr.
PHYS 216, Engineering Physics II 3 cr.
SUR 352, Land Development Design 3 cr.
SUR 382, Introduction to Remote Sensing 3 cr.
SUR 410, Topics in Mapping Sciences 3 cr.
SUR 451, Survey Measurements, Analysis, and Measurements 3 cr.
Humanities and social science electives** 3 cr.
Mathematics elective**** 3 cr.
Technical electives* 6 cr.

Senior Year (34 credits)

C E 450, Engineering Economy and Law 3 cr.
SUR 361, Introduction to Geodesy 3 cr.
SUR 450, Senior Seminar 1 cr.
SUR 461, Introduction to Satellite and Inertial Surveying 3 cr.
SUR 464, Land Information Systems Applications 3 cr.
Surveying electives*** 3 cr.
Humanities and social science elective* 6 cr.
Upper division humanities and social science electives* 6 cr.
Technical electives* 6 cr.

*Technical electives: Any approved engineering science course.

**Humanities and social science electives must be selected to satisfy the college and university general education requirements.

***Surveying electives: SUR 465, SUR 482,

****Mathematics electives: E ST 311, MATH 291, MATH 377, MATH 391, MATH 392, MATH 451, STAT 377, STAT 412

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