Land Surveying Specialization Requirements
The land surveying specialization is designed to prepare graduates to meet the statutory requirements for eligibility to sit for the Illinois Fundamentals of Surveying examination and eventually become Professional Land Surveyors. The program of study consists of at least 24 hours of land surveying courses, including a core of 18 hours, and six hours of electives.
Completing the Bachelor of Science in construction management with a land surveying specialization requires 135 credit hours.
Land Surveying Core Courses
- SURV 264, 310, 364, 482, 484
Land Surveying Electives (select two)
- CNST 415
- SURV 481, 485, 486, 487
- GEOG 418, 422, 423
Sample Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, Specialization in Land Surveying
Year 1 (Fall Semester)
(2) CNST 120 Introduction to Construction
(3) CNST 153 Computer Applications in Construction
(5) MATH 150 Calculus I (FQR)
(3) CHEM 120A General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (BPS)
(1) CHEM 124A General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Lab (EL)
(3) ENG 101 English Composition I
(1) FST 101 Succeeding & Engaging at SIUE
18 - Total Credits
Year 1 (Spring Semester)
(3) CNST 111 Civil Construction Materials and Methods
(4) PHYS 131 College Physics I (BPS)
(1) PHYS 131L College Physics I Lab (EL)
(3) ECON 111 Macroeconomics (BSS)
(3) ENG 102 English Composition II
(3) ACS 103 Interpersonal Communication (ERGU or EREG)
17 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Fall Semester)
(3) CNST 210 Building Construction Materials & Methods
(3) CNST 231 Plans and Specifications
(4) SURV 264 Surveying Fundamentals
(4) STAT 244 Statistics (BICS)
(3) ECON 112 Microeconomics (BSS)
17 - Total Credits
Year 2 (Spring Semester)
(4) CNST 241 Statics and Mechanics of Solids
(3) CNST 261 Estimating I: Takeoffs
(3) CNST 271 Graphics Communication/Introduction to BIM
(3) ACCT 200 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
(3) SURV 310 Legal Aspects of Surveying
16 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Fall Semester)
(2) CNST 301 Soils
(1) CNST 301L Soils Lab
(3) CNST 303 Planning, Scheduling, and Project Management
(3) CNST 332 Mechanical Systems
(3) CNST 351 Analysis, Design and Construction in Structural Systems
(3) SURV 364 Boundary Surveying
(3) ACCT 210 Managerial Accounting
18 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Spring Semester)
(3) CNST 321 Electrical Systems
(3) CNST 361 Estimating II: Labor, Resource Leveling, and Bidding
(3) CNST 371 Sustainable Building (BLS)
(3) FIN 320 Financial Management and Decision Making
(3) Breadth Fine & Performing Arts (BFPA)
15 - Total Credits
Year 3 (Summer Semester)
(3) SURV 470 Internship (EH)
(3) MGMT 330 Understanding the Bus. Environment
6 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Fall Semester)
(4) SURV 482 Advanced Survey Systems
(3) Surveying Elective I
(3) Surveying Elective II
(3) ACCT 340 Business Law for Accountants
(3) PHIL 323 Engineering Ethics & Professionalism (FRA, BHUM)
16 - Total Credits
Year 4 (Spring Semester)
(3) CNST 411 Construction Contracts
(4) CNST 452 Construction Management
(3) GBA 383 Business and Society (IS, ERGU or EREG)
(4) SURV 484 Surveying Computations & Applications
14 - Total Credits
Total Hours 137
Notes:
Surveying Electives
(3) CNST 415 Land Development
(3) SURV 481 Computer Mapping & Software Applications
(3) SURV 485 Geospatial Science
(3) SURV 486 Drone Mapping and Applications
(3) SURV 487 Route Geometrics & Design
(3) GEOG 418 GIS
(3) GEOG 422 Remote Sensing
(3) GEOG 423 Computer Mapping
Transfer Students: To maximize your transfer experience, complete the bolded courses/requirements pre-transfer and satisfy either the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) General Ed Core or receive an AA, AS, or AAT (early childhood, special ed or math) degree from an IAI community college. If ‘Minor’ requirements are shown, discuss careful course selection with the academic advising contact listed. Visit the transfer credit website to find course equivalency guides.
