Minor in Surveying & Geomatics
The Surveying & Geomatics Minor prepares students either with or taking an engineering or science-related degree to qualify for the first step as licensure as a professional land surveyor in Illinois and most of the bordering States. The minor will provide technical training in the operation of current surveying equipment and concepts in boundary, location, geospatial techniques, mapping, and many other surveying and geography-related skills.
Students must complete a total of seven courses from the list of approved courses for a total of 24 hours or more. These include five surveying and two geography courses. Students must receive a “C” or better in all courses to be applied to the minor.
Approved Courses:
Required Courses (18 hours):
SURV 264 – Fundamentals of Surveying
SURV 310 – Legal Aspects of Surveying
SURV 364 – Boundary Surveying
SURV 482 – Advanced Systems and Senior Assignment
SURV 484 – Survey Computations and Applications
Elective Courses (6 hours):
GEOG 321 – Quantitative Techniques
GEOG 322 – Air Photo Interpretation
GEOG 418 – Geographic Information Systems
GEOG 422 – Remote Sensing and Digital Imaging
GEOG 424 – Vector-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
