Program: SURV - Associate of Applied Science
Students in the Surveying Technology, A.A.S. program learn the concepts and principles needed for a career in land surveying. They gain extensive experience in the application of these concepts and principles to field problems. The surveying externship provides the students with additional experience working with an established land surveying company. The Surveying Technology Program at Paul Smith’s College seeks to produce graduates who have the knowledge, technical skills, and professional predispositions necessary for entry level positions in this rapidly changing profession. Graduates will be capable of advancing in the profession to the level of licensed land surveyor. Upon graduation students will be able to select appropriate measurement systems, analyze positional accuracy in conformance with appropriate standards, and prepare land records and plats to meet legal requirements.
Specifically, students will be able to:
The Surveying Technology Program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Mathematics Entrance Requirement
To successfully complete the Surveying program in two years, students must place, via the Accuplacer testing process or via transfer credit, into College Algebra. Students, who do not meet this expectation, while able to enter the College as an undeclared Forestry Associate Degree student, will not be admitted into the Surveying Technology program until they are able to meet the math requirement. Students who do not place into College Algebra will require a third year to complete the surveying program. As such, it is recommended that students take the Accuplacer placement examination as early as possible. Students who are weak in mathematics may choose to take a math course over the summer at a community college to prepare for the College Algebra course in the Fall. A recommended first year schedule for students who place below College Algebra is available and will help the student complete both their Surveying degree and the GIS Certificate program during their three years.
Degree Requirements:
A minimum of 63 credit hours is required for completion of this A.A.S. Degree program; a minimum of 20 credit hours shall be in the liberal arts and sciences.
Student must start in MAT 125: Algebra to take SRV 100: Surveying Fundamentals I their first semester.
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COM 101 Speech | 3 |
COM 201 Interpersonal Communications | 3 |
COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War | 3 |
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War | 3 |
ENG 220 Creative Writing | 3 |
ENG 350 World Literature | 3 |
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture | 3 |
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
FWS 210 Conservation Law Enforcement | 3 |
HOS 270 Hospitality Applications | 6 |
HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
HUM 105 Art Of Film | 3 |
HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
HUM 135 Photography | 3 |
HUM 200 Studio Art | 3 |
HUM 270 Ethics | 3 |
LAN 101 Elementary Spanish I | 3 |
LAN 102 Elementary Spanish II | 3 |
LAN 103 Elementary French I | 3 |
LAN 104 Elementary French II | 3 |
LAN 105 Elementary Italian I | 3 |
LAN 201 Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
LAN 202 Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
LAN 203 Intermediate French I | 3 |
LAN 204 Intermediate French II | 3 |
MKT 200 Principles Of Marketing | 3 |
PSY 102 Psychology Of Personality | 3 |
PSY 210 Human Development | 3 |
REC 133 Environmental Education | 3 |
REC 220 Outdoor Recreation Leadership | 3 |
SOC 115 Adirondack Studies | 3 |
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COM 102 Intro to Communication & Leadership | 3 |
COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
EST 200 Intro Nature and Culture | 3 |
GEO 101 General Geography | 3 |
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
HST 215 The Adirondacks | 3 |
HUM 120 Western Culture | 3 |
NRS 110 Introduction to Environment & Society | 3 |
PSY 101 Psychology | 3 |
PSY 110 Organizational Behavior | 3 |
REC 105 Recreation & Leisure in the US | 3 |
SOC 101 Sociology I | 3 |
SOC 110 Non-Western Cultures | 3 |
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COM 210 Technical Communications | 3 |
COM 216 Mass Communication | 3 |
ENG 102 Effective College Writing II | 3 |
ENG 103 Hearts and Minds: Making Good Arguments | 3 |
ENG 105 Food Writing | 3 |
ENG 115 Wilderness In American Literature | 3 |
ENG 200 Advanced Composition | 3 |
ENG 210 Amer Lit Exploration through Civil War | 3 |
ENG 211 Amer Lit Reconstruction to Vietnam War | 3 |
ENG 220 Creative Writing | 3 |
EST 220 Introduction to Permaculture | 4 |
HST 201 History Of The US Through 1887 | 3 |
HST 202 History Of The US 1877 To Present | 3 |
REC 133 Environmental Education | 3 |
SOC 210 The Sixties! | 3 |