Civil Engineering - Land Surveying (CELAN)

Location(s): Fort Omaha Campus

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Skilled Trades and Technical Science

The Land Surveying associates degree prepares students for entry-level careers in the surveying and geospatial industry. The program provides a strong foundation in surveying principles, measurement techniques, mapping technologies, and legal aspects of land boundaries. Students gain hands on experiences using modern surveying instruments such as total stations, GPS equipment, drones and geographic information systems. Coursework combines classroom instruction with fieldwork to practical skills in boundary surveying, construction staking, topographic mapping and data processing. Graduates of the program are prepared to work as surveying technicians, instrument operators, or mapping specialists for surveying firms, engineering companies, construction contractors, and government agencies.

Graduation Requirements
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 90.0

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Major Requirements - 36.0

SCET 1000 - Civil Engineering Fundamentals 4.5 Credits
SCET 1090 - ArcGIS Fundamentals 4.5 Credits
SCET 1120 - AutoCAD Essentials 9.0 Credits
SCET 1150 - AutoCAD Civil 3-D Fundamentals 9.0 Credits
SCET 1220 - Site Layout 4.5 Credits
SCET 2410 - Civil Site Design 4.5 Credits

Option Courses - 31.5 credits

MATH 1430 - Trigonometry 4.5 Credits
SCET 1010 - Surveying Fundamentals 5.5 Credits
SCET 1230 - Boundary Law and Ethics in Land Surveying 5.5 Credits
SCET 2250 - Advanced Surveying 5.5 Credits
SCET 2500 - Geomatics Applications and Emerging Technologies 4.5 Credits
SCET 2980 - Cooperative Work Experience/Intern 6.0 Credits

General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

MATH 1312 - Intermediate Algebra 4.5 Credits - with a grade of C or higher

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Sciences course options

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course 4.5-6.0 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences or Social Sciences General Education courses.

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course 4.5

Select one of the following courses.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills