• The Associate of Applied Science in Land Surveying and Mapping Technology program prepares students with technical and professional skills necessary to enter careers and professional practice in boundary land surveying, mapping, engineering surveying and other geospatial data or geomatics areas. Graduates of the program will be able to apply principles and methods of modern surveying practices to perform surveys and generate professional surveying product deliverables. They will be able to produce land boundary surveys, mapping, and geospatial work products in written, verbal, and graphical forms to members of a professional team; recognize the necessity and incorporation of life-long learning habits and understand the importance of participating in professional societies and organizations to fully develop their potential as surveying technologist.

Program Highlights

• Surveying is an integral compo­nent for land development by civil engineers, mu­nicipal planners, and the construction industry. Each level of training prepares a student for dif­ferent levels of certifications that are becoming highly valued by employers in the surveying industry.

Credentials and Careers

• The Land Surveyor Level 1 Certificate covers the core concepts and prepares a student to take the NSPS Level II and Level III Certification for the Survey Technician.
• The Land Surveying and Mapping Technology Associate of Applied Science degree prepares students to take either the NSPS Level IV Certification for the Survey Technician or with two years of experience acceptable to the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (TBPELS), apply to the Surveyor-in-Training (S.I.T.) examinations.
  As a land surveying and mapping technician, one may conduct projects that include boundary, control, hydrographic, photogrammetric and engineering design surveys, with a typical client base of engineers, architects, municipalities, real estate and land developers, along with federal, state and local transportation agencies, and the petrochemical industry.

Transferability

• Program graduates may further their education at Lone Star College by applying to the Bachelor of Applied Science in Energy, Manufacturing, and Trades Management.
• General education courses (Core) are designated for easy transfer to Texas public institutions and applicable to requirements at private and out-of-state institutions.
• Technical coursework may be transferable to other institutions.

Please consult with a program advisor for more information about transferability.

• Students who are classified as First Time in College (FTIC) will complete EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: First Year Experience.
• Students who are not classified as First Time in College (FTIC) and have not yet demonstrated college-level readiness in reading and writing, will complete EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework: First Year Experience.