Certificate in Surveying

CIVE 3720Boundary Surveying3
CIVE 3730Geodetic and Control Surveying3
CIVE 3760Route and Construction Surveying3
CIVE 3770Cadastral Surveys and Ohio Land Systems3
CIVE 4720Boundary Control and Legal Principles3
CIVE 4770Legal and Ethical Aspects of Surveying3
Total Hours18
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Certificate will require background in CAD.  Some pre-requisites may be required, consult department chair or undergraduate director for override details.

  • Able to answer questions about Official Surveys of the United States.
  • Able to answer questions about establishment and retracement of Public Land Survey System Surveys and Colonial Land Surveys.
  • Able to answer questions about history of Land Systems in the United States and Original Ohio Land Subdivisions.
  • Able to review the Official Surveys of the United States.
  • Complete Route Surveying and Geometric Design including Horizontal, Vertical and Spiral Curves, Topographic Surveying and Mapping, Earthwork Volumes, and Construction Layout and Staking.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of and analyze Statute and Common Law pertaining to Surveying and Property Rights, Interpretations and Methods to Describe Real Property, Minimum Standards for Surveys, Ethics for Professional Surveyors.
  • Analyze Land Boundaries, Locating Points and Line for Boundaries, Historical Development of Boundaries.
  • Analyze and interpret Rectangular System of Public Land Surveys, Systems to Describe Properties.
  • Apply of Legal Principles to Boundary Analysis.