What school options are there for becoming a surveyor in the state of CA? I have only located two universities with degrees for surveying. One of them is Fresno state and the other is Cal Poly Pomona.
2006-10-08 13:24:18 · 6 answers · asked by Ed 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Here it Florida, the laws have recently changed so that in order to sit for the state exam to become licensed, a four year degree in a related field is required. I became licensed before that requrement took effect, but I fulfilled the requirements require at the time. A four year degree is a very valuable tool, but "geomatics" programs are only offered in one university in Florida. Even after graduating from such a program, you will still not have practical experience from "hands on" field work. It is important to know the mathmatics and legal aspects of surveying, but actually doing the field work and computations is very important in order to become good at it. I just happen to be very good at it, but I have been doing it for 34 years.
2006-10-10 01:39:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In many places you can become a LS by getting a civil engineering degree that includes a certain number of credits in surveying (6-9cr usually). So even if there aren't many schools that offer a LS degree you can get the civil engineering degree and then work under a liscenced surveyor for 4 years and then be able to take the exam. You also have the benefit of being able to take the PE exam too (depending on the work you do in those 4 years), and professional engineers with a land surveying liscense are in huge demand! Thats how it is here in the Midwest, I'm going to assume its a similar process in Cali, you should ask some local surveyors about it.
2006-10-14 12:47:44 · answer #2 · answered by Nick G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Frank is correct. Surveying is a cool profession. Many surveyors start out with a civil engineerining degree. Suveying and civil engineering go together. A degree program on surveying will offer much more of the boundary issues that come up. These issues have been around since midevil England.
2006-10-09 11:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by daedgewood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn geometry and become very adept with it. A surveyor need master a tiny bit of science, more engineering, and a bunch of practical experience and knowledge. It is learned better by apprenticeship than by academics. Look at job requirements. They'll tend to want a college degree as evidence that you know how to think. Much of it has to do with local custom, law, history, and records, so think about where you want to practice before you decide where to learn.
2006-10-08 20:33:11 · answer #4 · answered by Frank N 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that any school with a Civil Engineering degree would offer surveying courses.
2006-10-15 15:01:40 · answer #5 · answered by B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check all schools that have civil engineering studies. Sometimes they have surveying as well.
2006-10-08 20:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋