Land Surveying Technician Certificate

Print Degree Planner (opens a new window) |

Program Code: E.SRV.CER

Graduation requirement: 12-13 credit hours

The Land Surveying Technician certiﬁcate is designed for students currently employed in the surveying industry and accepted for entry into the apprenticeship program sponsored by the Illinois Professional Land Surveyor’s Association and Parkland College.

Course work includes basic surveying instrument operation, fundamental land surveying computations, common surveying processes, and interpretation of engineering and surveying drawings.

This is a 4-semester part time program.

Program Notes

The 4 credit hour version of SRV 113 is designated for students who do not place out of MAT 072 or have credit in MAT 131 .
- Students who place into, but not out of, MAT 072 are eligible to take the 4 credit hour version of SRV 113. Students who take the 4 credit hour version and do not pass the math speciﬁc assessment will need to have credit in MAT 131 prior to enrolling in SRV 211 .
- Students who place out of MAT 072 or have credit in MAT 131 should take the 3 credit hour version of SRV 113.

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (12-13 credit hours)

CIT 130 - Construction Plan Fundamentals 3 credit hours
SRV 113 - Basic Surveying 3-4 credit hours *
SRV 211 - Construction Surveying 3 credit hours
SRV 234 - Design Surveying 3 credit hours

Suggested Part‑time Sequence

(Starting in odd-numbered year)

Title

Land Surveying Technician Certificate

Program Notes

Graduation Requirements

Program Courses (12-13 credit hours)

Suggested Part‑time Sequence

1st Semester (Fall)

2nd Semester (Spring)

3rd Semester (Fall)

4th Semester (Spring)