Surveying (Associate of Applied Science Degree)
Curriculum C246F
(Updated November 29, 2005)

The surveying curriculum prepares students for employment as licensed land surveyors in the state of Illinois. The AAS degree in Surveying will complete the first two years of study for a baccalaureate degree and the first 12 hours of surveying study in an academic setting as required by the IDPR for professional licensure. The intent would be for students to complete their study at a four-year university, such as Purdue University- Calumet. The curriculum covers the following surveying related topics: Elementary Surveying, Route Surveying, Land Surveying and Subdivision, Surveying Computations, Land Survey Systems, Legal Descriptions, Construction Surveying, Astronomic and Geodetic Surveying, Surveying Law and Property Surveying.

Semester One

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
COT 101 Introduction to Architecture, Engineering and Construction (no prerequisite) 1
ARC 109 Architectural Drafting Fundamentals (no prerequisite) 2
ARC 110 Wood and Masonry Construction Technology (prerequisite: ARC109 or concurrent enrollment)  5
RHT 101 Freshman Rhetoric & Composition I

(you need to take the Triton writing and reading placement test to determine whether you will need a prerequisite to this course)

3
MAT 110 College Algebra

(you need to take the Triton math placement test to determine what math course to take)

5

Semester Two

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
COT 118 Construction Safety & Loss Prevention (no prerequisite) 2
COT164 Soils (no prerequisite) 2
COT 142 Contract Documents (no prerequisite) 3
COT 269 Surveying (no prerequisite) 3
Select a course from the catalog Humanities 1
RHT 102
(or) SPE 101
Freshman Rhetoric & Composition II 
(or) Principles of Effective Speaking
(prerequisite grade of C or better in Rhetoric 101)
3

Semester Three

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
COT 270 Intermediate Surveying 3
COT 248 Construction Planning & Scheduling (no prerequisite) 3
COT 258 Construction Cost Estimating (no prerequisite) 3
CIS 101 Introduction to Business Computer Systems (no prerequisite) 3
PHY 100 Principles of Physics 4
  Humanities 1-3

Semester Four

Course Number Course name Credit Hours
COT250 Construction Project Management (no prerequisite) 3
COT 273 Advanced Surveying 3
COT 272 Surveying Law 3
COT 291
Site Design and Construction (no prerequisite)
2
HTH 104 
(or) HTH 281
Science of Personal Health
(or)
First Aid & CPR
2
PSC 150
(or) HIS 151
 
American Government: Organization & Powers
(or) History of the U.S. to 1865
 
3
Total credits required for graduation: 65-67