History of the SVT program
A program of study in surveying was approved by the Board of Trustees on 24 May 1978. A degree option was offered as part of the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. A two-year option in surveying was offered in the Civil Engineering Technology associate degree program. The Surveying Engineering (SVE) department was created in the Fall semester 1988 from the surveying option in the Civil and Environmental Engineering program (ABET/EAC). Starting in the Fall semester 1996, the Surveying Engineering program was renamed Spatial Information Engineering (SIE) to reflect the expanded role of surveying into geographic information systems. In the Fall semester 2003, the SIE program again evolved into Information Systems Engineering (ISE). In the Fall semester 2005, no further students were admitted to the ISE program. In the Fall semester 2009, the undergraduate program in ISE was eliminated. In the Fall semester 2003, the undergraduate surveying practice component of the former program was transferred to the School of Engineering Technology as the Surveying Engineering Technology (SVT) program (ABET/TAC).
- In 2015, a Professional Science Masters, a new graduate program was started that allowed students to focus on surveying topics.
- In 2016, a dual degree in Forestry and Surveying was added then eliminated in 2019.
- In 2018, a graduate certificate in surveying was added.
- In 2022, a master of science degree in surveying engineering technology (concentration in surveying) was approved.
- In 2024, a doctorate in engineering (concentration in surveying) was approved.
(Note: Graduates of the two year Civil Engineering Technology program with a concentration in surveying are listed in the CMT program alumni list.)
Alumni List includes:
- Civil Engineering Technology (Surveying Option)
- Surveying Engineering
- Spatial Information Engineering
- Surveying Engineering Technology
This is not a complete list of undergraduates. Some undergraduates have chosen to align themselves with the Information Engineering System program and asked not to be listed. Some alumni were inadvertently omitted. We are proud of our alumni and would like to list all who wished to be affiliated with the surveying program.
Professional Licenses
- EIT – Engineer in Training
- PE – Professional Engineer
- SI – Surveyor Intern
- P.S. – Professional Land Surveyor
- Esq- Attorney at Law
Educational Achievements Beyond the B.S.
- D.Eng. – Doctorate in Engineering
- FTY – Dual Degree in Forestry & Surveying
- GC – Graduate Certificate in Surveying
- UC – Undergraduate Certificate in Surveying
- JD – Juris Doctorate (Law Degree)
- MBA – Master in Business Administration
- ME – Master of Engineering
- MS – Master of Science
- Ph.D – Doctor of Philosophy
- PSM – Professional Science Master
Minors Achieved
- Cert – Graduate Certificate in Surveying
- CMT – Construction Management Technology
- EEN – Entrepreneurial Minor
Names in italics earned a minor in SVT. Names in bold italics received graduate degree or certificate only.
