Curriculum

Ray Hintz
Coordinator & Professor
207.581.2189
ray.hintz@maine.edu

Please consult the University of Maine Catalog for the most accurate curriculum information.

Suggested Curriculum for the B.S. in Surveying Engineering Technology

First Year – First Semester

CMJ 103 – Fundamentals of Public Communication Credits: 3
COS 103 – Introduction to Spreadsheets Credits: 1
MAT 122 – Pre-Calculus Credits: 4
PHY 107 – Technical Physics I Credits: 4
SVT 100 – Introduction to Surveying Technology Credits: 1
SVT 110 – Instrumentation and Data Collectors Credits: 1
SVT 121 – AutoCAD for Surveyors I Credits: 3

First Year – Second Semester

CET 101 – Plane Surveying Credits: 3
(See Footnote 3)
ENG 101 – College Composition Credits: 3
PHY 108 – Technical Physics II Credits: 4
TME 152 – Introductory Calculus for Engineering Technology Credits: 3

Second Year – First Semester

CET 202 – Construction Surveying Credits: 3
STS 215 – Introduction to Statistics for Business and Economics Credits: 3
or
STS 232 – Principles of Statistical Inference Credits: 3
SVT 122 – AutoCAD for Surveyors II Credits: 3
See Footnote 5
TME 253 – Applied Calculus for Engineering Technology Credits: 4
Artistic and Creative Expression Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 2)
Program Elective Credits: 3

Second Year – Second Semester

CET 332 – Civil Infrastructure Credits: 3
ENG 212 – Persuasive and Analytical Writing Credits: 3
(See Footnote 4)
SVT 201 – Adjustment Computations Credits: 3
SVT 221 – Boundary Law Credits: 3
(See Footnote 5)
SVT 331 – Photogrammetry Credits: 3

Third Year – First Semester

BUA 201 – Principles of Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ENG 317 – Business and Technical Writing Credits: 3
SVT 322 – Preparing Effective Property Descriptions Credits: 1
SVT Majors must take the in class section
SVT 329 – Site Planning and Subdivision Design Credits: 1
SVT 341 – Advanced Surveying Credits: 3
Law or Environmental Elective (BUA 220 or CET 451) Credits: 3
Population and the Environment Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 2)

Third Year – Second Semester

Advanced Communication Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 6)
ECO 120 – Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
or
ECO 121 – Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
SVT 352 – Practical Field Operations Credits: 3
Cultural Diversity Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 2)
Program Elective Credits:3
(See Footnote 1)

Fourth Year – First Semester

MET 484 – Engineering Economics Credits: 3
SVT 418 – Fundamentals of Surveying Exam Overview Credits: 1
SVT 437 – Practical GPS Credits: 3
SVT 475 – Small Business Management Credits: 3
Program Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 1)
Program Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 1)

Fourth Year – Second Semester

SFR 400 – Applied Geographic Information Systems Credits: 4
or
ECO 473 – Economic and Policy Applications of GIS Credits: 3
SVT 490 – Surveying Capstone Credits: 3
Program Elective Credits: 3
(See Footnote 1)
Program Elective Credits: 4
(See Footnote 1)
Ethics Elective Credits: 1
(See Footnote 1)
Fundamentals Surveying Exam (passing not required) Credits: 0

Students must see their advisor for approval of all electives.

¹Lists of approved courses that meet the General Education requirements and Program Electives are available in 119 Boardman Hall.

²General Education Requirement Electives do not have to be taken in the order shown. One of the Human Values/Social Context electives must fulfill the Ethics requirement. List of approved courses that meet the General Education requirements are available in 119 Boardman Hall.

³May substitute SFR 208 – Geomatics, Coordinate Geometry, and GPS with permission of advisor.

⁴ENG 417, ENG 418, and ENG 496 can be substituted for ENG 212 – Persuasive and Analytical Writing – only with advisor approval.

⁵SVT 221 fulfills Western Cultural Traditions Elective.

⁶Communication classes such as CMJ201, CMJ202, CMJ236, CMJ257, CMJ324, CMJ345, CMJ347, CMJ367 may fulfill the Advanced Communication elective.

⁷Students can switch CET202 and Eng212