- Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering
Surveying Engineering Technology
During their two years of study, surveying technology students learn the elements of surveying as applied to construction, land, topographic, geodetic, city, and photogrammetric surveys. Coursework is planned to give students an appreciation of the skills and equipment necessary to perform precise measurements in the field, then develop an understanding of the relationship between the precision of measurements and the interpretation of data. After completing the requirements of state registration boards, many graduates become registered land surveyors.
Government agencies and private industry companies are potential employers of students from this program.
The A.S. in Surveying Engineering Technology is Accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Surveying and Geomatics Engineering Technology Program Criteria.
Program Educational Objectives
The Surveying Engineering Technology major provides the basic undergraduate education required for private and public service as a technician in the surveying profession. Basic knowledge is provided in the areas of boundary, construction, topographic, and photogrammetric surveying. The curriculum is designed to develop an individual understanding of the skills and equipment needed to make precise surveying measurements. Specific educational objectives of the program are to prepare graduates who, after the first few years of their surveying careers:
- Proficiently apply basic principles and methods of surveying practice to perform surveys and analyze results
- Effectively convey technical and professional information in written, verbal, and graphic forms, as individuals and as members of a professional team
- Demonstrate their recognition of the importance of professional organizations for their development as surveying technologists
- Demonstrate their recognition of the need for continuous, life-long learning
Contact Information
Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Dimitrios Bolkas
dxb80@psu.edu
570-675-9127
Penn State Greater Allegheny
Eric Lipsky
eml13@psu.edu
412-675-9041
