The Surveying and Geomatics Associate of Applied Science program teaches all the elements of surveying required of a surveying technician (field and office), and, except for the statutorily required experience, preparation for professional surveying licensure.
Our program emphasizes boundary surveying including history of the Texas land system; property corner evaluation; boundary measurement; metes and bounds descriptions; land area calculation; “record sketch,” “deed sketch,” and “results of surveying maps” creation; and Texas Coordinate System use. Your studies will also include such topics as mapping, route, control and geodetic surveying; understanding and using the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) of which the Global Navigation System (GPS) is one; geographic information systems (GIS) and computer-aided drafting and design (CADD).
After successful completion of our two-year program, you will earn the Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Graduates can enter the workforce as well-trained surveying technician/pre-professionals who can decide to follow the statutorily prescribed path to become licensed professional surveyors. AAS graduates may choose to transfer to a four-year University and complete a Bachelor’s degree in Surveying or enter the workforce. The time to reach the stage where the licensing board can approve you for the licensing exams is roughly similar whether you possess our AAS degree (plus relevant experience) or the Bachelor’s degree. The faculty at Tyler Junior College encourage graduates of the AAS program to achieve the Bachelor’s degree, but this is not mandatory for achieving professional licensure (registration).
Highly regarded marketable skills you will have when you receive this degree include: analytical and quantitative skills; interpersonal skills; mathematics, problem-solving; team work and time management.
Associate of Applied Science
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