Surveying and Site Planning

Surveying and Site Planning

Issued by Farmingdale State College

The Surveying and Site Planning microcredential will provide students with the opportunity to learn applications of project surveying, geographical information systems (GIS) and site planning. Students will demonstrate the ability to apply organizational and technical skills in response to market-based needs for surveying, site planning, and geographic information systems (GIS) design and construction activities.

Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Students must be matriculated into a Farmingdale State College degree program and complete the Microcredential Application on Etrieve.
  • To achieve the Surveying and Site Planning microcredential, students will complete 3 required courses totaling 9 credits. This coursework will include CON 103: Surveying (3 credits), GIS 222: Geovisualization I (3 credits), and ARC 364: Site Design and Construction (3 credits). Students must meet the prerequisites for each of the courses and earn a grade of C+ or better in CON 103, GIS 222 and ARC 364 (pre-requisites listed below).
  • Pre-requisite coursework must completed prior to registration for the microcredential. Pre-requisites include: MTH 110, ENG 101, and GIS 221L as co-requisite for GIS 222; and, ARC 310 for ARC 364. Students must achieve a grade of C or higher in all pre-requisite courses.
  • Upon completion of the required coursework in the microcredential, students will need to receive a grade of C (73) or better on an examination administered by the department based upon the following distribution: Surveying assessment 35%, Geovisualization, 35%, Site planning and Design, 30%.