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Online Graduate Certificate in Surveying Engineering Technology

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12–14 Credits

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$732/cr.

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Rolling Admissions

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No GRE/GMAT Required

About the Program

The online Graduate Certificate in Surveying Engineering Technology will:

  • Expand your undergraduate knowledge for better work experience
  • Provide your firm with information about new technologies
  • Enhance your skills to create new employment opportunities
  • Prepare you for professional licensure exams
  • Grow mathematical foundations 
  • Prepare you for a leadership role in solving complicated boundary issues

Further Graduate Education

This certificate creates a pathway to a master’s degree. The twelve credits earned can be used as the elective courses required for a concentration in Surveying Engineering Technology in an M.S. in Engineering Technology or a PSM in Engineering and Business.

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Have questions about earning your Graduate Certificate in Surveying Engineering Technology online with UMaine? Contact a UMaineOnline advisor.

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Kimberly Lai, M.A.

UMaineOnline Advisor

661.544.8675
kimberly.lai@maine.edu

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Curriculum

Choose four courses from the following (12–14 credits):

  • GIS 400: Geographic Information Systems II (4 credits) Fall
  • GIS 420: Remote Sensing and Image Analysis (4 credits) Fall
  • SIE 509: Principles of Geographic Information Systems (3 credits) Fall
  • SVT 437: Practical GNSS (3 credits) Fall
  • SVT 475: Small Business Management (3 credits) Fall and Spring
  • SVT 501: Advanced Adjustment Computations (3 credits) Fall
  • SVT 511: Geodetic U.S. Public Land Survey Computations (3 credits) Fall
  • SVT 512: Survey Business Law and Policy (3 credits) Spring
  • SVT 513: Advanced Studies in Boundary Law (3 credits) Fall
  • SVT 531: Advanced Digital Photogrammetry (3 credits) Spring
  • SVT 532: Survey Strategies in Use of Lidar (3 credits) Spring
  • SVT 541: Geodesy (3 credits) Spring
  • SVT 542: Applied Hydrographic Surveying (3 credits) Spring
  • SVT 598: Selected Studies in Surveying Engineering Technology (1-3 credits) Fall and Spring
Graduate School Program Learning Outcomes

Admissions

The Surveying Engineering Technology Graduate Certificate does not accept transfer credit per the University of Maine Graduate School rules.

  • A bachelor’s degree in a surveying related field from an accredited college/university with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale

We have rolling admissions, meaning you can apply and be accepted anytime. The admission evaluation process begins once we’ve received all of your application materials. Before you apply, please review the application instructions. When you’re ready to apply, please submit the following:

  • An online application
  • Current résumé or CV
  • Official academic transcripts from all institutions attended
  • A 300-500 word essay based on the following prompt
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Careers

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall employment of surveyors is projected to grow 5% from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations. As of May 2023, the median average wage for survey engineers is $68,540. About 3,500 surveyor openings are projected each year, on average, from 2022 to 2032.

Notable Companies Employing Alumni

  • Bureau of Land Management
  • U.S. Forest Service
  • Maine State Department of Transportation
  • Plisga and Day
  • Sebago Technics
  • Survey Engineering Resources, LLC
  • Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying
  • Herrick and Salsbury, Inc.
  • Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.
  • SGC Engineering, LLC
  • Northern Survey Engineering, LLC
  • SurvTech Solutions, Inc.